A Survey Study on School Improvement at Secondary Level in District Gujranwala (Pakistan)

Abstract

The study's main objective was to explore teachers' perceptions about their school improvement. For this purpose, the researchers developed a school improvement questionnaire and established a school improvement model by reviewing a comprehensive body of previous research. The researchers selected a sample of 100 male and female secondary school teachers through purposive sampling from 20 boys and girls schools in district Gujranwala. The data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire validated through experts' opinions. It was pilot-tested to determine its reliability, which was established at α = .91. Further, exploratory factor analysis of SIQ with six factors discovered high internal validity. Data was analyzed using mean scores, standard deviation, and independent samples t-test. The results showed that the Mean score of 3.97 and the standard deviation associated with all the factors of school improvement ranged from 0.88 to 0.98, indicating moderate variations in respondents' perceptions. The study revealed that male teachers perceived their schools' improvement (t = 1.89, p=0.05) significantly better than female teachers. The study recommended replicating another study with a larger sample in other districts of Pakistan.