Teachers Involvement in the Development of Students’ Personality Traits in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The study aimed to look for the participation and comparison of gender-based teachers involvement in the development of various personality traits of students at secondary school level. To answer the research questions, a sequential explanatory mixed method design was adopted. The Southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were taken as a source of data. The researcher selected 361 secondary school teachers as a sample through simple random sampling technique. For collection of data Big Five Factors Personality Inventory developed by Buchanan(2001) were adapted. Results of the study revealed that mostly teachers are strongly agree that they have their role in extroversion personality trait development. Significance difference found between male and female teachers involvement as “Extroversion” and “Conscientiousness” while no significance difference found between male and female teachers involvement as “Agreeableness”, “Neuroticism” and “Openness to Experiences”.

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Occupational Stress among Secondary School Heads: A Gender Based Comparative Study

Journal of Education and Educational Development ◽

10.22555/joeed.v5i2.2363 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 240 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ishtiaq Hussain ◽

Nabi Bux Jumani ◽

Qaiser Suleman

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Occupational Stress ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Stress Index ◽

Male And Female ◽

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Gender Based ◽

School Heads

The purpose of the study was to examine and compare the occupational stress of male and female secondary-school-heads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. All the male and female secondary school heads working in pubic secondary schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa constituted the population of the study. A total of 402 secondary school heads were selected as sample through multistage sampling technique in which 260 were males and 142 were females. Descriptive and quantitative survey research design was used. To seek the responses from the participants, a standardized tool i.e., “Occupational Stress Index (OSI)” was used. For statistical analysis, proper descriptive statistics i.e., mean, standard deviation and inferential statistics i.e., independent samples t-test were employed through SPSS. The findings revealed that both male and female secondary school heads were found occupationally stressful with respect to role overload, role conflict, strenuous working condition, unreasonable group & political pressure, under participation, and unprofitability. Comparatively, there was no significant difference between the overall occupational stress of male and female secondary school heads. Based on findings, it was recommended that Elementary & Secondary Education Department should have a collaboration with policymakers to develop comprehensive strategies for stress reduction for secondary school heads so that they may perform their duties effectively.Keywords: comparative study, gender based study, occupational stress, secondary school heads

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Role of In-Service Promoted Secondary School Heads in Strengthening Secondary Education in Kohat Division (Pakistan)

International Journal of Human Resource Studies ◽

10.5296/ijhrs.v3i1.3114 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 38

Author(s):

Qaiser Suleman ◽

Ishtiaq Hussain

Keyword(s):

Secondary Education ◽

Secondary School ◽

Professional Training ◽

Statistical Treatment ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

School Level ◽

Teachers And Students ◽

School Heads

The purpose of the current paper was to explore the role of in-service promoted secondary school heads in strengthening secondary education. The objectives of the study were: (a) to investigate the role of in-service promoted secondary school heads in strengthening secondary education; (b) to investigate the weak areas of in-service promoted secondary school heads in strengthening secondary education; and (c) to suggest workable recommendations to improve the administrative performance of in-service promoted secondary school heads. All the teachers and students at secondary school level in Kohat Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan) constituted the population of the study. The study was delimited to male secondary school heads, teachers and students only. The study was further delimited to 30 secondary schools in each district of Kohat Division i.e., Karak, Kohat and Hangu. In order to ensure adequate representation of the population, 450 teachers and 900 students were selected through simple random sampling technique. The nature of the study was descriptive and questionnaires were used as research instrument. Pilot testing was conducted to eliminate the weaknesses, misconceptions and ambiguities of the questions in the questionnaires. Data was collected through personal visits. Then it was organized, tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. Statistical tools, i.e., percentage and chi square were used for the statistical treatment of the data. After analysis of the data, the researchers arrived at the conclusions that the overall administrative performance of in-service promoted secondary school heads was ineffective and unproductive. They lack the qualities of effective leadership and successful administration. Based on findings of the study, it is strongly recommended that a special professional training programme regarding school administration and management should be institutionalized so that in-service promoted secondary school heads may be equipped with the modern techniques of school management and administration. KEYWORDS: Role, In-service Promoted Secondary School Heads, Strengthening, Secondary Education

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Exploring Principal’s Leadership Competencies in Academic and Administrative Areas at Govt. Secondary Schools in the Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

sjesr ◽

10.36902/sjesr-vol3-iss2-2020(306-312) ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 306-312

Author(s):

Gauhar Zaman ◽

Dr. Saqib Shehzad ◽

Dr. Hafiz M. Irshadullah

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Research Study ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Leadership Competencies ◽

Study Data ◽

School Level ◽

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽

Secondary School Level ◽

Analytical Tools ◽

School Heads

The present study has been conducted for the identification of Principals leadership’s competencies in academic and administrative areas at the secondary school level of education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The population of this research study encompasses all 1422 Secondary School Principals. Random sampling technique was applied to select 377 school heads as respondents. To conduct the research study, data was collected through questionnaires, which were further tabulated for analysis through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), and analytical tools of mean, standard deviation, and correlation were used. It is found that the majority of the respondents responded that they had properly managed human resources, and performed academic and administrative activities for the promotion of education in the institutions. It is recommended that the level of leadership in administrative and academic areas be improved with modern approaches.

