Assessing the Dynamics of Mushroom Growth of Private Schools: A Study of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

The prime objective of the study is to explore the dynamics of mushroom growth of private sector schools and how innovative course curricula and homework and assignments of the private schools motivate parents towards private sector schools. The nature of the study is quantitative, whereas the schools are selected through a simple random sampling technique. A total of 277 sample sizes are selected. The data were collected through interview schedules from the students (Boys & Girls), teachers of the concerned classes and parents of the students. The collected data were analyzed through a statistical package for social sciences and were presented in Uni variate and Bi variate analysis, by applying the chi-square formula. For the sake of equal representation of all segments and genders, the researcher takes primary, middle and high schools as well as included both male and female schools. The results of the study show that it is an innovative curriculum which improves the student’s academic performance and parental demand, which leads to mushroom growth of the private sector schools. Similarly, homework and assignments are the factors which motivate students and parents towards private sector schools and lead to the mushroom growth of private sector schools. The study recommended uniformity needed in the curriculum of private and public schools for the sake of good results for both kinds of schools. It is also recommended that teacher training programs be needed in private schools for the best results and outcomes for the students.