Evaluating the effects of Demographic Factors of Head Teachers towards Awareness of Punjab Education Code at Secondary School Level

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of demographic factors of head teachers towards awareness of Punjab education code at secondary school level. The study was quantitative in nature. For this purpose, self-developed questionnaire was used to collect the data. Stratified Random sampling was used for the selection of the sample in this study. The samples of this study were 160 head teachers, 100 from district Lahore and 60 from district Okara. The data generated by instrument were tabulated and analyzed through statistical package of social sciences (SPSS). Mean analysis, independent sample t-test and one way ANOVA on data were applied, and effects of demographic factors of head teachers towards awareness of Punjab education code were explored. The results of this study showed that the most of head teachers had average level of awareness about Punjab Education Code; they responded marginally correct to the rules of Punjab Education Code. There were found no significant effects of demographic differences of head teachers on their awareness about Punjab Education Code. The results of this study were supported by some of the findings reported in earlier studies while contradiction with some studies did exist.