Public-Private Partnerships in Education: Evaluating the Education Management Organisations Programme in Sindh, Pakistan (Article)

Gul Muhammad Rind and Dhani Bux Shah
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Gul Muhammad Rind: Assistant Professor, Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur.
Dhani Bux Shah: Assistant Professor, Sukkur IBA University, Sukkur.

The Pakistan Development Review, 2022, vol. 61, issue 2, 185-211

Abstract: The focus of this study was to investigate public-private partnerships (PPPs) in education, in this instance by evaluating the Educational Management Organisations (EMOs) Program in Sindh, Pakistan. The study was guided by the research questions that were intended to evaluate to what extent, how, in what way, and for whom the PPP mode of education through EMOs improves access to education, ensures quality and equity in education, and sustainability in the context of Sindh, Pakistan. We chose the realist evaluation as a methodological approach, applied New Public Management as a theoretical framework to answer the research questions, and adopted a mixed methods research design. The findings indicate that PPPs through EMOs have some advantages in terms of better governance of schools through autonomy and decentralisation. The schools’ accountability, monitoring, and evaluation have somehow improved. However, the broader impact of EMO reform still does not reflect in increasing access, overall quality, and ensuring equity.

Keywords: PPPs in Education; Education Reform; EMOs; Realist Evaluation; Sindh; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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