Exploring Leadership Practices of Principals of Government Elementary Colleges of Education in Pakistan

Autor/inn/en	Bana, Zubeda; Khaki, Jan-e-Alam
Titel	Exploring Leadership Practices of Principals of Government Elementary Colleges of Education in Pakistan
Quelle	In: International Journal of Leadership in Education, 18 (2015) 4, S.464-486 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3124
DOI	10.1080/13603124.2014.948073
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Principals; Leadership Styles; Leadership Role; Leadership Responsibility; Case Studies; Semi Structured Interviews; Administrator Attitudes; School Administration; Governance; School Effectiveness; Teacher Education Programs; Role Models; Barriers; Political Influences; Facilities Management; School Support; Family School Relationship; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Principal; Schulleiter; Führungsstil; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Schuleffizienz; Identifikationsfigur; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Facility Management; Schulförderverein
Abstract	This article shares the findings from a case study conducted to explore the leadership practices of Principals of the Government Elementary Colleges of Education across Pakistan. The study focused on how these Principals understood their roles and responsibilities in the context of the changing role of teacher education in Pakistan and in the globalizing world context. An exploratory case study research methodology was adopted; using semi-structured interviews as the main source for data collection. The primary findings of the study indicate that the Principals' perceptions of their roles and responsibilities rotated mostly around the axis of "control" of their organizations and its smooth functioning. Hence, they perceived looking after the teaching and learning processes, being good role models and meeting the requirements of their institutions as their prime responsibilities. Considering the trying circumstances under which many of these Principals worked where often even their lives were under threat, they worked quite hard to achieve the desired results. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01