Self-Efficacy Beliefs between the Graduates from the Madrassas and Public Sector Institutes in Punjab

The present research explored the self-efficacy beliefs between the graduates from the madrassas and public sector institutes. The variable of the interest was self-efficacy beliefs. The study was quantitative in nature. Simple random sampling was used as a sampling technique. The population was selected from province of Punjab. Three divisions (Faisalabad, Multan, and Lahore) were selected randomly from different institutions. Furthermore; 24 institutions were selected from province on the origin of area. Two hundred and forty sample graduates were chosen from the selected population. Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SEQ) was used as instrument in this study. SEQ was used to evaluate graduates self-efficacy beliefs. Descrprtive and inferential statistics were applied to draw the results. The findings of the research showed that public sector graduates had higher self-efficacy as compared to Madrassa graduates moreover; graduates of urban areas had higher self-efficacy beliefs as compared to graduates of under-developed areas.