Problematic Situations in Educational Institutions and Teachers’ Managerial Skills: Developing Countries Perspective

Abstract

The main focus of the study was classroom activities. The second main and important aspect is that how teachers solve class room problems by using management skills. This study is also a need assessment about the different teaching techniques which are applied and should be applied in the classroom situation at secondary level. To make the sample representative of the population, Province Punjab was divided into three regions and then from each two districts were selected randomly. On the other side, all sections of population were covered in the sample i.e. male, female and urban, rural. For data collection, five point rating scale developed for teachers. Data was collected by personal visits of the researcher, fellows and post. The collected data was analyzed through SPSS Software to test the designed hypotheses. Main results of the study revealed that majority of the teachers faced the problem of overcrowded classes. Almost all the teachers agreed that during the teaching learning process the class should be quiet. The reason of this attitude is the high student-teacher ratios. Also majority of teachers were in favor of individual instructions. They were of the view that students should be handled according to their individual differences. In the same way, majority of the teachers claimed that low quality of education is due to the lack of resources and A.V. aids available. The students were also satisfied with running lecture method and Urdu medium of instruction. This is due to the lack of exposure of teachers to multiple teaching methodologies in pre-service or in-service trainings.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n2p343