scholarly journals Perceived Leadership Capacities of Elementary School Head Teachers: Potential Differences of Gender and Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-381
Author(s):  
Hakim Ali ◽  
Rabia Basri ◽  
Bashir Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
School Head ◽  
Successful Leadership ◽  
Perceived Leadership ◽  
Administrative Experience ◽  
Administrative Responsibilities

Successful leadership mainly depends upon the knowledge and understanding about various leadership skills together with leader’s personal capacity to execute these skills efficiently. Elementary school head teachers, therefore, require notable expertise to professionally perform their important administrative responsibilities for achieving the school goals and objectives. In this context, this survey study was mainly conducted to investigate the extent of the leadership capacities of elementary school head teachers’ they possessed and differences in their views when grouped by their gender and administrative experience. To achieve the objective, a questionnaire comprising 24-items with six subscales developed by Ng (2010) was adapted with minor changes. The questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 363 head teachers randomly selected from 1014 elementary schools of Multan division and finally 336 (92.6%) responded. Results of descriptive statistical analyses suggest that the participants believed with high consensus that they were not well equipped with needed leadership skills in four areas specifically in the area of ‘quality assurance and accountability’.  Inferential statistical tests revealed no significant differences in participants’ perceptions based on their gender. Significant differences, however, were found in their views based on their administrative experience. The conclusions of this study point to the relevant strategies for planning continuous professional development of elementary school head teachers in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Effects of Leadership on School Performance: Comparison between Perceptions of Teachers and Head Teachers of Special and Regular Schools

2019 ◽  
Vol IV (IV) ◽  
pp. 308-316
Author(s):  
Sadia Siddiqui ◽  
Shahida Sajjad ◽  
Irshad Hussain
Keyword(s):  
School Performance ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
T Test ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Perceived Leadership ◽  
Perceptions Of Teachers

This study compared the perception(s) of teachers and headteachers working in special schools and those in regular schools about the effect of leadership on the performance of the school. The sample included 100 teachers and 50 headteachers from each of the school categories in Karachi city. The analysis of data was carried out by using descriptive statistics and Independent Samples t-test. The results revealed that teachers and headteachers perceived leadership style to be affecting the performance of the school. The headteachers and teachers from regular schools and teachers from special schools scored highest on their response(s) demonstrating that headteachers anticipated the role teachers working under their leadership in inculcating knowledge, skills, and attitudes among students; whereas, the score of the responses of the headteachers of special schools appeared to be highest indicating that they guide their teachers how to attain the goals of their school(s).

scholarly journals Pain Threshold, Pain Severity and Sensory Effects of Pain in Fibromyalgia Syndrome Patients: A new scale study

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 342-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Handan Ankarali ◽  
Safinaz Ataoglu ◽  
Seyit Ankarali ◽  
Hasan Guclu
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Fibromyalgia Syndrome ◽  
Pain Threshold ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Pain Severity ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Sensory Effects ◽  
Significant Difference

Objectives: The aim of this study to develop a new scale to evaluate pain threshold, sensory effects of pain and pain severity in patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS).Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey study and a questionnaire was administered to 52 voluntary patients diagnosed with FMS. In the proposed scale, thereare six questions about severe and less severe pain experience,two questions about the pain severity and sensory effect of FMS. In statistical analysis we used reliability analysis, factor analysis for construct validity, and other statistical tests to compare differences.Results: Exploratory factor analysis showed construct validity of the scale, and detected three factors. The internal consistency of the items of the scale was statistically significant. The agreement between the scores was good. Based on the answers, the patients were divided into two groups as low and high pain thresholds. There was no significant difference between these two groups in terms of severity of pain and sensory change due to fibromyalgia. In addition, the severity of pain in patients is lower than headache and at the level of stomachache and toothache.Discussion and Conclusion: The proposed scale allows the assessment of pain severity to be more detailed and paying attention to visually, it allows determining the pain threshold. It is suggested to compare the pain threshold determined by this scale with the pain threshold determined by different methods.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.17(3) 2018 p.342-350

scholarly journals Understanding the leadership perspective in wildland firefighting: gaps and opportunities for growth

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 259
Author(s):  
Alexis L. Waldron ◽  
David P. Schary
Keyword(s):  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Global Competence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Perceived Leadership ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Federal Land ◽  
Wildland Firefighting ◽  
Moderate Relationship ◽  
Federal Land Management

This aim of this study was to develop and assess the viability of a leadership scale that measures leadership from the perspective of the leader. A criterion sample was used of firefighters across USA federal land management agencies who are qualified crew bosses. The Supervisor Perceived Leadership Scale (SPLS) consists of perceptions of items that have measured the most essential leadership skills – competent decision making, integrity and personal genuineness from the perspective of the subordinate in the previously developed Crewmember Perceived Leadership Scale (CPLS). Through confirmatory factor analysis, an 18-item, 2-factor structure was supported. However, the items that did not load were highly related and loaded well on the CPLS. The SPLS had a low to moderate relationship with authentic leadership and global competence. The gap between the SPLS and CPLS provides insight about the potential differences between the average fire leader and the exceptional fire leader. These results and implications for future research are discussed.

scholarly journals Awareness of Rules Given in Punjab Education Code at Secondary School Level: A Case Study of Head Teachers in the District Sheikhupura

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 4 (Issue 3) ◽  
pp. 512-531
Author(s):  
Muhammad Kamran ◽  
Dr. Abida Nasreen ◽  
Ambreen Iftikhar
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
School Head ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Awareness Level

The general purpose of the research is to investigate the school head teachers’ awareness level about rules related to Punjab Education Code. The nature of the study is descriptive and a cross-sectional survey design has used for this study. The sample consists of 100 head teachers of secondary schools in the district of Sheikhupura. The sample was selected using a stratified random sampling technique. To measure the awareness level about the Punjab Education Code a questionnaire is used to collect the mandatory information. The questionnaire is comprised of the items related to head teachers’ awareness level of rules given in the Punjab education code. The data produced by the instrument is tabulated and analyzed through the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS). According to the research questions, descriptive statistical techniques are applied. The results of this study are showed that most of the head teachers are not having complete awareness of the rules given in the Punjab Education Code.

scholarly journals Investigating News Sources and Effective Factors in Their Selection among Faculty Members of North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Morteza Rastegar ◽  
Hassan Saadati ◽  
Niloufar Borhani yazdi ◽  
Ehsan Abouee Mehrizi
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Assistant Professor ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Academic Rank ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
News Sources ◽  
Emerging Media ◽  
Initial Questionnaire ◽  
Descriptive Survey

Introduction: Academics are among the most influential and important citizens in the culture and scientific security of a society. As a result, this study was based on the hypothesis that the existence of a constant concern about the effect of emerging media provides the ground for misleading this group. Methods: This research is a descriptive-survey study. A total of 101 professors from North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences were selected by convenience sampling and entered into the study. The data collection tool included a researcher-made questionnaire. The initial questionnaire was prepared based on the study of texts and review of various sources. To determine the validity of the questionnaire, the content validity method was used. Data analysis was performed by SPSS16 statistical software using descriptive and inferential statistical tests. Results: Among the participants, 36 were female and 65 were male, 68 were married and 29 were single. Also, in terms of academic rank, the majority of the subjects had the academic rank of instructor or assistant professor. In terms of the use of social networks to obtain news and information, the findings showed that about 48% of the subjects used Telegram messenger as a source of their news and information.  Conclusion: Based on the results, it can be stated that the rate of national news follow-up by the studied units has exceeded the follow-up of provincial and international news.

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