Quality Education in Low-Fee Paying Private High Schools in Mabelreign/Warren Park District in Harare,Zimbabwe:Teachers` Perspective

Abstract

The study aimed to assess the quality of education in low-fee paying private high schools in the Mabelreign/Warren Park district in the Harare Metropolitan Province of Zimbabwe while paying particular attention to teachers` perspectives. A clear assessment of quality education was essential to bridge the knowledge gap on the quality of education in low-fee paying private high schools.  It is also important to mention that the study was unique as it assessed the quality of education in low-fee paying private high schools in an education set-up where there was a massive increase in the population of private high schools. The study was guided by the systems theory which looks at the phenomenon at hand through the lens of interrelatedness of elements in the low-fee paying private high schools’ systems. The study adopted a quantitative method research approach, descriptive survey design, and data triangulation method. More so, the sample for the study was 44 respondents from three (3) low-fee paying private high schools in Mabelreign/Warren Park district. The sample was chosen using simple random technique from teachers that were present at each school. This study used bar graphs to analyse data collected. The study concluded that a safe learning environment has a positive contribution to quality education in low-fee paying private high schools. The study recommended that administrators in low-fee paying private high schools should ensure that anti-bullying mechanisms are put in place in order to create a safe learning environment to all the learners.