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{"title":"Relationship between Principals’ Instructional Supervision and Teachers’ Performance at Secondary Level In Peshawar","authors":"Safi Ullah, Rahim Khan, B. Muhammad","doi":"10.54183/jssr.v1i3.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.v1i3.22","url":null,"abstract":"It is an established fact that the teachers’ are the catalysts for improving the quality of teaching learning process. This focus is based on the assumption that understanding the perception of teachers’ on the contribution of principals’ instructional supervision towards the performance of teachers’. The principal is supposed to procure teaching materials to schools for teachers’ to work with in order to improve classroom instructions. Principals’ may always be ready to assist the teachers’ and interact with them in cordial manner. This study aimed to explore the “Relationship between Principals’ Instructional Supervision and Its Influence on Teachers’ Performance at Secondary Level in Peshawar” For this purpose data was collected, from 20 Girls high & higher secondary schools’ randomly. The population of the study comprised all the female teachers’ of Government Girls Secondary & Higher Secondary Schools .200 randomly selected female teachers’ made the sample of the study. To test the Reliability of the test items, a pilot study was carried out. The questionnaire was administered among 20 teachers’ other than the sample. Cronbach’s Alpha was carried out which yielded results within the acceptable range. Data was analyzed through SPSS applying various statistical tools including one sample t-test, the mean value of Interaction with Supervisor (IS) = 3.8714varies from mid-point (= 3) by .87140, and this variance is statistically significant at p < 0.01, and the mean value of Use of Instructional Material (UIM)= 3.3391 varies from mid-point (=3) by .33913 and this variance is statistically significant at p < 0.01. Coefficient Pearson Correlation of Interaction with Supervisor (IS) (M= 3.8714, SD= .67650) and AvM (M= 59.4250, SD= 10.80314), the coefficient of correlation of 0. 252* show that the two variables (IS) and AvM was significant. Coefficient Pearson Correlation of Instructional Material (IM) (M= 3.3391, SD= .70394) and AvM (M= 59.4250, SD= 10.80314), the coefficient of correlation of 0.157* shows that the two variables IS and AvM was significant. Regression analysis results shows that the whole research is statistically significant (F = 8.703; p = .000) and Independent variables is statistically significant (t = 2.950; p < 0.01).The Independent variables contributed statistically significantly in a positive way towards student achievement. Net Principals Instructional Supervision & Teachers Performance (NPISTP) is statistically significant (t = 2.950; p < 0.01). Dependent variable Student Achievement (SA) for unit = 7.211 increase in Independent variable IS & UIM. So, on the basis of the above results the Independent variable Interaction with Supervisor & Use of Instructional Material is positively contributes towards Student Achievement (SA) level. The main finding of the study included that teachers’ performance was positively correlated to the principals’ supervision. The study confirmed that the teachers’ participation and conferences ","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"245 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134333984","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Analyzing Principals’ Leadership Styles and Student Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Dir Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa","authors":"A. Rashid, R. Amin, Iqbal Amin","doi":"10.54183/jssr.v1i3.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.v1i3.26","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigated principals’ leadership styles and students’ academic achievement in secondary level in Dir Upper, KP. The co-relational research design was used for the study. The study population comprised all the 64 secondary schools in the district. Out of total 32 secondary schools were selected through the simple random sampling techniques. Out of the total 64 principals, 32 were selected for this work using a stratified random sampling technique. For the data collection questionnaire was used. The collected data were analyzed by using different statistical tools. The study result revealed that the democratic leadership style was the common leadership style adopted by secondary school principals in the area. Similarly, it was found that autocratic leadership style significantly associated with students’ academic performance. It was recommended that principals should make use of autocratic leadership style in order to improve academic achievement of students in their respective schools.","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128621724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Status of Citizenship Education in Secondary Schools of District Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa","authors":"Alam Zeb, Atta Ullah","doi":"10.54183/jssr.v1i3.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.v1i3.25","url":null,"abstract":"The era of globalization is a complex phenomenon where individuals are faced with multiple challenges and responsibilities at the national, regional and global level. To fulfill responsibilities and turn challenges into opportunities, they need appropriate citizenship education that enables them to understand their rights and duties and act accordingly. Secondary education is a stage that determines the role of youth in the society through provision of citizenship education, therefore; the study focused on investigating the status of citizenship education in secondary schools of district Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Study objectives were to; find out the current status of citizenship education at secondary level and to recommend strategies for betterment of citizenship education at secondary level. The study utilized quantitative descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 1301 male secondary school teachers of District Swat. The researchers randomly selected a sample of 300 teachers for the collection of data. The researchers developed a questionnaire; validated in pilot study, further, reliability was ensured statistically. The data were collected with self-administered questionnaires and analyzed with means, standard deviation and chi-square test. The study found that secondary school teachers were unaware and were in a state of dissonance about the elements of citizenship education for secondary school curricula; however; there were materials in the curricula that supported citizenship education. The study recommended comprehensive citizenship education curricula, arrangement of professional development opportunities in citizenship for teachers and exposure of students to learn citizenship skills in secondary schools.","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"173 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121323535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effects of parents education on their daughters higher education in Khyber pukhtoonkhwa, Pakistan","authors":"Rooh ul Amin Sultankheil, Shabir Ahmad, Abdur Rashid Jan","doi":"10.54183/jssr.v1i2.