Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

The managerial behavior of secondary school heads in Punjab (Pakistan)

Khan Naeemullah1, Inamullah Hafiz Muhammad2, Sarwar Muhammad3, Muhammad Naseer Uddin2 and Hussain Shafqat4
  1Punjab Education Department, Pakistan. 2Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan. 3Institute of Education, University of Worcester, UK. 4GC University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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  •  Accepted: 18 February 2010
  •  Published: 30 April 2010

Abstract

 

The purpose of the study was to explore the perception of secondary school heads and their managerial roles. The sample of the study consisted of 56 school heads including 34 males and 22 females. A five-point scale was designed by the researchers for data collection. One of the researchers personally collected and recorded the information from the respondents. The analysis of data revealed that the school heads in Pakistan had better than average managerial behavior. Female school heads had better managerial behavior than their male counter parts.

 

Key words: Managerial behavior, school heads, Pakistan