COMPARISON OF PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN QUETTA DISTRICT

Abstract

Baluchistan is Pakistan's least literate province and out of school children are 54% in Balochistan which is the highest percentage in Pakistan. (Pakistan Social & Living Standards Measurements Survey PSLM/HIES 2018-19) This could be attributed to a lack of connectivity in this province, which covers 44 percent of the country's land area, or to security concerns or a lack of political will or desire to improve the province's situations (UNICEF, 2017). The education system in Balochistan is divided into three types: public, private, and Deeni Madrasas. The study's main objective was to examine and compare the pedagogical practices of Government and private secondary schools teachers in Quetta. Because there is paucity of literature regarding the problem under study. The study used a quantitative design. The tool for data collection was a questionnaire. The data was collected by the researcher by visiting the schools personally. The data was collected from 15 private schools and 20 Government schools in the Quetta district. Data was analyzed through excel. The data revealed a slight difference between government and private school teachers’ pedagogical practices. It was recommended that there should be joint ventures of government and private schools that may include teacher trainings or student educational activities which may create a healthy competition among the schools and also a good learning environment. The findings will be useful for the curriculum developers, policy makers, school administrators and managers.