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.v1i2.5","url":null,"abstract":"The current research in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa looked at parents' education on their daughters' higher education. The researchers wanted to see how their parents' education influences their daughters' academic motivation. The study included male parents from Dir lower, Dir higher, and Swat. A sample of 360 male parents was chosen using the L.R Gay sample sorting table. A questionnaire was developed, and the Likert scale was provided five choices. Thus the data was collectedon random policy from the selected male parents. The data was entered into SPSS, analyzed with version-22, and percentage and chi-square analysis were used to interpret it. The research discovered that their parents' high educational levels positively influenced their daughters' higher education. The study recommends that the government educate society and parents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, to improve girls' literacy.","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128725150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Role of Teachers in Career Guidance of Students at Secondary Level in Pakistan","authors":"Alamzeb, A. Ali, A. Ullah","doi":"10.54183/jssr.v1i2.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.v1i2.9","url":null,"abstract":"Secondary education decides students' career paths, and teachers at this level play an important role in students' career guidance by assisting them in subject selection and providing career knowledge. Given the importance of teachers in secondary school students' career guidance, the study looked into the role of secondary school teachers in secondary school students' career guidance. The study's goals were to determine the role of teachers in secondary school career guidance and to suggest strategies for secondary school students' career guidance. The study population was 3,247 high-school students from the Swat district, with a sample of 346 students chosen using simple random sampling for data collection. The information was gathered using a self-made questionnaire and evaluated using mean ratings, standard deviation, and the chi-square test. They discovered that teachers play an important role in secondary school career guidance because they serve as role models for students, identify students' career aspirations and abilities, assist in the integration of students' aspirations and potentials, assist in the subject selection, provide career guidance, identify potential careers, and provide career information and requirements. The study also suggested that teachers' capacity for providing career guidance at the secondary level be developed and the inclusion of career guidance subjects at the secondary level. \u0000 ","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134309655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Independence of Judiciary in Pakistan: An analysis of 18th & 19th Constitutional Amendments","authors":"R. Ali","doi":"10.54183/jssr.v1i2.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.v1i2.14","url":null,"abstract":"Democracies exist all over the world. In democratic states, elected officials make collective decisions on behalf of the people. People of a state are allowed to regulate their elected officials by unique institutions such as regular elections, the right to free political participation, universal adult suffrage. Similarly, the freedom of the press. In the state where democracy is assured, government agencies (executive, judiciary, and legislature) operate in individual and collective domains to fulfil their constitutional responsibilities. Every person has a direct relationship with these critical institutions, especially the judiciary. The parties' grievances are filed with the state's administrative body in the event of a violation of duty or citizens' rights. Judicial independence is essential for the state's citizens' rights to be protected. If there is judicial independence, there will equal rights for the citizens.","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121622333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Human relationship and its impact on schools’ performance in secondary schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa","authors":"Abdur Rahman, A. Ali, A. Zeb","doi":"10.54183/jssr.v1i2.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.v1i2.7","url":null,"abstract":"Teachers, administrators, heads, and students all need to have good relationships to meet educational goals. It has been found that a school's performance is measured by positive relationships between instructors, pupils, administrators, and other stakeholders. As a result, the study aimed to investigate human relationship issues and determine their effects on school success to change the condition in the future. The study's participants were all heads of Government Higher Secondary Schools (GHSS) in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The researchers used basic random sampling techniques to pick 65 heads from all GHSS in Malakand Division for the sample. Since it was a detailed study, the data was collected using a Likert scale questionnaire. The Chi-square tests and percentage used to tabulate and interpret the data in SPSS. According to the findings, the number of teachers does not comply with school administrators. On the one side, the lack of collaboration among staff members impedes a conducive atmosphere at the colleges. The school principals are dissatisfied with the behaviour and actions of the high-ups when it comes to some subject concerning the college. The report has found that political influence and intervention had uprooted and disrupted the whole educational structure. As a result, the suggestion of depoliticizing the education department was given. The Education Ministry should provide daily seminars and training for teachers and principals to strengthen management skills and involvement, commitment in school matters, and sense of duty, which play a vital role in the growth of organizations.