Abstract
The study attempted to analyze the current issues in secondary
education in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
All the teachers and students at secondary level in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa constituted the population of the study. A total sample of
167 secondary school teachers and 600 10th class students were
selected through multistage sampling technique. It was a quantitative
and descriptive study and a self-developed opinionnaire was used for
data collection from teachers and students. The instrument was
properly validated and pilot tested. For data analysis, descriptive
statistics i.e., mean and standard deviation was employed. The findings
reveal that there are a number of issues in secondary education which
contribute to the poor and unsatisfactory performance of education.
These were; poor accessibility to secondary education; ineffective
curriculum, unsatisfactory administration and management system;
inadequate financing; poor assessment and appraisal system; lack of
competent staffing; lack of basic educational facilities etc. Based on
findings it was recommended that education department with the
collaboration of policymakers, educationists and all the stakeholders to
devise effective measures to increase the efficiency and productively of
secondary education.
Sadia Naz, Muhammad Iqbal. (2019) An Analysis of Current Issues in Secondary Education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Dialogue, Volume 14, Issue 1.
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