Impact of Head Teachers’ Democratic Leadership Style on Teachers’ Performance at Public Secondary Schools

Authors

  • Murtaza Ali Laghari School Education and Literacy Department, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Abdul Jalil Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Zubair Ahmed Chachar Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
  • Abdul Sattar Gopang Faculty of Education, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51872/prjah.vol5.Iss2.304

Keywords:

Head Teacher; Teacher; Leadership; Democratic Leadership Style; Teachers’ Performance.

Abstract

This paper generally aims to examine the impact of head teachers` Democratic leadership styles on teachers` performance at the public secondary schools. Leadership is a perilous and central problem for all administrations and institutions round the world. Many nations in the world have attempted to highlight and emphasize the perception of effective headship in a variety of ways in their organizations regular events, programs, and presentations. In Pakistan, there is a rapid and growing awareness of leadership in a various sectors and fields, in tandem with a sharp increase in the number of teachers, universities, colleges, and schools, as well as others involved directly or indirectly in the educational domain. The study specifically aims to investigate the impact of Head teachers` Democratic leadership styles on Teachers` Performance at public secondary schools and to examine the difference between Head teachers` Democratic leadership styles and Teachers` Performance at public secondary schools. This research applied descriptive survey design having quantitative approach. The Likert scale five-point was used as a tool to collect the response from representative of the group of interest of the researcher. It revealed that the head teachers` Democratic leadership styles have positive impact on teachers` performance and there is also a strong correlation between the variables.

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Published

2024-03-28

How to Cite

Murtaza Ali Laghari, Abdul Jalil, Zubair Ahmed Chachar, & Abdul Sattar Gopang. (2024). Impact of Head Teachers’ Democratic Leadership Style on Teachers’ Performance at Public Secondary Schools. Progressive Research Journal of Arts & Humanities (PRJAH), 5(2), 157–168. https://doi.org/10.51872/prjah.vol5.Iss2.304