Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of principals who have been identified as successful with respect to the skills and attributes that they perceive as important to their success as change agents in their schools. Utilizing a quantitative design, the investigators surveyed 76 principals of secondary schools in three districts of Karachi. The survey was comprised of four sections focusing on demographic information about the principals and their schools, skills and attributes rated on Likert Scale and school wide changes initiated by the principals. Frequency statistics, the Mann Whitney U test and mean ranks were utilized to determine significance and trends at the 0 .05 levels of significance. It has been found that women are far more democratic in their approach to leadership while men have traditionally been more autocratic and dictatorial.
Keyword(s)
Principal, Change Agent, Effective, Skills, Attributes, schools