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The Gender Based Effect of Cyber Bullying on Academic Achievement and Behavior of Students at Higher Secondary Level

Global Social Sciences Review ◽

10.31703/gssr.2019(iv-i).22 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol IV (I) ◽

pp. 164-171

Author(s):

Jamila Begum ◽

Namra Munir ◽

Iftikhar Ahmad Baig

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Secondary School ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Secondary Level ◽

Cyber Bullying ◽

School Level ◽

Secondary School Level ◽

Gender Based ◽

And Behavior

The purpose of this research is to discover the effect of cyber bullying on students academic achievement and their behavior. The objective of the research was to find out the academic achievement affected by cyberbullying and behavior of students on gender basis at higher secondary school level. Through random sampling technique, 2160 students and 48 teachers from 6 districts were selected. Questionnaires and interviews were used for data analysis using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The results showed that cyber bullying significantly affects students academic achievement than their behavior. No significant effect of cyber bullying was found on students academic achievement and their behavior with respect to their gender. The qualitative data obtained from interviews teachers concludes that students are well aware of cyber bullying and cyber bullying equally affects boys and girls of public sector higher secondary schools.

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Teachers’ Implicit Beliefs about Learners' Creativity

The International Journal for Research in Education ◽

10.36771/ijre.44.3.20-pp110-141 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 110-141

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Personality Traits ◽

The State ◽

Implicit Beliefs ◽

Male And Female ◽

Environmental Beliefs ◽

Female Teachers ◽

The State Of Kuwait ◽

Academic Year

This study aimed to identify teachers' implicit beliefs about the creativity of learners in primary, middle, and secondary schools and explore the differences in implicit beliefs according to the teacher's gender, specialization, training, and experience. The study participant’s comprised 200 male and female teachers from primary, middle and secondary schools in the State of Kuwait during the 2018-2019 academic year. The study tools consisted of the Electronic Measure of the Teachers' Implicit Beliefs of Creativity. The results showed that developmental beliefs were the most prevailing beliefs among the teachers, followed by the environmental beliefs; and, finally beliefs about personality traits. Also, the study found no statistical differences in the implicit beliefs of creativity attributed to the gender or specialization of the teacher. Furthermore, implicit beliefs about creativity attributed to training favor those who received training on creativity and differences attributed to years of experience, in favor of teachers with more experience (10-15 years). Moreover, the results showed differences in implicit beliefs of creativity that can be attributed to the educational stage in favor of the secondary school. The study presented a set of recommendations for training teachers about creativity and how to deal with creative students.

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Impact of A.V Aids on Academic Achievement of Students at Secondary School Level in Southern Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Global Educational Studies Review ◽

10.31703/gesr.2016(i-i).02 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol I (I) ◽

pp. 10-16

Author(s):

Tanveer Ahmad ◽

Nasir Ali ◽

Abdul Basit Khan

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

School Level ◽

Positive Relation ◽

Nature Study ◽

Secondary School Level ◽

Study Population

AV aids are very important in the learning process. It prepares students for useful learning. There is no doubt that learning materials have great importance in education. Due to this the researcher conducts a study regarding "impact of AV AIDS on the academic achievement of students". A descriptive nature study was conducted. All the 10th class students of Gov secondary schools were the study population. As a sample 500 respondents were selected from 12 Govt. secondary schools, by applying a simple random sampling technique. The researcher delimited the study only to 10th grade of the 12 females and males' schools. To collect the data, a self-made tool was used. The collected data was analyzed by SPSS. John Curry formula was applied. Frequency, percentage, and linear regression were used for analysis. It was revealed that students' academic achievement has a positive relation with AV aids.

