Principals’ and Teachers’ Perceptions on Factors Affecting Quality Education at the Selected Basic Education High Schools in Sagaing

This study aims to investigate the key factors of the quality of education at the high schools in Sagaing. A self-administered survey was conducted using the questionnaire, which was comprised of a demographic profile and information regarding all the variables. The study started by assessing various education input factors including, School factors, Teacher factors, Student factors and Curriculum factors. The study involved a sample of 141 respondents who were the principals and teachers of three High schools, and all respondents returned back their questionnaires. Data were analyzed by using descript statistics by the aid of SPSS and Microsoft excel. The findings indicated that all three high schools were at high level in all four factors. According to their responses to interview questions, “Teacher Factors” and “Student Factors” at urban high schools in Sagaing were found at the moderate satisfactory levels, but only one school had at the high level