A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MANAGERIAL SKILLS COMPETENCIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS TRAINED THROUGH DISTANCE MODE OF ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY

dc.creator	Muhammad AKHLAQ
dc.creator	SHAZIA MUNAWAR SULEHRI
dc.date	2010-07-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:08Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:08Z
dc.identifier	1302-6488
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/e1749ed62e5f497eb66eaa6b035096d4
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14180
dc.description	The premise of this article is to analyze the managerial skills competencies of secondary schools heads trained through distance mode of education in Pakistan. For this purpose a sample 300 secondary school teachers and 100 secondary schools head-teachers trained through distance mode and working in the Federal Government Educational Institutions (FGEI) functioning under the administration of Pakistan army. The objectives of the study were: 1) to describe the M.Ed programme of AIOU, 2) to identify the managerial skills competencies of secondary school heads trained through Allama Iqbal Open University, 3) to find-out the managerial problems faced by the secondary school heads of FGEI, 4) to suggest some further suggestion to improve the managerial skills competencies of working heads of FGEI. The study focused the following categories of skills, Ø interpersonal communication skills, Ø planning skills, Ø collaboration/ teamwork skills, (iv) proficiency skills, Ø organizational skills, Ø feedback skills, Ø basic technology knowledge, and Ø technology access knowledge. Major recommendations of the study were: 1) the scheme of study of M.Ed of Allama Iqbal Open University program be change as per need of administrator and it should focus be on management and administration, 2) For better performance of heads, an induction course covering all the managerial skills relevant to the job principal-sip should be arranged after each term and to be continue through out the service, 3) the present scheme of study of M.Ed program focus on teaching methodology, one additional semester be included that should cover the management courses and ,4) as the present study was delimited to the Federal Governmental Educational Institutions to analyze the managerial skills competencies of working heads of secondary schools. One logical avenue for future is to replicate this study on the whole the country to generalize the results.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Anadolu University, Eskisehir
dc.relation	http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde39/pdf/notes_for_editor_2.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1302-6488
dc.source	The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 16-31 (2010)
dc.subject	Distance education in Pakistan
dc.subject	managerial skills
dc.subject	teaching system of AIOU
dc.subject	teacher traininig programs of AIOU
dc.subject	M.ed program of AIOU duties of seconday schools heads in Pakistan
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF MANAGERIAL SKILLS COMPETENCIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL HEADS TRAINED THROUGH DISTANCE MODE OF ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY
dc.type	article