Relationship between Strategic Leadership Styles of Head Teachers andSchool Performance at Secondary Level: A Preliminary Study

Abstract

This research paper aimed to explore the effect of strategic leadership styles of head -teachers on school performance at secondary level. Survey research method was employed. All the heads, working at the secondary schools  in Tehsil Sargodha was considered population for this study. There are 171 secondary schools in this Tehsil. So by employing cluster sampling technique, data was collected from all the head teachers. Strategic Leadership Styles Questionnaire by Gaylord Reagan (1998) was adopted to collect the data from head teachers. According to this scale, there are eight leadership styles which sums up to make strategic leadership style of heads. The instrument was based on Thurstone scale ranging from 1-8 (least to most). Positive, significant but week correlation found between strategic leadership styles of head teacher with school performance. Furthermore, regression analysis indicated that strategic leadership style of head teachers effects the school performance to some extent. It is recommended that staff having experience in educational administration may provide comprehensive and specific instructions for putting strategic leadership techniques into practice so to increase school performance.