Identifying the Level of Performance of Secondary School Head Teachers appointed by PPSC with respect to their Locality

Abstract

The study determines the level of performance of secondary school head teachers appointed through Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) with respect to their locality. The main objective of the study was to identify the level of performance of rural and urban area’s Head teachers’ performance selected through PPSC. The main hypothesis was that there is no significant difference between the level of performance of rural and urban area’s PPSC appointed head teachers. Quantitative research approach with survey techniques methods were used for data collection. The population included all male and female secondary school head teachers appointed by PPSC, and serving in different localities of District Sargodha. Using a multistage sampling technique, 48 Govt. secondary schools were conveniently selected from urban and rural areas of Tehsil Sargodha, and 48 head teachers along 96 teachers were selected on availability basis. Two developed questionnaires, one for head teachers and the other questionnaire for teachers were used as relevant instruments to gather data from respondents. After Pilot testing, Cronbach’s alpha reliability of both questionnaires were 0.62 and 0.88 respectively. Descriptive statistics were used in analyzing data and reporting the study findings, independent sample t-test and spearman correlation were used to check the extent of difference between urban and rural areas PPSC appointed head teachers’ level of performance in secondary schools. The conclusion of the study was that there was no significant difference between performance level of urban and rural areas PPSC appointed Head teachers. On the basis of conclusion it was recommended that QAED academy may arrange trainings for the urban and rural areas PPSC appointed head teachers and teachers for their better development.