SEARCH ARTICLE

11 Pages : 115-125

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).11      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).11      Published : Jun 2020

Analyses of Life Skills Development Practices in Secondary Schools of Islamabad

    The study was designed to make analysis for developing Life Skills practices in the secondary schools of Islamabad. It was descriptive survey study. All 1039 SSTs, all 146 principals of public secondary schools working under FDE at Islamabad were population of the study. Five hundred and seventy (570) SSTs; one hundred and forty (140) principals were selected by using stratified random sampling technique. A questionnaire having 36 items were developed by the researcher on five point Likert scale. Mean, Standard Deviation, and t-test, were applied to analyze the data. There was moderate level of practice of skill development in secondary schools. Male teachers were better performing in developing communication skills and critical thinking while female teachers were better for developing problem solving skills. Development of strategy and proper training of teachers and principals, by the government, for life base skill education was recommended.

    Life skills, Education, Communication, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving
    (1) Robina Rahat
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, AJ&K, Pakistan.
    (2) Ziarab Mahmood
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, AJ&K, Pakistan.
    (3) Nazir Haider Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, AJ&K, Pakistan.

08 Pages : 104-112

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).08      10.31703/gssr.2025(X-II).08      Published : Jun 2025

A Comparative Analysis of Sustainability Leadership Practices of Principals at Higher Secondary Schools

    The aim of this research study was a comparison between sustainability leadership practices of principals at HSS level. The research objectives of this research study were a) to investigate sustainability leadership practices of principals at Higher Secondary school level b) to compare the sustainability leadership practices of principals at Public and Private sector c) To analyze the gender based sustainability leadership practices of principals. Population of this research study was all the principals, all teachers of their schools in Punjab Province. Data were collected from 200 teachers. A self -developed questionnaire was utilized for data collection. Data analysis was done through mean, standard deviation and t. test. Research findings indicate that sustainability leadership practices of principals significantly enhance effective teaching and pedagogical skills of teachers in organizations and generate pleasant and friendly environment for holistic development of learners and all other teaching learning activities.

    Sustainability, leadership, Practices, System Thinking, Emphatic Collaboration, Anticipatory, Strategic Action, Integrated Problem Solving
    (1) Bibi Kausar Perveen
    PhD Scholar, Department of Educational Sciences, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Jamila Begum
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.