چکیده:
The institutions need multi-level leaders which perform as middle managers and leaders as well. In this context, the educational institutions need leaders of the level which can take the institution to its maximum extent. This needs some leadership development exercises. The departments conduct some induction and formal piece of training for polishing leaders' leadership skills in the light of national and international standards so that better results could be yielded from the institutions. To check the performance of the school heads in the light of set standards, and the countries have policies for such purposes (Evans, 2013). This research study intended to study " School Head Teachers’ Satisfaction with Current Leadership Performance Assessment Practices: A Qualitative Survey in Sindh, Pakistan". The researcher had developed two research questions 1) Are the head teachers' experiences show satisfaction as a school leader at secondary and higher secondary levels in Sindh? 2) Are the headteachers satisfied with current leadership performance assessment practices in Sindh? The qualitative research method was adopted for the conduction of the research study. The survey design was used for data collection. The population of this study was the headteachers (Male/Female) of the public sector secondary and higher secondary schools of Sindh. Out of six divisions, the researcher selected thirty-three percent of the divisions for the conduction of this research study. The sample for the qualitative data collection was ten headteachers, selected through a convenient sampling technique. The qualitative tool was an open-ended questionnaire, the data was analyzed thematically under their particular research questions. For referencing, APA style sixth edition was used in the research study. The results showed that the current situation was not encouraging in the number of areas such as lack of powers to the headteachers, insufficient resources in the schools, less support from the department, the headteachers could not perform well. They also showed concerns about their promotion criterion based on their seniority counted from the degree of B. Ed, the older the degree, the greater the chance of promotion, it depicts that, they are deliberately restricted to, for current knowledge in education. They also showed concern that there was no value for a higher professional qualification such as M. Phil or Ph. D for leadership positions. They also showed concerns for genuine reporting of ACRs. They also narrated that there was no constant working policy for their leadership performance assessment. This research study recommended that the headteachers should be given school-level powers with a counter check to have a balance in their actions so that they can satisfactorily run their institutions. This study also recommended that higher educational professional qualifications need to be considered along with other performance indicators for promotion to leadership positions. This research study also recommended that the authorities should design a working policy for head teachers' leadership performance assessment and reward and punishment may also be introduced on a merit basis without any biases. This research study recommends a provincial departmental promotional examination board (PDPEB) for promotions of deserving teachers by considering pre-set eligibility indicators for the leadership positions.