An Investigation of the Teacher Education Programs regarding the Development of Leadership Skills

Abstract

The study focused on exploration of the role of teacher education programs in promoting leadership skills among university students at GC women university Sialkot. The perceptions of university teachers regarding how the teacher education programs are developing leadership skills of students were studied. Purposive sampling was done to get the insights of directly involved university teachers of Education department of GC Women university Sialkot. The analysis of interview transcript of 9 university teachers revealed that the teacher education programs are positively contributing towards the development of problem solving, digital communication, collaboration, conflict resolution, decision making, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, team building, vision, strategic management and reflective practices. This contribution is being made through a curriculum and highly qualified teachers by providing the students opportunities of teaching practice and research work under supervision of the subject experts. On the basis of the findings of this research, it is recommended that teacher education programs should be allocated the maximum seats for student enrollment and increase the financial allocations to promote these leadership skills.