Privatization of Schooling in Nepal: A Quality Management Practice from the Perspective of Political Change

Abstract

Privatization of education has been a key component for the development of the country. It is believed to be the appropriate way of increasing social welfare, generate employment opportunities and building model of quality education. The main purpose of this study was to determine the contribution of private sector in running schools in education sector, quality management, and analyze the effect of intervention factor of institutionalization. In this study private schools were selected by using simple random sampling methods. A semi structure questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. Data was analyzed using simple statistical tools and assessed impact of the independent variables on private schools’ responsibilities. Correlation coeffi cient revealed that private contribution had an average positive infl uence on quality management, while education sector investment opportunities and intervening variables had a strong positive infl uence on ensuring quality.