American Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-223X Issue 48 (2012), pp. 28-51 © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2012 http://www.eurojournals.com/ajsr.htm Comparative Study of the Contemporary and Former Educational Management Systems at Elementary and Secondary Education at District Level in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (Pakistan) Qaiser Suleman M.Phil (Education) Scholar, Kohat University of Science & Technology Kohat Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, (Pakistan) E-mail: Look_for_reality@yahoo.com Tel: +92-3139043454, +92-927303028 Hassan Danial Aslam Corresponding Author, Lecturer, Faculty of Management Sciences The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, Senior HR Research Consultant Human Resource Management Academic Research Society E-mail: h_danial_aslam@live.com Usama Awan Lecturer, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Vehari E-mail: awan.usama@gmail.com Muhammad Arfan Lodhi Training Advisor, Human Resource Management Academic Research Society PhD Scholar & Visiting Lecturer, the Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan E-mail: Samaritan_as@hotmail.com Ishtiaq Hussain Assistant Professor, Kohat University of Science & Technology Kohat Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, (Pakistan) E-mail: dr.ishtiaqhussain@yahoo.com Abstract No doubt, effective administration and management plays a crucial role in strengthening an organization, association or institution. Therefore, the study was conducted to compare the contemporary and former district educational management systems at elementary and secondary education department in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (Pakistan). The main objectives of the study were to compare the contemporary and former district educational management systems in elementary and secondary education of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, and to find out the proper ways and means for the effective management and administration at district level. All the EDOs, DOs, DDOs, ADOs, principals, headmasters and teachers serving in elementary and secondary education department of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa comprised the population of the study. In order to ensure adequate sample,