Head Teachers’ Self Efficacy: A Perspective from Public Sector Secondary Schools

Abstract

Leaders play a key role in their organizations rather organizations are reflection of their leaders. The present study was designed to study head teachers’ self-efficacy in public sector secondary schools in district Faisalabad. The data were collected from head teachers of both gender through a five point Likert scale Head Teachers’ Self-Efficacy Scale (HTSES). The sample comprised of 220 (114 male and 106 female) secondary school heads working in district Faisalabad.  Head teachers’ self-efficacy was measured on few aspects of school leadership such as school management, instructional leadership, positive environment, classroom evaluation practices and monitor learning, abidance to the demands of policy and community, professional development of self and team and school development and evaluation.  It was found that male head teachers were more self-efficacious than female head teachers in aspects of school management, positive & conducive environment, instructional leadership, classroom evaluation practices & monitor of learning, professional development of self & team self-efficacy and quality assurance self-efficacy of head teachers.