Educational infrastructure is the set of physical, technical, and organizational facilities required to deliver and sustain teaching and learning within an education system [1][2][3][4]. It includes school buildings, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, sanitation and water services, electricity, connectivity, learning technology, accessibility provisions, and safety-related installations that enable educational activities to operate effectively [1][2]. Educational infrastructure is characterized not only by availability but also by adequacy, functionality, maintenance, and equitable distribution across locations and learner groups [2][3][4]. In education planning and policy, the term refers to infrastructure conditions that shape access, participation, and continuity of schooling, while remaining analytically distinct from curriculum design and instructional methods [1][2][3][4].
- educational infrastructure
- school facilities
- learning environment
- education planning
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References
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