A study of Instructional Leadership styles at University level in Pakistan
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2017
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University of Management and Technology
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This mixed method research titled “A Study of Instructional Leadership Styles at University Level in Pakistan” was aimed to explore the phenomena of instructional leadership styles in public and private sector universities. The objectives included exploring the phenomenon of instructional leadership styles of the HoDs in the universities of Pakistan; finding out the most practiced and least practiced indicators (of Goleman's) leadership styles by HoDs; finding out the differences between instructional leadership styles of the HoDs based on various demographic variables; and finally making recommendations in the light of the findings of the study. These objectives were broken into research questions and these research questions were further turned into null hypotheses. The study usedmultistage sampling techniques to select 120 HoDs, and 240 faculty to triangulate the self reported data of the HoDs. The questionnaires, with reliability (0.90) for faculty and (0.79) HoDs were used. Content and face validity of tools were also established by expert opinion. Furthermore, to validate and strengthen quantitative data, an interview protocol was also devised for HoDs Quantitative Data were analyzed using SPSS; and t, and ANOVA tests were applied in addition to the descriptive statistics. Interviews were transcribed and analyzed using thematic analysis approach. The results of the study revealed statistically significant differences among leadership styles of HoDs on the basis of gender, experience and sector. Among 3 styles, a significant difference was found between self reported leadership styles of the HoDs and the perceptions of the faculty. Results of the study are usefull for higher education authorities of Pakistannot only for better decision making in training of the HoDs abut also in appointment of the HoDs. Major Recommendations include arranging training programmes for HoDs.
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Supervised by: Dr. Usman Khalil
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Instructional Leadership, Leadership Styles, Phd Thesis