A Phenomenological Investigation of School Leadership Development Programme: Learning Leadership in Public Schools

Abstract

School leadership Development Programme (SLDP) in schools becomes an integral part of leadership success. The SLDP helped Schools Heads (SHs) to showcase their leadership across the school to create better organization. The objective of the phenomenological study was to investigate the SLDP experiences of SHs in improving leadership in public schools of Punjab. Through purposive criterion sampling, the sample was selected from i.e. central, southern and northern Punjab. The semi-structured in-depth interviews and Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) were used to collect data by the researcher using triangulation of data sources and engendered themes through simplified version of Stevick-Colaizzi-Keen Method. The study essence that SLDP was a key element in the development and enhancement of leadership practices. The SLDP school implications were witnessed aiming certain future measures to get fullest results without wastage to reorient its dimensions peculiar to native perspective. The study recommended thoughtful SLDP review by the policy makers.