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SABER Service Delivery 2018, Measuring Education Service Delivery

Pakistan, 2018
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Data file: principaldata_bl_anonymized

Principal Baseline Data

Cases: 877
Variables: 402

Variables

scode
Enter the unique 5 digit school code for the school you are visiting.
FinalSample
Schools respecting Sampling Selection - 0 = OverSelection + LahorePrivate)
PrincipalData_Module
Principals: available modules
PrincipalGender
Gender of the respondant (0 = Male / 1 = Female)
PrincipalAge
Age of the respondant
PrincipalType
A3. What is your position in the school?
PrincipalEducation
Education of the respondant
SchoolType_Strata
School Type according to sample stratification
SchoolType
Type of the school - Public / Private / PEF / OTHER
SchoolType_Simple
School type - 3 cat. (Public=1/Private=2/PEF=3)
PEF_Type
Type of PEF school: EVS/FAS/NSP/PSSP
weight
(mean) weight
LEAPS_Schools
Dummy for LEAPS school
LEAPS_Type
Type of LEAPS school: Public/Private
m2_district
School Info: District
m2_a3
A3. Which position do you occupy in this school (most senior position)?
m2_a4
A4. What is this school's ownership type?
m2_a5
A5. How many shifts does the school have?
m2_a6
A6. What is the school category?
m2_a8
A8. Do you have any pupils with observable or unobservable (learning) disabiliti
m2_a9
A9. Does this school offer any classes specifically for children with disabiliti
m2_a10_1
A10.1. What is the primary medium of instruction in this school?
m2_a10_2
A10.2. What is the secondary medium of instruction in this school?
m2_a11
A11. What is the monthly fee charged for a student in 4th grade in this school?
m2_a12
A12. Did the school receive a non-salary budget in the last academic year (2017-
m2_a13
A13. How much did the school receive as non-salary budget in the last academic y
m2_a14
A14. What was this budget used for?
m2_b1
B1. Does the school have toilets for pupils?
m2_b2
B2. How many toilets does the school have for pupils?
m2_b3
B3. How many separate staff/teacher toilets does the school have?
m2_b4
B4. How many toilets does the school have for pupils with special needs/disabili
m2_b5
B5. Are the pupils' toilets clean?
m2_b6
B6. Are the pupils' toilets private (have doors that can be locked or separating
m2_b7
B7. Are the pupils' toilets useable (unlocked, not overflowing, etc.)?
m2_b8
B8. Does the pupils' bathroom have soap and water to wash hands?
m2_b9
B9. What is the main pupil toilet facility used at the school?
m2_b10
B10. What is the main source of drinking water used at this school?
m2_b11
B11. This school is accessible by what type of road?
m2_b12
B12. What means of transport do you usually use to get to the district education
m2_b13
B13. Using this method of transport, what is the approximate traveling time from
m2_b14
B14. Does this school have at least one computer?
m2_b15_1
B15_1 Does the computer(s) have internet connectivity?
m2_b15_2
B15_2 Who is the intended user of the computer facility?
m2_b16
B16. Does the school have a boundary wall?
m2_b17
B17. Does the boundary wall have razor wire on top?
m2_b18
B18. Does the school have an armed guard?
m2_b19
B19. Does the school have concrete barriers at the entry and exit gates?
m2_c1_0
C1_0. No. of streams: Katchi
m2_c1_1
C1_1. No. of streams: Grade 1
m2_c1_2
C1_2. No. of streams: Grade 2
m2_c1_3
C1_3. No. of streams: Grade 3
m2_c1_4
C1_4. No. of streams: Grade 4
m2_c1_5
C1_5. No. of streams: Grade 5
m2_c1_6
C1_6. No. of streams: Special Needs/Disability Classes
m2_c4_0
C4_0. Katchi
m2_c4_1
C4_1. Grade 1
m2_c4_2
C4_2. Grade 2
m2_c4_3
C4_3. Grade 3
m2_c4_4
C4_4. Grade 4
m2_c4_5
C4_5. Grade 5
m2_c4_6
C4_6. Special Needs/Disability Classes
m2_c5
C5. Are there any multi-grade classes (i.e., classes that combine or group sever
m2_c6_1
C6_1 First grouping
m2_c6_2
C6_2 Second grouping
m2_c6_3
C6_3 Third grouping
m2_c7
C7. During the last school year, how many of your pupils successfully completed
m2_c9
C9. During the last school year, how many days were the school closed due to rai
m3a_a2
A2. Respondent's Sex
m3a_a3
A3. What is your position in the school?
m3a_a4
A4. Which classes do you teach?
m3a_a4_Katchi
Teaching Class: KATCHI
m3a_a4_Grade1
Teaching Class: GRADE 1
m3a_a4_Grade2
Teaching Class: GRADE 2
m3a_a4_Grade3
Teaching Class: GRADE 3
m3a_a4_Grade4
Teaching Class: GRADE 4
m3a_a4_Grade5
Teaching Class: GRADE 5
m3a_a4_Grade6
Teaching Class: GRADE 6
m3a_a4_Grade7
Teaching Class: GRADE 7
m3a_a4_Grade8
Teaching Class: GRADE 8
m3a_a4_Grade9
Teaching Class: GRADE 9
m3a_a4_Grade10
Teaching Class: GRADE 10
m3a_a4_SpecialNeed
Teaching Class: SPECIAL NEEDS
m3a_a4_None
Teaching Class: NO CLASS TAUGHT
m3a_a5
A5. What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
m3a_a9
A9. How did you become Principal of this school?
m3a_a10
A10. If open vacancy, was this a competitive position?
m3a_a12
A12. Were you born in this district?
m3a_b1
B1. How much is your monthly salary in this school (including allowances)?
m3a_b2
B2. How much did you actually receive last month (after tax, retirement, etc., a
m3a_b3
B3. Are there salary related payments you have not received yet? (Such as arrear
m3a_b4
B4. What is the nature of your contract?
m3a_b6
B6. If you are a government employee (permanent or newly hired), what is your pa
m3a_b7
B7. Did you receive any formal recognition/praise/bonus for your work during the
m3a_b8
B8. During the last year did you receive any monthly recognition from the SED?
m3a_b9
B9. If you received such praise or recognition, what did you receive it for?
m3a_b9_RegAttendance
Finance Recognition from: Regular attendance
m3a_b9_Examination
Finance Recognition from: Children performance in examination
m3a_b9_ParentPraise
Finance Recognition from: Parental praise
m3a_b9_ExtraResp
Finance Recognition from: Extra responsibility in school
m3a_b9_Other
Finance Recognition from: OTHER
m3a_b10
B10. Did you receive any money for this recognition?
m3a_b11
