Study of Instructional Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness In Relation To Age and Experience of School Principal

The present investigation intends to assess Instructional Leadership and Institutional Effectiveness in Relation to Age and Experience of School Principals, The subject of the study comprised of twenty schools of Jalandhar and Kapurthala. Hallinger's Instructional Management Rating Scale and Institutional Effectiveness Rating Scale prepared by the investigator were used for the present investigation. The result of the study reveals that in schools with less age principals, teachers score more on 'coordinating the curriculum', 'protecting instruction time' and 'Develop Academic Standards' dimension of instructional leadership than teachers in schools with more age principals. In schools with more experience principals, teachers score more on 'Coordinating the curriculum', 'Protecting instruction time', 'Providing incentives for teachers', 'Protecting professional development', 'Developing academic standards' and 'Provide instructions for learning’ dimension of instructional leadership than the teachers in schools with less experience. In schools with more age and more experience principals, teachers score more on 'supervising and evaluating instruction' dimension of instructional leadership than the teachers in schools with more age and less experience, less age and more experience and less age and less experience principals. There is no significant difference in institutional effectiveness of schools with more and less age principals. There is no significant difference in institutional effectiveness of schools with more and less experience principals.