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HEADTEACHERS CONTRIBUTION TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT SECONDARY LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).52      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).52      Published : Dec 2019

Headteachers' Contribution to Improving Quality of Education for Sustainable Development at Secondary Level

Abstract

    Headteachers are responsible for the provision of quality education to the children in their respective educational institutions. The study aimed to analyze Head Teachers' commitment to improving the education level for sustainable development and to suggest measures for further progress. The population of the study consisted of oof380 public sector secondary schools' headteachers (male & female) of Okara and Sahiwal districts. Sample of the study comprised of 240 headteachers (male & female) randomly selected from the population. A self-developed questionnaire comparison of Five-point Likert scale was used to collect data, which was later on analyzed and interpreted by using frequency percentages, mean score, standard deviation and t-value as statistical tools. It was concluded that the majority of respondents were in four that education for sustainable development (ESD) helps them in achieving sustainable development goals

    Headteachers, Awareness, Quality of Education, Sustainable Development

    (1) Gulzar Ahmed
    Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Shaikh Ayaz University, Shikarpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Zaheer Abbas
    Headmaster, Punjab Education Department, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Nisar
    Principal, Model High School, Shakardarra, Kohat, KP, Paksitan.
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    TURABIAN : Ahmed, Gulzar, Zaheer Abbas, and Muhammad Nisar. "Headteachers' Contribution to Improving Quality of Education for Sustainable Development at Secondary Level." Global Regional Review IV, no. IV (2019): 575-584. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-IV).52