AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROFESSIONAL LIFE EXPERIENCES OF EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS IN DISTRICT SWAT

Abstract

In district Education set up, educational officers are the most important figure of the whole system. Because educational officers ensure supervision and administrative control over the system at district level. For good governance and service delivery in efficient and collaborative manner but despite all these services, the educational officers faces many uncertainty and different challenges in their professional lives which became a hurdle in their efficient performance and in this regard the researcher take interest to investigate into professional live experiences of educational officers in district swat. The study focused on main three significant research objectives such as investigation about the professional life experiences of educational officer, understanding about the challenges facing by educational officers during performance of their duties, and to highlight the demands and needs required for their professional development and enhancement of their skills in different areas of educational administration in District Swat. Moreover, over to investigate the professional life experiences of educational officers in district swat, the researcher formulated four main research questions for which the researcher followed a qualitative research design. To investigate further the researcher identified Population which comprised of female educational officers working in education department in district swat by means of purposive sampling techniques where sample group formed, consisted of 08 respondents for this research study and the data collected were analyzed through thematic analysis techniques for which all the six major steps of thematic analysis were followed. Findings of research study divulges that according to the views and experiences of these educational officers, they consider opportunities for the enhancement of their professional development, communication skills, trainings and workshops and leadership opposition and direct collaboration with different stakeholders are significant aspects of their professional lives. Result further reveals that there are some challenges in the shape of resources, staff deficiencies, lack of   professional management trainings, Political pressures and interference of the stakeholders which undermine the performance and decision-making Power of the educational officers at district level.  Based on the findings and result of the research study, professional trainings and workshops, coordination with the other districts I the field of educational administration and skilled staff availability and other facilities which enhance the professional growth of the educational officers were recommended.