IDENTIFICATION OF THE CAUSES OF LITIGATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS OF DISTRICT LAHORE

Abstract

Litigation is becoming an emerging concern among school teachers these days. Litigation is negligence and malpractices of a lawsuit by the school teachers in performing their duties. The present research was planned to know the reasons for litigation; recognize various factors affecting the litigation among secondary school teachers and find out the effect of litigation on educators' performance. A qualitative research design was used to conduct the study. A semi-structured interview was administered for teachers under the supervision of a research expert keeping in view the research aims and literature. The interview protocol was validated by three experts in the field. The research instrument was divided into three parts three aspects; Pre-Litigation experience, Litigation experience, and post-litigation experience. The population of the study consisted of all secondary school teachers teaching in district Lahore. Fifteen secondary school teachers were selected purposively for the sample of the study who have experienced litigation. Researchers interviewed respondents. Consent was taken from the teachers to record their interviews. Researcher interviews the respondents and guides them if they need any help. Respondents’ answers were written by the researcher.  After collecting the data, it was coded, organized, and generalized. Misuse of Government resources, low academic achievements of students, shortage of attendance, corporal punishment, and student dropout were the main findings of the study.