Factors Affecting the Satisfaction Level: Government Schools in Turbat, Balochistan
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https://doi.org/10.55737/trt/v-vi.342Keywords:
Students, Turbat, Satisfaction Level, School, TeachersAbstract
This study aimed to identify the factors affecting students’ satisfaction in governmental secondary schools in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. Schools, particularly in Turbat, have no necessary teaching and learning materials, access to basic facilities like infrastructures, library resources and positive learning environment which consequently affect students’ level of satisfaction. In this regard, it was considered necessary to examine influential factors affecting secondary schools students’ satisfaction in Turbat by focusing on different variables including quality of teaching, availability of resources, administrative effectiveness, classroom environment, student-teacher relationship, relevancy of the curriculum to students’ needs, parental involvement and other socio-economic factors affecting students’ level of satisfaction. By using quantitative research method, the data were collected through an adapted questionnaire. The data of the study were collected from 313 secondary school students in Turbat including both gender the male and female of 9th and 10th classes. The data for this study were collected from 10 governmental secondary schools. Collected data were analyzed via SPSS. The study found that lack of infrastructure, unavailability of resources, and socioeconomic background are the factors that affect students’ level of satisfaction. Moreover, the study found that overcrowded classrooms, and inadequate safety procedures contribute to dissatisfaction among students in schools in Turbat. These findings contribute to policy makers, teachers, administrative staff and higher authority to creative a positive learning environment the secondary schools in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. To satisfy the students’ in the secondary schools in Turbat, the educationists, psychologists, and other policy makers should take action to satisfy students in the school.
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