Abstract
The purpose of the study was to analyze gaps in policy and practice of
District Education officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The
main objectives of the study were; to obtain perceptions of District
Education Officers regarding various institutional policies in the
Elementary and Secondary education department, to explore the actual
administrative practices of the District Education Officers, to identify
the gaps between policy and practice of the District Education Officers.
The population of the study was all the District Education officers of
KP. After rationalizing through raosoft Sample size calculator, the
sample size of the study remained 60. Data was collected through
questionnaire and interview. Major findings were lack of in-service
training in Computer Literacy, Office Management, Financial
Management, Human Resource Management, Planning &
Development and Communication Skills. The study recommended the
Elementary & Secondary Education Department to stop the
unwarranted political intervention in the practices of District
Education Officers and to take feasible measures to utilize both human
and financial resources for implementation of policies.
Muhammad Iqbal, Sahibzada Hamid Mahmud. (2018) Gaps in Policy and Practice of District Education Officers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The Dialogue, Volume 13, Issue 4.
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