B11. If this recognition was expressed in money, how much did you receive?
m3a_b12
B12. Do you also give private tuitions?
m3a_b13
B13. How much do you earn from private tutoring per month?
m3a_b14
B14. How many students do you provide private tuitions to?
m3a_b15
B15. Do you teach at a private tuition center?
m3a_b16
B16. How do you spend your time during the school break (summer vacations)?
m3a_b16_PrivateTuition
Time from school break: Private tuition
m3a_b16_OtherActivity
Time from school break: Other income generating activity
m3a_b16_SchoolWork
Time from school break: Work from the same school
m3a_b16_Rest
Time from school break: Rest or vacation
m3a_b16_Other
Time from school break: OTHER
m3a_c1
C1. Have you ever received formal training on how to manage a school?
m3a_c2
C2. Thinking about the longest training you received on school management, appro
m3a_c3
C3. Which year did you receive this training?
m3a_c4
C4. What was the main topic of the training?
m3a_c5
C5. During a normal week, how many hours per day do you work on school related a
m3a_c6
C6. Of those hours, how many hours per day do you spend actually teaching?
m3a_d_a1
D_a1 The purchase of equipment and school supplies
m3a_d_a1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_a1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_a1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_a1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_a1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_a1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_a1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_a1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_a1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_a1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_a1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_a1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_a2
D_a2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_a3
D_a3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_b1
D_b1 Maintenance of school (roof, walls, furniture)
m3a_d_b1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_b1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_b1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_b1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_b1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_b1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_b1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_b1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_b1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_b1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_b1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_b1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_b2
D_b2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_b3
D_b3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_c1
D_c1 Teacher allocation to schools
m3a_d_c1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_c1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_c1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_c1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_c1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_c1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_c1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_c1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_c1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_c1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_c1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_c1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_c2
D_c2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_c3
D_c3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_d1
D_d1 Teacher allocation to grades in the school
m3a_d_d1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_d1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_d1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_d1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_d1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_d1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_d1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_d1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_d1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_d1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_d1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_d1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_d2
D_d2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_d3
D_d3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_e1
D_e1 Teacher promotion
m3a_d_e1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_e1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_e1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_e1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_e1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_e1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_e1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_e1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_e1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_e1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_e1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_e1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_e2
D_e2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_e3
D_e3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_f1
D_f1 Teacher transfers
m3a_d_f1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_f1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_f1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_f1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_f1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_f1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_f1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_f1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_f1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_f1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_f1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_f1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_f2
