Abstract
The major purpose of the study was to check the status of quality indicators in both types of
public schools of the selected five southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. All the
head teachers and teachers of public primary schools of southern districts of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa constituted the population of the study. The sample of the study was consisted
of 100 head teachers (50 male and 50 female) and 300 teachers (one hundred & fifty male and
one hundred & fifty female). The study was a survey type in nature. To collect the relevant
information on the selected quality indicators (quality of learning environment, quality of
contents, quality of process, and quality of outcomes) a self-developed questionnaire was
used. Statistical tools chi square test of goodness of equal probability and chi square test of
independence were used to analyze the data. In the light of conclusions it is recommended that
separate staffrooms should be constructed for teachers, sufficient books for learners and
supplementary/allied reading materials for teachers should be provided well in time, students
should be encouraged to ask relevant questions during the teaching. Furthermore, examination
and assessment systems should be impartial and transparent. Therefore examinations
conducting bodies/ authorities should be appointed on merit basis, papers or assessment work
may be done by expert teachers, supervisory staff may necessarily be nominated on best
performance basis, and evaluation process might be administered by skilled personals.
Safdar Rehman Ghazi, Sayyed Farooq Shah, Irfan Ullah. (2014) Status of Quality Indicators in Boys and Girls Primary Schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan , Journal of Elementary Education, Volume-24, Issue-2.
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