\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117227287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Assessment of School-Community Relationship in the Public Secondary Schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan","authors":"Abdur Rahman, A. Ali, A. Zeb","doi":"10.54183/jssr.2021.1.1.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.2021.1.1.28","url":null,"abstract":"Human relationships directly influences the success of educational organization and therefore, constructive partnership of instructors, administrators, heads, and students is required to ensure the efficient achievement of academic goals. Keeping in view the significant influence of school-community relationship on schools’ performance, the study investigated school-community relationship in secondary schools of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The objectives of the study were to explore school-community relationship in secondary schools and recommend strategies for effective school-community relationship. The study used mixed methods explanatory sequential design. The population of the study were all the 361 heads of secondary schools in KhyberPakhtunkhwa. A sample of 65 heads was selected with simple randomly, while for qualitative data 10 heads were selected. Data were collected with self-developed questionnaires and semi-structured interview guides. Quantitative data were analyzed with percentages and chi-squaretest while qualitative data were analyzed thematically. The study found that school-community relationship was not friendly as didn’t collaborate with school administrators and teachers, parents, community, PTCs, and BOGs were not cooperative for schools,educational authorites at district and provincial level didn’t satisfy the needs of the school and political leaders and their influence destroyed the environment of school for learning. The study recommended active community participation in affairs of the school, friendly attitude of authorities and supportive role of policy makers for the betterment of school-community relationship in secondary schools.Keywords: assessment, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan,relationship, secondary schools","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"138 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131951456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Administrative Role of Principals: Insights and Implication in Secondary Schools Mardan District","authors":"Ray Samrat, Ghulam Muhammad, Muhammad Adnan","doi":"10.54183/jssr.2021.1.1.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.2021.1.1.46","url":null,"abstract":"Secondary schools are educational establishments tasked with preparing students for postsecondary education and professional training. Principalsare the primary stakeholders entrusted with administrative positions in secondary schools to meet society's demands and provide quality education to students. The study aimed to examine the administrative function of principals in secondary schools in Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in light of their organizational role at the secondary level. The study's goals were to look at the administrative position of secondary school principals and suggest methods for more effective secondary school administration. The research included 100 government male high school principals from the Mardan district. A reliable instrument was developed, validated, andpilot tested. The information was gathered using a unique administration instrument and evaluated using mean scores, standard deviation, and the chi-square test. The study discovered that principalsplay a primarily administrative function in high school administration. They develop the school's vision and mission, provided school facilities, organize the teaching-learning process, plan co-curricular activities, supervise school activities, identify students' needs and demands, maintain the school's records, ensure financial management, collaborate with parents and society, coordinate with educational authorities, track, and evaluate the school's activities. For effective secondary school administration, the study proposed providing instruction for new principals at the time of admission and capacity building for current principals in financial management, record keeping, staff management, service law, and ICT skills.Keywords:administrative role, Mardan, Pakistan, principals, secondary schools","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126757417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Perceptions of Pre-service Teachers on Bachelor of Education Program in Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Pakistan","authors":"D. Robledo, Ghulam Muhammad, Aftab Ur Rahman","doi":"10.54183/jssr.2021.1.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.54183/jssr.2021.1.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"The provision of quality teachers by teacher preparation programs determines the quality of education in schools. The study aimed to define trainee teachers' beliefs about teacher education and include recommendations for improving teacher education, giventhe importance of teacher education for the quality of education in educational institutions. The study included 45 trainee teachers from Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University's education department in Dir upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A total of 30 people were chosen for inclusion in the analysis using a purposive random sampling method. A questionnaire was developed, validated, and piloted to ensure its accuracy. The information was gathered using self-administered questionnaires and evaluated using mean ratings, standard deviation, and the chi-square significance test. The study found that trainee teachers in the institute are satisfied with their needs and demands through teacher education, that teacher education curricula are tailored to the needs of trainee teachers, that subject content courses are appropriate, that the scope of teaching practicum is broad, that training is linked to practical school experiences, and that school management courses are offered. The pedagogy courses help trainee teachers improve their teaching skills, and they receive adequate training in evaluation methods. There are also quality academic research activities. The study suggested that trainee teachers attend orientation sessions to learn about their needs and demands,which could be met through teacher preparation. Teacher education curricula are revised to provide more realistic exposure to the school's atmosphere and activities.Keywords:bachelor of education, beliefs, teacher education, trainee-teachers","PeriodicalId":320360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Sciences Review","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130795543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}