Effectiveness of Leadership Models in Special Schools (e-book) (used book) | bookbook.eu

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The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of leadership models in special schools of Pakistan for raising quality impact on child's performance. The study considered various styles of school leadership as perceived by stakeholders that is headteachers, teachers, parents and students. Later, it went further to study the impact of headteachers' leadership style on children's performance and on school improvement. Illuminative approach was taken up combining quantitative and qualitative research. The schools were divided into four categories of Elite Public, Elite Private, Mainstream Private and Small Scale Private. Four schools, one in every category were then taken up for in-depth case studies. The special school headteachers participating in this study attested that as a whole they were not satisfied in their present position. The reasons for female satisfaction in their job may be due to social acceptance, less financial burden in family affairs or a job with minimum challenges. It shows that administrative work created a heavy workload which caused them to neglect and avoid doing any positive work for children with disabilities. These onerous duties wer