The Influence of Leadership and Management on School Effectiveness in Secondary Schools

Abstract

Principals play a central role in the process of professionalizing teaching and learning, which leads to the development of education in any form. They have the responsibility of overseeing all the activities that happen in schools. Additionally, they provide support to teachers through their leadership and managerial skills to help them with their professional work.The study aimed at “The Influence of Leadership and Management on School Effectiveness in Secondary Schools”. The objectives for this specific study were 1) to explore the current intermediationsroles of principals for school efficacy. 2) To find out the principals’ contribution in school efficacy. 3) To make suggestions for enlightening the current intermediation role of principals’ for school efficacy. The population of the study was consist of all 19 high schools, 19 heads of high schools and 125 SST/SSE of Tehsil and District Attock. 15 principals and 85 SST/SSE teachersof the Government High Schools of tehsil and District Attockwere the sample of the study. For data collection, researcher used Simple Random Sampling technique. A questionnaire developed on five lickert scale was used as research instrument.For the purpose of content validity of the instrument, five different experts’ inputs were inculcated in the instrument.Chi-Square and percentages were used for data analysis. Finding of the study shows that 70% of the respondents are strongly agreed that “Principal may have crystal clear instructions and guidelines for the employees of the educational institutes”. Provide regular training and professional development opportunities for principals to improve their leadership skills and knowledge of best practices in school management.