Failure in Quality of Academic Performance of Students in Public Sector Schools of Sheikhupura

Autor/inn/en	Abdullah, Nauman A.; Bhatti, Nargis
Titel	Failure in Quality of Academic Performance of Students in Public Sector Schools of Sheikhupura
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Educational Development, 5 (2018) 2, S.289-305 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2310-0869
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academic Failure; Public Schools; Developing Nations; Educational Quality; Secondary School Students; Parents; Secondary School Teachers; Principals; Teacher Influence; Parent Influence; Educational Environment; Social Influences; Educational Improvement; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Sekundarschüler; Eltern; Principal; Schulleiter; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Sozialer Einfluss; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung
Abstract	Concerns have been raised about the failure of students in quality of academic performance in public sector schools over the past many years. Therefore, this research study was conducted to explore the factors which affect the quality of academic performance of students in public sector schools. Mixed methods research design was used to explore this phenomenon in Sheikhupura, Punjab. 10 boys' and 10 girls' schools were randomly selected using multi-stage random sampling techniques. From different strata all stakeholders, which included students, parents, teachers, and heads were randomly selected totaling to 300 participants. Close ended questionnaires were developed by the researchers for data collection from 120 students and 120 parents. Semi-structured interviews were used to generate data from 40 teachers and 20 heads of the schools. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques on quantitative data and thematic description approach for interview analysis were used to analyze different data sets. Various causes of students' failure such as, rote based education and assessment system, outdated curricula, old teaching methodologies were discovered. The results have serious implications for school education department in the province of Punjab. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01