EFFECTIVENESS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM OF PROVINCIAL INSTITUTE OF TEACHER EDUCATION FOR THE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Abstract

The study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of the “Leadership Training program of PITE (recently renamed as DPD Directorate of Professional Development) for the higher secondary school heads of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa”. The program trained the higher secondary school heads in the art of leadership. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the program by investigating the trained school heads in leadership and to find out the relationship between the leadership training of PITE and the school heads’ understanding and skill in the art of leadership. Initially about 250 school heads were trained in this program. These 250 schools heads is the population of the study. Random sampling technique was utilized to select 148 school heads as sample of the study. A quantitative research design was utilized. The data was collected through a questionnaire, designed on Likert scale, based on the contents of the training document. The data was analyzed through SPSS using Chi- square. The analysis of data reveals the school heads’ feedback of the program. The implications of the findings of the study proclaim the effectiveness of the training and recommend it for the development and improvement of school leadership. Keywords: Leadership, school heads, and development of school leadership.