scholarly journals Private School Participation in Pakistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-46
Author(s):  
Quynh T. Nguyen ◽  
Dhushyanth Raju
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Spatial Distributions ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government School ◽  
Private Schooling ◽  
School Participation ◽  
To Come

This study uses multiple rounds of national household sample surveys to examine the extent and nature of private school participation at the primary and secondary levels in Pakistan. Today, one fifth of children in Pakistan—or one third of all students—attend private school. Private school students tend to come from urban, wealthier, and better-educated households than government school students and especially out-of-school children. The characteristics of private school students relative to their government school peers and the former’s composition differ in important ways across Pakistan’s four provinces. Private school participation among children varies largely from one household to another rather than within households, and to a greater extent than government school participation. Private schooling is spatially concentrated, with a few districts (situated mainly in northern Punjab) accounting for most private school students. The spatial distributions of private school supply and participation are strongly correlated. In the 2000s, private school participation rates grew in Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and across socioeconomic subgroups, contributing in particular to the growth in overall school participation rates for boys, urban children, and rich children. Nevertheless, the composition of private school students has become more equitable, driven mainly by Punjab, where the shares of private school students from rural and nonrich households have risen.

MATHEMATICAL ABILITIES AMONG CLASS–III CHILDREN

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-50
Author(s):  
K.Narayana Reddy ◽  
J. Nagalaxmi
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Government School ◽  
Mathematical Abilities ◽  
High Level ◽  
Made In

An attempt was made in the present investigation Mathematical Abilities among Class-III Students. OBJECTIVES: To study the differences between boys and girls on mathematical abilities of class –III students and to examine the differences between government and private school children on mathematical abilities of class-III students. SAMPLE: The sample of the study consists of 120class-III children were purposefully selected form primary schools of Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh. Tool: Mathematical abilities test was developed by the researcher. CONCLUSION: There is no signicant difference in their mathematical abilities including all areas. Private school children are high level of mathematical abilities in areas of subtraction, division, basic geometry than government school children. There is no signicant difference in their mathematical abilities in areas of addition and multiplication

scholarly journals Assessment of Nutritional Status of School Children in Public and Private Sector Schools by Anthropometry

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-68
Author(s):  
Qamar Mehboob ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
Z Score ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government School

Background: Nutrition is the real determinant of human health. The development of children into healthy adults is dependent on their growth, in a healthy environment and having balanced nutrition. Objective: (1) To determine the association of nutritional status of children with their age, sex and socioeconomic status. (2) To compare the nutritional status of government school children and private school children. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional. Settings: Study was conducted in two schools of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Government Girls high school, Punjab Medical College (PMC), Colony Faisalabad and The Smart School, Faisalabad. Duration: Eight months from Jan 01, 2020 – Aug 30, 2020. Methodology: The study was conducted on 200 children, including males & females, to compare weights and heights among government (government) and private (private) schools. Age groups ranging from 9 above to 14 years were being studied. The data was collected by taking anthropometric measures, height and weight, of the students. To assess the nutritional status, the anthropometric measurement of WHO 2007 reference was used as Weight for Age Z-score (WAZ), Height for Age Z-score (HAZ) and Body Mass Index (BMI) for Age Z-score (BAZ). Descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation test were used for statistical analysis. Data was analyzed statistically by using SPSS version 20. Results: The weight of private school children (39.3400 ± 2.39199) was normal as they have adequate diet as compared to government school children (38.7500 ± 1.43812) while 2% children were over weighted. Height of private school children (147.7600 ± 5.04949) was more as compared to government school children (146.8100 ± 4.34310). Statistically Pearson Correlation between weight of private and government school’s children was highly significant, p=0.000, df= 1, CI= 95%. Demographic information with height and weight of the children were taken. Z-score was calculated and graphs were plotted. A value within ± 2 SD in these graphs was considered as normal. Conclusion: Socio-economic status affects the availability and quality of food. For under-weight Children, unhygienic and low-quality food/stuffs are the major contributing factors.

