Effectiveness of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Monitoring Authority in Optimizing Parent-Teacher Council

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Monitoring Authority (KPEMA) in optimising the Parent-Teacher Council (PTC). The study is quantitative in nature, and a survey research technique has been applied to collect data. The population of the study is the head teachers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa public sector primary schools (boys). Through a simple random sampling technique, a sample of 224 head teachers of public sector primary schools in District Charsadda are selected for data collection. Five-point Likert scale questionnaires are distributed to the respondents either in hard copy or online via a Google Form link. While both descriptive statistics (percentages and frequencies) and inferential statistics (linear regression) were employed to analyse the data. The study's findings showed that, in regard to KPEMA’s efficacy in enhancing the PTC, the majority of respondents disfavored most of the statements, i.e., five out of nine statements. To make the PTC more effective, it is recommended that meetings between monitors and the PTC chairman be held in order to increase PTC effectiveness.