Exploring Planning Criteria for School Establishment and Upgradation: A Case Study

Abstract

This study is aimed to explore the planning criterion of schools’ establishment and up-gradation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. For the conduction of this research, qualitative case study design of research was adopted. All the administrative and managerial officials of elementary and secondary education department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa constituted the population of the study. For the collection of data, total of 15-respondents were purposively selected out of the research population and semi-structured interviews were conducted for the collection of data. The collected data was analyzed thematically. The findings of the study revealed that distance and accessibility, availability of feeder schools, adequate student enrollment, land availability, and sufficient infrastructure are the primary considerations for establishment and upgrading schools. From the findings of the study, it is concluded that there are proper planning criteria for the establishment and up-gradation of schools in elementary and secondary education department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. From the findings of the study, it is recommended that planning criteria may be relaxed for areas where there is dire need of educational infrastructure.