A Comparative Study of Government and Private School Students on Their Critical Thinking and Study Habits

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roya Sherafat ◽  
C. G. Venkatesha Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Private School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Study Habits ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government School ◽  
Critical Thinking Ability ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Better Than

The authors have attempted to understand whether Government and Private school students of Mysore are differ on Critical Thinking and Study Habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that Government and Private school students differ on their critical thinking and study habits. Those students who were on Private schools had better critical thinking ability and study habits in favour of Government school students. It means, the critical thinking abilities and Study Habits of private school students are better than government school students.  It is being discussed that private institutions enjoy certain advantages against government institutions.

An Audit of Mental Health: A Comparative Study of Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riti Das Dhankar ◽  
Dr Asha Hingar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Mentally Ill ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Government School ◽  
Good Mental Health ◽  
Significant Difference

Mental health is an integral and essential component of health. The WHO constitution states: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” Today, it is recognized that good mental health is not just the absence of mental illness. Nor is it absolute – some people are more mentally healthy than others, whether you are mentally ill or not. In order to determine the mental health of adolescent school going children, government and private schools from the domain of Jaipur city were taken. A sample of total of 300 adolescents consisting of 150 government school adolescents and 150 private school adolescents were taken. The test used was Mental Health Battery (MHI) (Verma, J. and Srivastava, A.K. 1996). It was found that in all the dimensions of mental health, no significant difference was found for government and private school children. It is a matter of concern for all the parents, teachers and society as a whole that both the groups are poor on a mental health scale.

scholarly journals A Study of 9th Grade Students’ Perception Regarding School Climate

2019 ◽  
pp. 553-561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roopa Vats
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
School Students ◽  
Government School ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
North West ◽  
Climate Scale ◽  
Strongly Agree

The Present Study was focused on study of perception of school climate among students of 9<sup>th</sup> grade. This study helped to understand the feelings of students’ regarding the school environment where they spend five to six hours per day. School climate is the quality and attributes of a school. It includes school’s rules and regulation, norms, behavior, support system, expectations etc. Everything that is a part of school environment, which eventually plays an important role in shaping the overall personality of children, falls under the category of school climate. The subject of the research concerns the perception of school climate among 9<sup>th</sup> grade students of North – West zone in Delhi. This study was conducted on 120 students (60 each from both schools). Students’ perception regarding school climate was studied using ‘The School Climate Scale’ developed by Dr. Shivender Pratap Singh & Dr. Ali Imam. This climate scale consists of 18 statements of on five point scale namely strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree and strongly disagree ranging from 5 points to 1 point respectively. The responded respond on the various aspects of climate in school such as freedom, cooperation, motivation, enjoyment of schooling, discipline, health and hygiene, fee structure, equal opportunities, support of faculty and administration. The findings of the study indicates that majority of students have fairly good and satisfactory level of perception regarding the climate of school. In addition it was found that teacher’s and faculty support, discipline, opportunities provide a positive impact on students. In addition to this it was found that 9<sup>th</sup> grade Government and Private school students have different perceptions about the school climate. On the other hand, on the basis of mean values, it was observed that private school students have significantly better perception towards school climate in comparison to their government school counterparts.

scholarly journals Health profile of school children of two schools in Palghar district, western Maharashtra, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 4746
Author(s):  
Meena Kakeri ◽  
Prashant V. Howal ◽  
Yasmeen F. Chaudhari
Keyword(s):  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government School ◽  
Class 1 ◽  
Complete Health

Background: Healthy childhood is basis for healthy and productive adult life. Mortality in school age children is low but morbidity and physical defects constitute major problems. With this background the present comparative study was conducted to explore the nutritional and morbidity patterns among government run primary school children and private school children in Palghar district, Maharashtra.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted during March 2018 in both government school and other private school. Total 400 children studying in class 1 to 4 were included. A pre-designed and pretested questionnaire was used during the interview and clinical examination was carried out to study nutritional status and morbidity pattern among the school children.Results: Out of 400 children, 61 (15.25%) were underweight, 82 (20.5%) were stunted, and 8 (2.0%) were obese. Dental caries was commonest morbidity (55.25%). Two study subjects (1.0%) had suspect cardiac problems.Conclusions: Under-nutrition and morbidities are prevalent in present study. Periodic complete health evaluation should be planned for early diagnosis of nutritional and morbid health problems. 

