EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN BANGLADESHI SCHOOLS IN SECONDARY LEVELS: A STUDY TO DEVELOP INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to find out the prospects and challenges prevailing in the secondary levels of Bangladesh in respect of instructional leadership. The authority has been trying to bring out significant reforms to improve school facilities, acquire new educational materials, improve the working environment, and professional development, opportunities for the teachers. To carry out all the reforms, the head teachers of the secondary levels play a vital role in all respects. The author used the instructional leadership framework to collect data and information about the Bangladeshi secondary school headmasters. The Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) is conducted to evaluate the perceptions of the head teachers and the assistant teachers regarding instructional leadership. The study will help identify the leaders' strengths and weaknesses and how they can be developed for the schools' contexts and academic excellence. All the findings and analysis will help discover all difficulties and potential solutions for this. So this research will pave the way for a new way of leadership in the secondary area of Bangladesh.