Influence of Transformational Leadership Behaviour of Heads on Pedagogical Practices of Teachers
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https://doi.org/10.55737/trt/V24.198Keywords:
Transformational Leadership Behaviour, Pedagogical Practices, Pedagogical Practices Teachers, Government Secondary Schools, Transformational BehaviourAbstract
The study aimed to explore the influence of transformational leadership behaviour of heads of pedagogical practices of teachers. Descriptive designed as opted for, and a survey was conducted to explore said phenomenon. All Government Secondary Schools of district Sargodha constituted the population. A sample of 234 teachers (130 male, 102 female) was selected. Pilot testing conducted showed Cronbach’s Alpha value of 0.763. Findings showed that head teachers show a high level of transformational leadership behaviour. The status of pedagogical practices was found satisfactory, whereas females head showed more transformational behaviour than males. Male teachers showed more sophisticated pedagogical practices than female teachers. Significant correlation was found between transformational leadership behavior of head teachers and teachers’ pedagogical practices. Hence, it is recommended that head teachers should practice transformational leadership practices to improve pedagogical practices and the overall performance of teachers.
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