Effect of Present Law and Order Situation on Academic
Performance at Secondary Level of Education
Tahir Mahmood
Research Scholar (PhD-Social Sciences), Institute of
Business and Technology (IBT), Karachi
Shumaila Bhutto
Research Scholar (PhD-Social Sciences), Institute of
Business and Technology (IBT), Karachi
Abstract
The major aim of the study is to explore the effect of
present law and order situation of Karachi on academic
performance. This study was designed to evaluate the
impact of deteriorating situation on teaching-learning
process and on academic achievement. The target
population of the study comprised of all head teachers
of government and private secondary schools in Karachi.
However, sample of the study was comprised of head
teachers (headmasters / headmistresses) of 40 head
teachers of government and private secondary schools
located in Karachi. The instruments of data collection
(questionnaires) was developed and validated and data
was collected through personal visits. The analysis was
made by Chi-square using SPSS. The major findings of the
study are irregular teaching-learning experience during
present law and order situation, lack of government
efforts for peace keeping, leadership at all levels
(political / local) is not working in the city with
harmony, law enforcement agencies are proactive to
secure the people’s daily life activities, media is
communicating information to public with true text and
context, community is addressing its public issues
during ‘fragile situation’, parents and teachers are not
satisfied with the academic performance of the students
in the present law and order situation so the
recommendation is that peaceful environment is necessary
for continuous teaching-learning experience and better
educational performance.
Keywords: Academic
performance, peaceful environment, law and order
situation, stakeholders, rule of law.
JEL Classification: I20, I21