scholarly journals Impact of violent television serial on aggression among adolescents: psychosocial study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1773
Author(s):  
Pravin A. Baviskar ◽  
C. P. Labhane ◽  
H. R. Nikam
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Private School ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government School ◽  
Suicide Bombings ◽  
Television Shows ◽  
Aggression Questionnaire ◽  
Television Violence

Background: Now days, just about any time you are turn on the TV you are seen with a barrage of violent scene and images including aggressive behavior, explosions, war casualties and suicide bombings. Many social psychologist conducted research about television violence and aggression among adolescents. American adolescents watching average of between four and five hours of television shows daily. As the conclusions, television violence and adolescents has become a violent serials and shows. Studies show extensive watching of television violence may cause adolescents to become more aggressive behavior and anxious.Methods: The study was community based cross-sectional with psychosocial designed and was carried out in an urban area of Jalgaon. The population of the research was chosen from secondary school students from the different public school of Jalgaon city.Results: The research sample consists of 640 students (320 boys and 320 girls). Purposive sampling method of sampling was used for selection of data. The investigator was used Aggression questionnaire developed by Dr. Buss and Perry to collect the necessary data.Conclusions: This study concluded that adolescents who watch violent TV serials are more aggressive than the adolescents who watch Non-violent TV serials. Second, Government school adolescents are aggressive than private school adolescents. Third is Male are aggressive than female adolescents. Then, Rural area adolescents are aggressive than urban area adolescents.

scholarly journals Patterns of physical activity among government and private school children in coastal Karnataka

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 4049
Author(s):  
Gunjan Mahaur ◽  
Sanjeev Badiger
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Data Entry ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government School ◽  
Validated Questionnaire

Background: Higher level of physical activity is associated with low mortality rates for both adults and children. Those who are moderately active on a regular basis have lower mortality rates than those who are least active.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in private and government schools of Mangalore city from October 2015 to July 2017, study population was between 13 and 15 years adolescents. Sample size of 1000 was been obtained by using Proportional probability sampling. A pretested validated questionnaire was used for data collection. Data entry was done in Microsoft Excel and data analysis was done in SPSS version 22.Results: Out of 1000 students, 130 was from government school and 870 from private schools. Physical activity level among government school children was found to be more than private school children (p<0.005). Government school children had more number of underweight students (70%) compared to private school children (37.5%).Conclusions: This study showed that more research is necessary to evaluate intermediate factors and to determine which interventions are likely to be most effective to prevent childhood and adolescent obesity.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERIPHERAL BONE MINERAL DENSITY IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN BIKANER DISTRICT RAJASTHAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Kanika Rathore ◽  
Dr. Vikrant Shekhawat ◽  
Dr. Mohan Singh ◽  
Dr. Pramila Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Government School ◽  
Bone Densitometer ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Peripheral Bone

Summary -Peripheral bone density measurements are scarce and the factors, which predict bone mineral density at these sites, especially in children, are not clearly known. In this study, age, height, weight and BMI had a significant association on peripheral bone mineral density in healthy Indian school children. Introduction- Factors that lead to the attainment of peak bone mass at peripheral sites, during period of growth are not clearly known. Methods- Hundred children are randomly selected 7- to 17-year-old children from govt. and private schools were assessed clinically and a recording of their height and weight was undertaken. Bonemineral density measured by ultrasound bone densitometer. at the calcaneum (BMDca).  Results -bone mineral density is assessed in correlation of following parameters:-When age wise BMD was analysed between both study groups, government school children had lower BMD values in both age groups (7-11 years, 12-17 years) and the difference between BMD in both age groups was  statistically highly significant (p<0.01).Considering sex wise distribution of Bone mineral density it was clearly shown that BMD among private school children had higher values among both males and females, and the difference is statistically highly significant (p<0.01) among females. When Bone mineral density levels were compared according to BMI levels, the difference was observed to be not significantly associated with BMI levels (p>0.05) though government school children showed lower BMD levels as compared to private school children. Conclusion -age, nutrition, height and weight are significantly associated with BMD at peripheral sites. Keywords: Bone mineral density, Distal forearm, ultrasound bone densitometer, Socioeconomic status.

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