Authors:

Ravees Ahmad Rather, Firdous Ahmad Sofal

Abstract:

The present study was carried out to determine the leadership effectiveness and managerial aptitude of school academic administrators in relation to Gender and Length of Service, in South Kashmir, UT of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The descriptive method of research was adopted to carry out the study. A sample of 200 school academic administrators working as Chief Education Officers, Zonal Education Officers, Principals of Higher Secondary Schools, Principals of District Institute of Education and Trainings and Head Teachers of High Schools were selected through Stratified Random Sampling Technique from the existing districts of South Kashmir in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Leadership Effectiveness Scale standardized by Dhar and Pethe (2011) and Managerial Aptitude Scale developed by Dhar and Sharma (2005) were employed. The percentage, mean, t-test, and standard deviation were used for statistical treatment. The results revealed a significant difference between male/female and junior/senior school academic administrators on various dimensions of leadership effectiveness. The results also revealed a significant difference between male/female and junior/senior school academic administrators on various dimensions of managerial aptitude. The study revealed a significant positive correlation between leadership effectiveness and managerial aptitude.

Keywords:

Leadership Effectiveness, Managerial Aptitude, Gender, Experience, School Academic Administrator 

Vol & Issue:

VOL.13, ISSUE No.4, December 2021