Institutional Role in the Development of Leadership Skills among Students
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Leadership, Leadership Skills, Teachers, Educational Institutes, Secondary School Students, Strategies and ActivitiesAbstract
The title of the study was the institutional role in development of leadership skills among students. This descriptive study aimed to investigate the problem through quantitative survey method research design. The major objectives of this study were to investigate the role of teacher in development of student’s leadership skills. All (1000) female teachers of (140) government secondary schools in District Charsadda and Peshawar constituted the population of the study. Simple random sampling technique was followed to collect data from 286 respondents through a close ended 5 points Likert scale questionnaire comprised of 65 items. Tool validation was confirmed by experts through face validity while tool’s reliability was found out using Cronbach alpha by obtaining .80 value. Keeping all ethical measures in consideration data was collected by the researcher personally. The data was analyzed through independent sample t test, score comparison and regression by using SPSS. Considering the results and conclusions the researcher recommended that majority of teachers found that problem-solving skills is not fully developed among students so the policy makers and curriculum developer should take necessary measure about it. The role of teachers is vital so directorate of professional development and curriculum developer take measure to train the school teachers that help students to develop leadership skills effectively.
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