Sadaf Rabbani2025-12-132025-12-132017https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/16213Leadership plays a significant role in managing organizations and one of the key problem areas is managing change. Pakistani public schools are educational organizations which have been subject to top-down change over past several years. The public school teachers are the main actors of this change and “How well they have understood the need for change?” To answer this question a survey is conducted in the secondary schools of Punjab in three districts to know the actual dynamics of change in public schools. The study seeks to know how well our teachers know the importance of educational change and what constraints they observe in the system and leadership styles of principals in managing change. Multistage sampling technique was used to draw the sample of 508 (male and female) teachers. Data was collected through a questionnaire constructed to suit the purpose. The Cronbach Alpha (Coefficient of Reliability) of the questionnaire was 0.906. Research findings reveal that public school teachers are fully aware of the importance of change. In fact, they are ready to assume the responsibility for a second order change. However, the system is not ready to initiate bottom-up change; the leadership role is critical and leadership training is the need of the hour that will gear the system in the desired direction. Keywords: educational leadership. leadership styles. change. systems approach. pakistani public schools.enThesis