THE ROLE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS

Authors

  • Mukhtyar Nabi Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
  • Muhammad Farooq Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad
  • Hifza Nazir Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v1i01.5

Abstract

Education is the process of socialization that enhances the ability of the individuals to help them survive
peacefully and productively in the society. In Pakistan, both public and private sector schools are working
hard in the provision of quality education. Private schools strive to perform well as compared to the public
sector schools and started to claim that they have better school facilities and academic performances of
their students are also better. Their claims of providing quality education has become a debatable topic for
educationalists and social scientists across the country. Keeping in view the same context, the current study
was conducted in Tehsil Batkhela of District Malakand in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The aim of this
research was to compare the facilities in public and private schools with reference to the provision of
quality education. Through multi-stage cluster sampling two public and two private schools were randomly
selected at secondary levels. From each school, 25 students were selected in both 9th and 10th class. Three
dimensional data were collected; (a) form the administration of the schools about available facilities (b)
from selected samples regarding their family background and (c) surprise tests were also conducted to
measure the educational performances of sampled students. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were
applied. The results showed that facilities of the public schools were the same or somewhat better but the
educational performances of private schools were better. Further, it was found that schools’ facilities were
not having a major role in better educational performances of students rather the role of family background
and engagement in tuition after school hours were found as responsible factors.
Keywords: Education, public and private schools, facilities in school, quality education, academic
performance

Author Biographies

  • Mukhtyar Nabi, Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad

    Ph.D. Scholar,

  • Muhammad Farooq, Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad

    PhD Scholar,

  • Hifza Nazir, Department of Sociology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad

    M.Phil. Scholar,

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Published

2019-12-15

Issue

Vol. 1 (2019): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“THE ROLE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 1, no. 01, pp. 25–34, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v1i01.5.