A Study Of The Principal s Effectiveness In Relation To Job Satisfaction Work Commitment Emotional Maturity and Hardiness

Abstract

The quality of secondary education depends much on the effectiveness of the principals. Many factors contribute to the improvement of principals effectiveness. It is necessary to identify the factors that influence principals effectiveness. Recognizing the importance of principals effectiveness in the arena of students achievements and school improvement the present study was carried out with the objectives to investigate the effectiveness of principals of secondary schools and to examine its relationship with the job satisfaction, work commitment, emotional maturity and hardiness, keeping in view some demographic variables like age, gender and length of experience. Quality of secondary education can be improved only when adequate measures take their place to improve those factors that are effective indicators of principals effectiveness. Gaps in the prior researches indicate the need for additional quantitative study on the present research topic. newlineThe present research study analyzed the relationship between the effectiveness of principals of secondary schools and their job satisfaction, work commitment, emotional maturity and hardiness and investigated the impact of job satisfaction, work commitment, emotional maturity and hardiness variables on the effectiveness of school principals The complete methodology and procedures to carry out the present research study have been described in detail in chapter 3. The present study was based on descriptive survey design. newlineKeeping in view the purpose of research endeavor, the investigator utilised five standardised scales viz. 1) Principal Effectiveness Scale developed by Dr. Shaheen Usmani in 1988 and Reliability and Validity verified by investigator in 2010 on 104 subjects. 2) Job Satisfaction Scale developed by Dr. Amar Singh and Dr. T. R. Sharma (2009), 3) Work Commitment Scale developed by Dr. Imtiaz Nasheed (2000), 4) Emotional Maturity Scale developed by Dr. Yashvir Singh and Mahesh Bhargava (2010), 5) Singh Psychological Hardiness Scale developed by Dr. Arun K