Financial Management Competence of Selected and Promoted School Heads: A Demographic Comparison
This study intended comparing the financial management competence of selected and promoted school principals (heads). It was quantitative and comparative in nature. The population was principals of government high schools in Upper Punjab. Purposive sampling technique was applied for sampling the size of 213 school heads from district Sahiwal. A selfdeveloped questionnaire comprising 34 items was used to collect data. The reliability of the questionnaire was found to be .82. Data were analyzed using advanced statistics using SPSS. The study established that school heads have awareness planning procedures and implementation processes but school heads are not confident to coordinate with stakeholders in financial matters of school. The significant difference appeared in financial management competence of promoted and selected school heads and males and females school principals. It was recommended that financial management orientation and training may be arranged for school heads of public secondary schools to improve their financial management competence.
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Finance, Financial Management, School heads, Secondary Schools, Financial Management Competence
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(1) Zunaira Fatima
Lecturer,Department of Education,University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Uzma Shahzadi
Assistant Professor,Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Ashfaque Shah
Assistant Professor,Department of Education,University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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.