Role of School Councils in Public Sector Elementary School Improvement: Multi Case Study Perspective
Abstract
The basic purpose of the study was to explore the school councils' role in elementary school improvement. The nature of the study was qualitative. The population of the study was members of the school council of three public sector boys’ elementary schools in district Sheikhupura. The sample included 12 members of three public sector elementary school councils. A purposive sampling technique was used. For the purpose of to explore the role of school councils in the public sector elementary school improvement a self-developed in-depth interview protocol was used to collect the mandatory information. The collected data was analyzed manually by using narrative analysis model. On the basis of results, it was concluded that majority of the school council members are playing their due role in school improvement in terms of students’ enrollment, students’ attendance, utilization of allotted funds, and development of physical infrastructure
Authors
Muhammad Kamran
Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Abida Nasreen
Associate Professor & Chairperson, Department of Secondary Education, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Ambreen Iftikhar
Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research (IER), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Public Sector, Role, School Council, School Improvement