Effectiveness of Management Information System in Privately Managed Schools in Rawalpindi

Abstract

This study was designed to find out the effectiveness of Management Information System in Privately Managed Secondary Schools in Rawalpindi, to understand the concept of MIS, to identify the ways by which the managers are using MIS in their organizations and to identify the bottlenecks of MIS, if any, and suggest the measures to overcome these problems. The population of the study were the principals of all the privately managed secondary schools in Rawalpindi. The study was delimited to private school systems. 50 Heads were randomly selected as sample of study. The design of the research is descriptive. The data was collected through questionnaire and checklist. A closed ended questionnaire was constructed for principals using MIS. The researcher delivered and collected questionnaires directly from study participants.. The data collected through questionnaires and check lists were tabulated and analyzed in terms of frequency and percentage. The findings of the study concluded that MIS reduces the workload of management, helps in `solving enough problems of school, reduces the errors in general , improves the quality of education, and makes data retrieval and data storage very easy. However majority of principals face hurdles to maintain the system in their institutions. From the study's findings and conclusions it was recommended that every educational institution should be equipped with MIS, parents and students should have online connectivity to the system and principals should have updated knowledge of MIS to meet the emerging challenges and problems.