The Politics of Teachers Associations and its Impact on Students Learning Outcomes at Primary and SecondaryLevel in Balochistan

The purpose of the study was to investigate the politics of teachers’ associations and its impact on students’ learning outcomes at primary and secondary levels in Balochistan. The theoretical premise of this study was based on rent-seeking theory and used convergent parallel mixed-methods design. The empirical data was collected from 150 students, 150 teachers, and 150 association members through self-administrated close-ended questionnaires using a simple systematic random sampling method including 8 semi-structured interviews were conducted with district education officers. The findings revealed that teachers' as sociations are active with a huge membership, united and highly motivated to resolve teachers’ problems. Furthermore, the findings of the study demonstrated that teachers are involved in politics and teachers' associations hurt students’ learning outcomes due to strikes and protests. Additionally, findings suggested that teachers' associations are blocking educational reforms and do not allow new policies to be implemented. Qualitative findings of the study supported the quantitative findings, as well as made a theoretical contribution to rentseeking theory. Further implications are discussed and suggestions for future research are suggested.