Abstract:
One of the fundamental objectives of education is to complete man’s physical,
mental, emotional and moral needs which would result in the making of an
educated person. In this regard, third world countries are contributing to develop
education in various ways. One such development in Sri Lanka is the provision of
free education which has resulted in the literacy rate of 93.2% in Sri Lanka. Though
Sri Lanka has a high literacy rate, the education level is in regression due to many
factors and conditions. Considering this fact, it would be extremely beneficial to
conduct a descriptive research on the circumstances surrounding the level of
education in the Yatiyantota and Dehiowita area located in the Kegalle district. This
study is an investigation on the social, economic and environmental conditions
which influences the progress of education and in turn assists in improving the
learning-teaching process. The end result of this would be the growth of student’s
educational competencies and education environment. A sample selection of 50
students in the Grade 10 and Grade 11 of KG/ Dehi Garagoda Muslim Maha
Vidyalaya were selected at random for this study. Questionnaires were given to the
sample set and interviews were held with the principal and academic staffs to
collect primary data. The main conclusions derived from the data are that parents
not being involved in student’s education, students themselves not being
interested in their learning, absence of proper management system, financial
problems, absence of support from society and unsuitability of learning
environment. Some solutions which could address the above mentioned issues
would be to increase awareness of the importance of education to both parents and
students, introducing a proper educational system which could stimulate student’s
learning, providing financial assistance to impoverished students and restructuring
the school management for better administration and management of internal
office work.
