Effectiveness of Monitoring and Evaluation System in Improving Educational Facilities at Secondary School Level in Punjab (Pakistan)

The focus of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation system in improving educational facilities at secondary school level in Punjab. The study employed a survey design to assess the effectiveness of the monitoring system in enhancing the missing facilities in secondary schools in Punjab. The population of the study consisted of both male and female principals, headteachers, SSTs, PSTs, MEAs, CEOs, DEOs, and DMOs of public secondary schools in Punjab. The study was limited to the secondary schools of the Punjab government. For sampling, districts of Punjab were chosen from three regions of Punjab: Rahim Yar Khan, Faisalabad, and Rawalpindi. The study was descriptive and quantitative, as well as qualitative (QUAN-qual). The researcher randomly selected a sample from urban and rural schools using stratified random sampling, resulting in a four hundred and twenty-nine-sample size. This study investigates the effectiveness of the monitoring and evaluation system in addressing missing facilities in secondary-level institutions. The study found that the government's monitoring system, although continuously updating the condition of basic facilities, does not accurately reflect the actual needs of schools for better infrastructure. The lack of resources affects motivation to perform better, and improvements in the system are needed. Further research is recommended to further improve the system.