Leadership Qualities of Head Teachers at Secondary Level as Viewed by the Teachers in Private Sector in Pakistan

By Ashiq Hussain, Azhar Mumtaz Saadi, Naseer Ahmad Salfi, Khalid Rashid, Nasir Mahmood, Moqddus Ayub and Afzaal Hussain.

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The main purpose of this study was to find out the desirable leadership qualities of the Secondary school head teachers as viewed by the teachers. The teachers of The Educators (Secondary Schools) of Lahore district constituted the population for this study. One hundred teachers from 10 randomly selected schools were selected as sample by stratified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire was developed for the purpose of data collection. Through this questionnaire, opinion of the teachers about the leadership qualities of Secondary school head teachers was collected. The main findings of the study revealed that majority of the head teachers take interest in matters concerning with the community education, social affairs of the society and welfare of the area and they also discuss educational problems with the community members. Findings of the study also revealed that they provide educational guidance to the community and teachers, they get the opinion of the teachers in school administrative matters and give importance to others’ opinion while planning. They maintain co-ordination among the teachers, students, educational organization and the members of the society for educational progress.

Keywords:	Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Successful Leadership

The International Journal of Learning, Volume 17, Issue 11, pp.373-384. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 615.111KB).

Ashiq Hussain

EDO (Literacy) Nankana Sahib, Government of the Punjab, Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan

Dr. Ashiq Hussain did his B.A honour with Economics along with B.Ed. He has earned the degree of LLB from the University of Punjab. Earned his M.A in Urdu, Political Science and Education. The researcher has also done his M.Phil in Iqbal Studies. Now He is serving the nation as Dy. District Education Officer. He has served against different administrative posts like, AEO, Headteacher in High Schools and the District Coordinator Officer for AIOU.

Dr. Azhar Mumtaz Saadi

Principal, FG Boys Higher Secondary School Nilore, Islamabad, Federal Directorate of Education, Islamabad, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan

Mr. Azhar Mumtaz Saadi, is B.Sc with major in Chemistry and Biology along with B.Ed. He earned his M.A in Islamic Studies from Islamia University, Bahawalpur. He also earned his Master in Education from the University of Punjab, Lahore. He has been serving as a Secondary School Science Teacher in the public sector since 1985. In 2004 he won Indigenous 5000 PhD fellowship from Higher Education Commission Pakistan. He completed his PhD (Education) under the guidance and supervision of Dr. Muhammad Saeed at the Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore in May 2008. His research papers have been published in different national and international journals. he also have presented different articles in international conferences. Presently he is working as principal in a higher secondary school in Islamabad under Federal Directorate of Education, Pakistan.

Naseer Ahmad Salfi

Head teacher, Department of Education, Government of the Punjab, Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan

Mr. Naseer Ahmad Salfi has been persuing his Ph.D in Education from the University of Education Lahore- Pakistan. He has done his Msater of Education from University of the Punjab with distinction scoring 84% Marks. Presently, he is working as a headmaster in a secondary school. He has published six research papers in national and international reputed journals. His area of interest is Educational leadership and management.

Khalid Rashid

Professor, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Nasir Mahmood

System Analsyt/Psychometrician, Punjab Education Assessment System(PEAS)Department of education, Government of the Punjab, Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

Nasir Mahmood I am Ph D scholar at University of Education, Lahore Pakistan. I am working as System Analyst/Psychometrician,Punjab Education Assessment System (PEAS), Lahore. My career objective is to equip with the professional and leadership skills in the educational ladder. My areas of interest are research methodology, Teacher education, Educational assessment, Organizational behaviour, Social psychology, Curriculum development and instruction.

Moqddus Ayub

Teacher, Education, Government of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

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