"ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE BENAZIR TALEEMI WAZAIF PROGRAM: FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FAISALABAD SADAR, PUNJAB, PAKISTAN"

Abstract

                       As part of its Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Pakistan distributes conditional financial assistance, through its Benazir TaleemiWazaif Program (BTWP) in support of disadvantaged children’s access to improved educational services. It allows the program to get the children participating and attending primary school and then enrolling them in higher secondary education. The program was based on TaleemiWazaif (educational prayers based in Islam) which they were trusted to improve students learning ability. In this investigation, attempt was made to explore the Benazir TaleemiWazaif Program's effect on the student's enrollment pattern and the school's attendance records and their performance measurement in Faisalabad Sadar. The study measured the extent which the program had achieved in the ease of education that there were many obstacles. Government officials had a better idea of how the program supported education goals. The target demographic selected for the research was primary school instructors of Faisalabad Sadar, which were recruited from the website www.sis.punjab.gov.pk. According to the website (certainly the website has been archived), Faisalabad Sadar has 118 schools with 1,552 elementary teachers. Three hundred elementary teachers were asked to participate in this study and they were randomly sampled through the method. For estimated, the needed 113 respondents were calculated by online tool www.surveysystem.com under the condition in 95% confidence and 9% confidence interval. The main method to get data by using interviews was by a structured questionnaire. The gathered respondent data was operated in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to produce accurate and reliable results. It was found from the research results that better exam results along with high student retention are the strongest elements influencing academic progression, while student engagement with self-confidence are considered as the essential motivational factors. Financial aid provided significantly improved student learning and helped to reduce discriminatory gap between different classes of students.