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Teachers Thinking Styles and Teacher Effectiveness: A Comparative Analysis at Secondary School Level

Global Regional Review ◽

10.31703/grr.2020(v-ii).02 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol V (II) ◽

pp. 11-19

Author(s):

Ijaz Muhammad ◽

Muhammad Shah ◽

Malik Amer Atta

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Secondary School ◽

Teacher Effectiveness ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

School Level ◽

Thinking Styles ◽

Rural Teachers ◽

Female Teachers ◽

Secondary School Level ◽

Urban Rural

The prime goal of the study is to explore the 'Teachers Thinking Styles and Teacher Effectiveness: a comparative analysis at secondary school Level'. The study also determines comparison in views of male/female and urban/rural teacher about their thinking styles and teacher effectiveness. The study is descriptive. Two valid and reliable research tools were used, which were structured by the researcher himself. All male/female teachers in the secondary school of southern districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa constituted the population of the study. Stratified random sampling technique was adopted following Krejcie, and Morgan rule and 380 teachers were consulted for the collection of data. For analysis, Mean, SD, t-test and correlation were applied as suitable statistics. Findings of the study show a significant correlation between thinking styles and teacher effectiveness. The study also indicated an insignificant comparison in the views of male/female and urban/rural teachers about their thinking styles and teacher effectiveness.

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Internet Use and Gender Differences at the Senior Secondary School Level

Asian Review of Social Sciences ◽

10.51983/arss-2018.7.1.1402 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 45-50

Author(s):

Syed Noor ul Amin

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Internet Use ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

School Level ◽

The Internet ◽

School Students ◽

Male And Female ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

Senior Secondary

Present study was aimed to examine the Internet use by male and female senior secondary school students on their Internet use. The research was conducted with two main purposes; firstly, to investigate that gender difference had any effect on their Internet use and secondly, to identify and to find out the differences of any on the Internet use, among male and female senior secondary school student for (i) academic purpose (ii) recreational purpose and (iii) communication purpose. The population of this study consists of 100 senior secondary school students (50 male and 50 female) of District Bandipora (J&k) INDIA and they were selected by a random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was the Information Blank developed by the investigator. The data was subjected to statistical analysis by computing Mean, S.D. and test of significance. The results revealed that that there is difference between male and female secondary school students on Internet use for academic purpose. Male students have better use of Internet for academic purpose as compared to female students. On the other hand there is no difference between male and female senior secondary school students on Internet use for recreational and e-mail purposes. Both the groups have found similar in Internet use for recreational and communication purposes.

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Impact of Stress on Students Academic Performance at Secondary School Level at District Vehari

International Journal of Learning and Development ◽

10.5296/ijld.v8i1.12063 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 84 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muhammad Saqib ◽

Kaleem Ur Rehman

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

School Level ◽

Secondary School Level ◽

Major Factors ◽

The Impact

The title of the existing topic is “Impact of stress on student’s academic performance at secondary school level”. The important motives of this study are to explore the stress impact on the students’ academic performance. Stress has a key role in student’s academic performance. This study was to focus on the negative impact on the student’s academic performance. The purposes of the study were to investigate; firstly, the type of stress linked with student’s performance; secondly, to evaluate the impact of stress on the academic performances of students; and thirdly, differentiate the impacts of stress on the academic performances of both gender students. To achieve the above-mentioned objectives of the study, the researcher can suggest a reasonable solution for the impact of stress on student’s academic performance. The data collected for this topic, has been gathered from all the secondary schools in District Vehari. In this study the researcher was taken a sample of (n=10) secondary schools from each Tehsil of District Vehari. The researcher was further divided (n=10) secondary schools into two groups (n=5) males and (n=5) female secondary schools. The researcher was taken (n=15) students from each secondary school selected as sample. The researcher was used simple random sampling technique for data collection. Five points Likert-scale used in this research. 99% respondents are responding about the factor of stress impact on their academic performance. After collecting data, it was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. The tool (questionnaire) used for the collection data was 0.850 Cronbach alpha. In this study, different tests were applied as to factor analysis and regression. Generally, the major findings of study divulged that there are significant impacts of stress on student’s academic performance. This study concluded that major factors of stress among the students are teacher and parents.

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A Comparative Study of Teachers' and Head Teachers' Perceptions about National Professional Standard for Teachers at Secondary School Level

Global Language Review ◽

10.31703/glr.2020(v-ii).07 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol V (II) ◽

pp. 62-71

Author(s):

Fasiha Altaf ◽

Muhammad Saeed

Keyword(s):

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Professional Standards ◽

School Level ◽

Head Teachers ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Female Teachers ◽

Secondary School Level ◽

And Training

Pakistan is paying special attention to its educational system and training of the teachers to improve the quality of teaching as a profession. One of the most highlighted elements in this educational development is the quality teaching practices in terms of National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPST).Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis techniques were applied to analyze the comparison between teachers and head-teachers' perceptions of NPST. Through simple random sampling technique 30 head-teachers (15 males and 15 females) and 300 teachers (150 males and 150 females) were selected. Two questionnaires were developed to assess the teachers and head-teachers' perceptions about NPSTs. The results revealed that comparatively female teachers who were more qualified and experienced were recently hired teachers who knew about National Professional Standards, were more enthusiastic about how to practice these standards in comparison to the teachers who had joined this profession in the late 80's and 90's.

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