D_f2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_f3
D_f3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_g1
D_g1 The appointment of a teacher to participate in training
m3a_d_g1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_g1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_g1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_g1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_g1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_g1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_g1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_g1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_g1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_g1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_g1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_g1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_g2
D_g2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_g3
D_g3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_h1
D_h1 Disciplinary action against teachers
m3a_d_h1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_h1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_h1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_h1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_h1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_h1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_h1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_h1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_h1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_h1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_h1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_h1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_h2
D_h2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_h3
D_h3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_i1
D_i1 Teacher hiring/firing
m3a_d_i1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_i1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_i1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_i1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_i1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_i1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_i1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_i1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_i1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_i1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_i1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_i1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_i2
D_i2 How important is your voice?
m3a_d_i3
D_i3 Have you had to deal with a case like this in this school?
m3a_d_j1
D_j1 Preparing (Non-Salary) Budget
m3a_d_j1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_j1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_j1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_j1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_j1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_j1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_j1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_j1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_j1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_j1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_j1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_j1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_j2
D_j2 Non-Salary budget preparation: How important is your voice?
m3a_d_k1
D_k1 Implements/executes your school's non-salary budget
m3a_d_k1_ProvincialLevel
Most influential: Provincial Level School Edu Dpt (SED) - Punjab Gvt
m3a_d_k1_DistrictLevel
Most influential: District Level AEO/DEO/Deputy DEO/CEO/EDO
m3a_d_k1_DirStaff
Most influential: Directorate of Staff Dev (DSD)/QAED
m3a_d_k1_SchoolCouncil
Most influential: School councils
m3a_d_k1_Teacher
Most influential: Teachers
m3a_d_k1_PrivateOwner
Most influential: Private school owner
m3a_d_k1_PEF
Most influential: Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)
m3a_d_k1_NGO
Most influential: NGOs
m3a_d_k1_PrivateSector
Most influential: Private sector
m3a_d_k1_Principal
Most influential: Principal
m3a_d_k1_SchoolBoard
Most influential: School board/trust
m3a_d_k1_Other
Most influential: OTHER
m3a_d_k2
D_k2 School non-salary budget implementation: How important is your voice?
m3a_e1
E1. In this school, what are the three main constraints to improve student learn
m3a_e1_ParentInvolvement
Constraints for Student Improvement: Lack of parental involvement
m3a_e1_StudentBackround
Constraints for Student Improvement: Poor student background
m3a_e1_TeacherMotivation
Constraints for Student Improvement: Teacher motivation
m3a_e1_TeachingMaterial
Constraints for Student Improvement: Availability of teaching material
m3a_e1_AdminStaff
Constraints for Student Improvement: Availability of administrative staff
m3a_e1_NumberTeacher
Constraints for Student Improvement: Number of teachers
m3a_e1_TeacherAbsence
Constraints for Student Improvement: Teacher absence
m3a_e1_TeacherTurnover
Constraints for Student Improvement: Teacher movement/transfers
m3a_e1_SchoolInfrastructure
Constraints for Student Improvement: Poor school infrastructure
m3a_e1_Equipment
Constraints for Student Improvement: Lack of equipment
m3a_e1_BudgetShortfall
Constraints for Student Improvement: Budget shortfall
m3a_e1_PaymentDelay
Constraints for Student Improvement: Delays in teacher payment
m3a_e1_Autonomy
Constraints for Student Improvement: Lack of autonomy 
m3a_e1_StudentAbsence
Constraints for Student Improvement: Student absenteeism
m3a_e1_SchoolAccess
Constraints for Student Improvement: Accessibility to school
m3a_e1_TeacherKnowledge
Constraints for Student Improvement: Teacher knowledge/pedagogy
m3a_e1_OvercrowdedClass
Constraints for Student Improvement: Overcrowded classes
m3a_e1_StudentDiscipline
Constraints for Student Improvement: Student discipline
Total: 402
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