THE ROLE OF STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN PASNI, BALOCHISTAN

Abstract

The role of strategic management in enhancing quality of education in government secondary schools in Pasni, Balochistan is explored in this qualitative case study. Using purposive sampling, data were collected from five participants (1 head teacher and 4 classroom teachers) using semi-structured interviews, classroom observations and document analysis. Four major findings emerged from the thematic analysis of the findings: (1) strategic management practices are either not present in schools in Pasni or are superficially applied; (2) the head teacher's transformational leadership behaviours are key enablers of what little strategic management exists; (3) resource constraints and capacity deficits within the institutions are the major impediments to effective implementation of strategic management; and (4) strategic management, even in a limited way, is associated with recognisable improvements in the five dimensions of educational quality. Finally, the study offers policy recommendations based on context, providing original empirical findings in the poorly researched area of strategic management theory and low income education quality in remote coastal schools of Balochistan.