The Impact of Physical Facilities on Quality of Primary Education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as Perceived by Teachers

Abstract

Education plays an illuminative role in the development of a country. It is widely acknowledged that quality education is the single most important instrument in enhancing human capabilities and achieving the desired goals. The major purpose of the study was to check out the quality of Primary education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. All the head teachers and teachers of the Primary schools of Southern Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the population of the study. The sample of the study was consisted of 100 head teachers (50 male and 50 female) and 300 teachers (one hundred & fifty male and one hundred & fifty female). The study was survey type in nature. The researcher personally developed the questionnaire to collect the data. Collected data was tabulated, analyzed, and interpreted in the light of the objectives of the study. Statistical tools like mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. In the light of conclusions it is recommended that physical infrastructure issue necessarily should be taken as serious and major problem because it directly affect the learners as well as teacher performances. By supplying enough number of chairs, A.v aids, fans, lighting system, bath rooms, drinking water, computer facilities, libraries, books and arranging access to basic health facilities in the shape of dispensaries quality education goal can acquired.