UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICALITY OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LEADERSHIP STANDARDS: PERCEPTION OF SECONDARY AND HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADTEACHERS OF SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD AND HYDERABAD DIVISIONS

Abstract

School leadership is of utmost importance. It dominates school activities. The performance of either the best or worst of the school is mostly associated with school leadership. A leader, aware of his responsibilities and their practice in the school uplifts the performance of the school. The standards and the skills, that school leaders should have in several countries are well set through policy measures. In Pakistan, our educational system is lingering back because of several reasons along with awareness of school leadership standards by the school head teachers. This study is conducted to know the understanding and practicability of international standards through perceptions of the secondary and higher secondary school head teachers of Shaheed Benazir Abad and Hyderabad divisions. The current research study had two research objectives, 1) the perception of head teachers regarding the understanding of international standards and 2) the practicability of international standards for school heads in Shaheed Benazir Abad and Hyderabad divisions. This research study adopted a quantitative research methodology and survey design. The 725 head teachers of secondary and higher secondary schools (Male/Female) of Hyderabad and Shaheed Benazirabad Division were a population of the current research study. The sample of 260 was selected through simple. Sample adequacy was ensured through KMO and Bartlett's Test results which were 74.2.  Data were collected on a five-point Likert scale a self-designed research questionnaire. The questionnaire’s reliability was ensured using Cronbach’s Alpha, and so the questionnaire was found reliable at 82.1 percent. The validity of the tool was ensured after a pilot test was conducted on five percent of the sample. The data were analyzed in SPSS 22. V. The mean score, standard deviation, and frequency were used for the result display. The results are shown in self-made graphs and tables made from the default program of the computer, MS Office 2013.  Some tables were left from the SPSS. For reference, the APA style of the sixth edition was followed.