A Study of School Leaders’ Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Continuing Professional Development Program in Private Schools of Karachi
Keywords:
School Leaders, Continuing Professional Development ProgramsAbstract
This research study aimed at exploring the perceptions of school leaders (principals) regarding the effectiveness of continuous professional development programs in private schools in Karachi. The main purpose of the study was to recognize and make a comparison between the perceptions of school leaders (principals) regarding the effectiveness of the CPD program in perceptiveness of four major variables i.e. teachers’ methods of teaching, classroom management skills, methods of assessments, and performance of the students. The population of the study comprised of 12000 registered private secondary school principals in Karachi (Board of secondary Education, Karachi). The sample of this research study was comprised of 110 principals. A questionnaire was used to gather the relevant information from the participants. It consisted of 22 items and drawn from literature and based on the expertise of the researcher. The researcher administered the questionnaire and explained each item to the respondents. Data was analyzed through SPSS (19) software. Major hypotheses were tested through t-test & ANOVA. On the basis of findings, it was concluded that respondents had shown no discernible difference in behavior even both males and females regarding all variables. Therefore, it was concluded that the school leaders had positive perceptions about the effectiveness of the CPD program from the perspective of methods of teaching, classroom management, and methods of assessment and outcome of students.
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