Volume 15, No 1, 2018
Status of School Climate in Public Sector Secondary Schools of Punjab, Pakistan: A gender-based Comparison
Zafar Iqbal , Khalid Saleem , Hafiz Muhammad Arshad
Abstract
Every school has specific climate that differentiates it from other schools. It influences the behavior as well as awareness of teachers and students for the school. It is feasible climate of school in which all stakeholders feel cherished and try to make it more suitable for learning. The sound school climate reduces the frustrated behavior of the teachers resulting in increased performance. But a disturbed climate of school produces various problems which make a cause to affect the teaching learning process badly. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the present status of the climate in public sector secondary schools of Punjab, Pakistan. The population for this study consisted of secondary school teachers of public sector secondary schools of Punjab. The sample of the study was 598 secondary school teachers who were selected from 6 Districts of Punjab through a multi stage sampling technique. The data was collected through survey questionnaire method. The results of this study indicated that the status of school climate in secondary schools was satisfactory. But significant difference was found in the climate of male and female schools.
Pages: 164-172
Keywords: School Climate, Feasible and Disturbed Climate, Supportive Behavior of Head Teachers, Frustrated Behavior and intimate Behavior of Teachers.