Factors Affecting the Performance of Female Teachers in Higher Secondary Schools of Sahiwal Division-Pakistan

The objectives of this research paper is to explore the factors affecting the performance of female teachers in higher secondary schools in Sahiwal division. For the selection of sample, 39 Government Girls High Schools and 195 teachers (SS/SSS) were selected from Sahiwal Division. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire containing 30 items. Different techniques such as 5-points Likert scale, descriptive statistics and ANNOVA were used to measure the response of respondents and analyze data. The major findings of the study show that there is significant difference among the perceptions of female teachers of all three districts i.e. Pakpattan, Sahiwal and Okara. It was concluded that shortage of subject specialists in higher secondary schools is the main cause of low quality education.