Instructional management of a private and a government secondary school principal in Northern Pakistan

This study investigated the instructional management of a private and a government secondary school principal in the Gigit-Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan. The study used the following lenses to examine the instructional behavior of the two principals: supervisory techniques, professional development activities, curriculum enrichment, and the availability of instructional resources. A comparison between the levels of engagement of the private and public school principals for the promotion of instructional matter suggests that the private school principal spent more time than the government principal on the development of instructional practices in his school. The study maintains that variables, such as structural processes, personal disposition of principals, and staff characteristics, led the two subjects to deal with their instructional responsibility differently.

Research highlights▶ This study examines the instructional behavior of a government and private principal. ▶ Private principal spends more time on the development of instructional practices. ▶ Instructional behavior of principals depends on structural processes. ▶ Personal disposition and availability of training are also important determinants. ▶ The concept of school leadership needs to be re-designed through several measures.