An Investigation of School Leadership Effectiveness at Secondary Level in District Sargodha

Abstract

The major objective of this study was to investigate the school leadership
effectiveness at the secondary level in the district of Sargodha. A survey
research design was used to investigate the phenomenon. The population
of the study was the school heads of government secondary schools of
Tehsil, Sargodha. The sample was comprised of one hundred and sixty
heads of government secondary schools in Tehsil, Sargodha. The data
were collected through a questionnaire developed by the researchers. The
validity of the instrument was done through expert opinion from three
professors. The inter-reliability of the questionnaire was measured by
using Cronbach Alpha. The value of the reliability coefficient was found
to be 0.863. The instrument was developed on the basis of the Alpha
Leadership Model which has three aspects- anticipation, alignment, and
action. It consisted of thirty statements. Mean, Standard Deviation, and
independent sample t- test were applied to analyze the data. A significant
difference was found between female and male school leaders in their
school leadership effectiveness. The male school leaders appeared
stronger than female school leaders in their school leadership
effectiveness. No difference was found between urban and rural school
heads’ leadership effectiveness. It was suggested that yearly training
workshops may be arranged for female heads to further develop their
leadership skills.