Practices of 21st Century Skills by School Leaders in Rawalpindi City

Mehr Bakht, Salma Nazar Khan

Abstract

21st century is different than 20th in citizenship and abilities, thus requires
a different set of skills expected differently in each field (Dede, 2009).
This study intended to explore the practices of school leaders of
Rawalpindi city secondary schools about 21st century 4 Cs leadership
skills; Competence, Character, Compassion & Courage. This was an
exploratory research. Survey method quantitative research approach was
used. An adapted questionnaire was used to collect the quantitative data.
All the school leaders of Rawalpindi city were the population of the study.
Through simple random sampling 98 school leaders were selected to
answer questionnaire. The finding of the study indicates that 4Cs
leadership skills are practiced by School leaders in their school. School
leaders use motivation (mean= 4.251), accountability (mean= 4.13),
problem solving (mean= 4.12), and social leadership (mean= 4.13) skills
most than other sub-skills in their practices. School leaders found
themselves more social and accountable towards society. This study is
significant for school leaders as they will find out the importance of 21st
century leadership skills in their leadership positions. The finding of the
study recommends that there should be training and workshop for school
leaders about 21st century leadership skills.