Quality Of Education In Public And Private Higher Secondary Schools: A Comparative Study

Abstract

The quality education is an indispensable and inevitable agent for change. The major purpose of the research was the indicators of quality of education in public higher secondary schools of District Bagh AJ&K. The study was carried out with the following objectives: to find out the indicators of quality of education in public higher secondary schools in District Bagh. The present research was carried out in district Bagh AJ&K. All the public higher secondary schools teachers were taken as the population of the study. A sample of 186 respondents were taken; from public sector. A survey method was adopted by the researcher; a questionnaire having 50 items was distributed among the sampled population. On the basis of their responses the data obtained was tabulated and analyzed by using frequency, percentage and t-test.  The quality of education, with public school respondents rating is significantly higher than private schools. The results suggest that private school teachers have a significantly more favorable view of library books availability compared to the public schools. Both sectors report generally favorable conditions, private school teachers demonstrate a stronger consensus on the adequate availability of classroom furniture, with fewer negative responses than their public counterparts.