Impact of Head Teachers' Transformational Style on Students Achievements
This research was done to explore the head teachers’ transformational leadership style, to see its impact on students’ achievement. The descriptive quantitative and survey approach was applied to conduct this research. The data were attained from secondary school teachers about the transformational leadership style of their heads through a five-point questionnaire. The matriculation results of students from sampled schools were also taken to see the effect of the head's leadership style on students' achievements. The purposive sampling method was used to collect data. Eight representative schools were selected from the district Lahore cantonment area and fifteen teachers were selected from each school to collect data and analyse SPSS. The data is presented in frequency distribution tables. Descriptive and influential statistics were applied to infer from data. It revealed that school heads with transformational leadership styles and strict rules regulations clear goals and values had a high effect on students’ achievements.
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School Heads, Transformational Leadership Style, Students’ Achievement
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(1) Muhammad Iqbal
Associate Professor, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Shamim Ullah
Assistant Professor, The Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Rizwan Ahmad
Assistant Professor, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punajab, Pakistan.
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APA : Iqbal, M., Ullah, S., & Ahmad, R. (2023). Impact of Head Teachers' Transformational Style on Students Achievements. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII(II), 616-628. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).54
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CHICAGO : Iqbal, Muhammad, Shamim Ullah, and Rizwan Ahmad. 2023. "Impact of Head Teachers' Transformational Style on Students Achievements." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II): 616-628 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).54
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HARVARD : IQBAL, M., ULLAH, S. & AHMAD, R. 2023. Impact of Head Teachers' Transformational Style on Students Achievements. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII, 616-628.
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MHRA : Iqbal, Muhammad, Shamim Ullah, and Rizwan Ahmad. 2023. "Impact of Head Teachers' Transformational Style on Students Achievements." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII: 616-628
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MLA : Iqbal, Muhammad, Shamim Ullah, and Rizwan Ahmad. "Impact of Head Teachers' Transformational Style on Students Achievements." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII.II (2023): 616-628 Print.
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OXFORD : Iqbal, Muhammad, Ullah, Shamim, and Ahmad, Rizwan (2023), "Impact of Head Teachers' Transformational Style on Students Achievements", Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (II), 616-628
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TURABIAN : Iqbal, Muhammad, Shamim Ullah, and Rizwan Ahmad. "Impact of Head Teachers' Transformational Style on Students Achievements." Global Social Sciences Review VIII, no. II (2023): 616-628. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-II).54