The Role of Educational Facilities and Community Engagement in Achieving SDG 4: A Structural Model Evaluation of Northern India Educational System

Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) aims to ensure inclusive and equitable education for all, fostering learning opportunities by 2030. This research seeks to assess the educational landscape in Haryana, India, to evaluate the effectiveness of current educational facilities and their alignment with SDG 4 targets. The primary objectives are to analyze the impact of improved accessibility, infrastructure, and technology integration on education quality. This study also examines the influence of curriculum design, teaching quality, and parental involvement on learning outcomes. A sample size of 471 respondents was surveyed to gather comprehensive data. The findings highlight that variables like curriculum design, infrastructure, teaching quality, student support services, parental and community involvement and gender equality have significant positive effects on educational quality and other variables, like accessibility and infrastructure improvements, showed less impact. This study concludes that achieving SDG 4 in Haryana requires targeted efforts of government and educational institutions to enhance teaching quality, infrastructure, and community involvement with a stronger focus on addressing inequalities in rural education.