Comparative Study of the Modes of Accountability Practices in Public and Private Secondary Schools in Multan-Pakistan

The objective of this paper was to find out different modes of accountability in public and private secondary schools in Multan District. The focus of the study was that whether the public and private schools located in the rural areas are well aware of their responsibilities regarding the promotion of literacy and education in their respective areas. For this purpose, we developed different questionnaires on the basis of 5-point Likert Scale and used convenient sampling techniques for collection of data. We used chi-square test to draw the results. We have found that accountability has great impact on the performance of public and private schools. This study may be beneficial for educationist, researchers and policy makers as it is very helpful for mentors of both sectors in improving teaching method, promoting moral values and literacy rate.