Leadership Development in the Context of Sindh at Secondary School Level

This study investigated Leadership Challenges and approaches in the unique context of Sindh Pakistan. Stratified random sampling technique was applied to select the sample from Hyderabad directorate of Schools. The final sample consisted of ninety male and female head teachers. Two survey questionnaires, on liker’s scale, were developed through individual interview and focus group discussions. The survey data were analyzed using Chi-square and percentage technique through SPSS (16.0 version). This study revealed that both male and female Head masters/head teachers, rural and urban, are restricted in stopping and deducing the salary of defiant staff, hiring and firing the staff, preventing staff absconding and absenteesm etc. This study also indicated different leadership approaches to cope up with such challenges: Developing personal courage and confidence, documenting and performing teaching role to carry out different administrative and instructional leadership responsibilities effectively. It is concluded that context plays a significant role to be effective; therefore context based leadership approaches may be imported to the secondary school heads in Sindh Pakistan.