Is Effective Education in the Hands of Private Schools or Government? Comparative Analysis Between Government and Private Sector

Mukhtar Ahmed; Tariq Mahmood; Muhammad Amin Ghuman; Sajida Parveen

Authors

Mukhtar Ahmed Regional Director (Gujranwala), Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
Tariq Mahmood PhD Research Fellow University of Education, Division of Education College road Town ship, Lahore, Pakistan Corresponding author: +923014981592
Muhammad Amin Ghuman PhD Scholar, International Islamic University Islamabad Senior Subject Specialist GHSS Eminabad (Gujranwala)
Sajida Parveen M. Phil scholar University of Education, Division of Education

Abstract

In Pakistan there is growing trend of private education system. Formal and in formal discussions showed that this trend is due to the use of English language teaching and English language as the medium of instruction in private sector. Therefore, it is felt to diagnose the situation in its real sense. The main purposes of the study were: (i) to see the use of resources both in public and private schools. (ii) to diagnose the use of teaching techniques while teaching of English in public and private sector. The study was conducted on a sample 1440 students which were selected from the Punjab province through multi-stage sampling technique. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS software. Main findings of the study were: Use of A.V. Aids is more frequent in public schools than private schools. Attitude of teachers with students in private school is better than public school teachers. Majority of the public sector school teachers do not encourage students to read English news paper. Majority of the public sector schools rarely or never arrange speech competitions among students while private schools arrange such competitions. Majority of public school teachers rarely or never explain English concept in English but they explain in Urdu.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n2p359