Education Sector Governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf Government

Abstract

Governance may be effective if the decision-making and implementation processes are participative, transparent, efficient, accountable, responsive, consensus-oriented, equitable, and observe the rule of law. However, in Pakistan governance has remained a critical issue, especially in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, which suffered because of its governance structure, terrorism, and natural disasters. Governments come with the claim of good governance but cannot satisfy the masses fed up with the system. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party succeeded to form government in KP with the promise of “change” in the general elections of 2013 and introduced multiple reforms for good governance in the province. This study aims to investigate the level of governance in the education sector of KP during PTI government 2013-20. Therefore, data regarding education sector governance has been collected from journals, newspapers, government documents and reports and analyzed in light of principles of good governance. It is concluded that some of these features have been incorporated into the decision-making and implementation process but still there is need for structural as well as functional reforms.