Overcrowded Classroom Management Strategies used by Teachers and their Challenges at Primary School Level in Pakistan

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the strategies that primary school teachers implement in overcrowded classroom to sustain student's behavior. Eighteen primary school teachers of Lahore participated as study's sample. The research design was interpretivism where participants views were collected through interviews. The participants were selected through purposive sampling technique and data was collected through semi-structured interviews.The interview design and questions were self-made using literature reviews and expert reviews as framework for interview question themes. The findings of the study suggested various aspects of management, infrastructure, pedagogical chanllanges and policy are prevalent within the problem of overcrowdedness in Pakistani context. The study implies that at policy level school education department needs to survey individual conditions related to infrastructure, staff shortage, school building, location and size. Alongwith this school governance models need to improve for improving classroom conditions for teachers and students alike.

Classroom Management In EFL For Young Learners at SDIT Syahiral 'Ilmi : The Strategies And Challenges

“…The opinions of the two teachers are almost the same, namely that they say that classroom management is an effort, activity or strategy carried out by a teacher to create conducive classroom conditions so that learning objectives are achieved optimally. This is in line with the opinion of experts who have been reviewed by previous studies in (Mahmood 2022) The initial goal of classroom management is to create a peaceful and tranquil environment in the classroom so that learning objectives can be achieved.…”

“…With these many and broad aspects, of course, there are some obstacles in the process. The overcrowded of students and the size of the classrooms are one of the factors that become obstacles in classroom management for some teachers (Mahmood 2022). Another obstacle is that the class is very noisy because the students are difficult to manage during the lesson.…”

“…Next in research on overcrowded classrooms from (Mahmood 2022) in the results of this study discuss various aspects of classroom management ranging from infrastructure, pedagogical challenges and policies that are common in the problem of population density. This study shows that at the policy level of the school's department of education it is necessary to survey individual conditions with regard to infrastructure, staff shortages, school buildings, location and class size as a place of learning.…”

“…This study shows that at the policy level of the school's department of education it is necessary to survey individual conditions with regard to infrastructure, staff shortages, school buildings, location and class size as a place of learning. Furthermore, those related to the school governance model need to be improved to improve classroom conditions for teachers and students (Mahmood 2022). So, in classroom management also includes things around it that will affect the process of classroom management.…”

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“…Additionally, overcrowding can lead to increased behavioral problems, reduced student motivation, and disruptions to the overall learning environment. In the same connection, Mahmood et al (2022) opined that a lot of time gets wasted in resolving students' disputes and behavioral problems. Even expert teachers are exhausted in managing overcrowded classrooms.…”