SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF SCHOOL HEADS REGARDING COACHING STYLE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL

Abstract

School leadership plays a significant role in enhancing students’ achievement and making the teachinglearning process more effective at school. The school head stimulates the whole efforts and development of the school including educational environment, infrastructure, modern technology, finance, boosting teachers’ morale, and root out chaos and confusion from school life. This study aims to compare the perceptions of school principals and teachers regarding leadership roles in the Southern District of KP. A self-constructed questionnaire consisted of 10 items was distributed among Private school male Heads 48 and Female Heads 20 and Public School male Head 137 and Female Heads 71 was identify as a sample of the study. A significant difference was found between the perceptions of school principals and teachers regarding leadership roles. No significant difference was found between the perceptions of male and female principals regarding leadership roles. It was recommended that pre and in-service pieces of training, seminars, and workshops could be worth mention strategies to enhance the leadership and managerial skills of the secondary school principals to act as motivator, negotiator, consultant, knowledge distributor, strategic planner, evaluator, and sociable.