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Title INFLUENCE OF “SCHOOL MANAGEMENT MANUAL” ON IMPROVEMENT AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL UNDER THE FEDERAL DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION

Author(s) Nadia Batool

Abstract The qualitative descriptive study was undertaken to describe and interpret the practices and experiences of the secondary school heads in the context of School Management Manual and its influence on improving schools working under the Federal Directorate of Education Islamabad. The researcher used conceptual framework and purposive sampling technique to select twelve male and female participants for the study who are heading secondary schools in their respective sectors under the Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad. To begin with, semi structured interview protocol and checklist for document analysis were used. After the collection and analysis of data collection done through semi structured interviews and document analysis, it was found out that the schools are not following the guidelines of the School Management Manual, therefore, focused group discussion was consequently planned and conducted with the same participants to investigate the possible reasons for the shortfall in the practicing status and sought recommendations for improving its practical application in schools. The data collected through focused group discussion was transcribed and analyzed to generate themes and sub themes through qualitative content analysis. The qualitative descriptive study design appropriately allowed thematic as well as content analysis to establish the understanding of the phenomenon under study. The findings of the study revealed that the School Management Manual could not influence improvement due to various reasons i.e. deficiency of resources of various kinds, overall resistance of teachers towards change and new initiatives, insufficient capacity building of teaching faculty and lack the required ownership from the higher management to implement the guiding principles of the School Management Manual. The research findings also concluded that regular and systematic capacity building of heads as well of teachers, provision of required human and physical resources, close supervision of the Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad are essential to support school heads in improving the implementation status of the School Management Manual at secondary level.

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Education

Language English

Publication Date 2022-09-27

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