THE MANAGERIAL STYLES OF HEAD TEACHERS AND ITS IMPACT ON SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS' PERFORMANCE

Abstract

The study at hand examined the management styles practiced by the head teachers and their impact on teachers’ performance at secondary public schools in the Punjab. The educational environment of any institution depicts the competencies of the head teachers. Different head teachers use different behaviors to achieve the described objectives. The main objective of the research was to investigate the management styles of heads of teachers and their effectiveness on teacher’s performance at secondary levels. This study was delimited to the district Faisalabad. All the secondary school teachers of district Faisalabad were taken as population. The random sampling procedure was adopted as per the requirements of the study. The sample consisted of 25 male and 25 female teachers working at the secondary level. A survey method was adopted to collect data from respondents. The questionnaire was comprised of 32 restricted response items.  The data was analyzed by using statistical technique mean, standard deviation and independent t-test. The majority of respondents observed that two styles are being adopted with a minor difference by head teachers regarding their management styles in institutions, autocratic and democratic however laissez-faire management style is not considered appropriate to exercise by most of the head teachers. Furthermore, the mean value of male and female secondary school teachers indicated that management styles used by the head teachers have a useful effect on the performance of secondary school teachers.