Content Analysis of Training Program for Secondary Schools’ Heads
A Case of Provincial Institution of Teacher Education Peshawar
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Considering secondary education as a turning phase in students’ educational life, it is given due importance. In this phase, students are supposed to plan their careers. This paper aimed to evaluate the content used for the training program conducted by the Provincial Institution of Teacher Education (PITE) Peshawar for secondary schools’ heads. The data collected using a survey method targeting the trainee heads of secondary schools and resource persons of the training programs. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the collected data. The findings of the study revealed that content of training program was well organized, up to date, relevant to the needs of heads, interesting, useful to their current job and were in line with the training objectives. There is no need to revise the content of training program. However, there found little involvement of the resource persons in the development of training content. It was recommended that in order for content to be effective and provincial training institutions to be successful, resource persons must be involved in the content development process of training program of heads of secondary schools; moreover, IT to be included in such content.
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