THE INFLUENCE OF MULTI-SHIFT SCHOOLING ON THE QUALITY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION IN ULANANBAATAR

Orolmaa Munkhbat and Tegshee Burenjargal

ABSTRACT

In the paper, the authors analyze the multi-shift schooling and its impact on the quality of education in the city of Ulaanbaatar. The paper shows the features, advantages and weaknesses of multi-shift schooling, satisfaction of parents and students quality education, student achievement in high school. The authors studied the opinion of teachers, students and parents on multi-shift schooling that affects various side of children’s education in Ulaanbaatar. According to statistics of the National Statistics Committee of Mongolia in 2015, more than 1.3 million people that equal to 44 percent of country’s total population currently live in Ulaanbaatar. In parallel with growth of urban residents, socio-economic problems such as poverty, unemployment and environment pollution are rising. Among them it is lack of schooling facilities in Ulaanbaatar. When a triple-shift of schooling, there very little time is given to students on tutoring than in one or double-shift schools. Three-shift schooling system adversely affects the health of the school environment. There is no time for cleaning in the classroom and the air conditioning, which increases children's vulnerability to various diseases and limits the possibility of prevention. Three-shift schooling system becomes a cause of street violence against children because a classes finish a lately.