DefinePK

Abstract

Teachers are significant stakeholders in the enterprise of education with responsibilities of teaching, leading and management. The study investigated teachers’ collaboration for effective school management at secondary level in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Research objectives were to; find out the role of teachers’ collaboration in management of secondary schools and provide strategies for achieving teachers’ collaboration in management of schools. Design of study was quantitative. Its population was 3419 secondary school teachers. A sample of 346 was selected using simple random sampling. A questionnaire was developed, validated and piloted for collecting data. Self-administered questionnaires were used to gather data and mean scores, standard deviations and chi-square test were applied for analyses. The study found that teachers collaborate in managing academics, co-curriculum and finances of schools. Manage material and human resources, maintain schools’ hygiene and manage emergencies. The study recommends the professional development in collaboration both for teachers and heads of secondary schools to improve teachers’ collaboration in management of secondary schools.