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Figure 3.1.10: Important Features of Effective Principal and Teachers
Source: Author’s calculation based on stakeholders survey data.
Given the importance of school leadership, stakeholders were asked to name the three most
important features of an effective school principal. For comparison purpose, they were also
asked to describe the three most important factors that define an effective school teacher.
Figure 3.1.10 reports responses in terms of the proportion of stakeholders identifying a feature
as one of the three most important. Data is presented separately for responses relating to
principals and teachers. The total does not add up to 1 since we sum across three responses for
each y-axis category. More than 60% respondents identified “promoting healthy student-
teacher and parent-teacher relationship” as a characteristic of an effective school principal. This
is followed by being focused on improving teaching and learning practices, being motivated,
having proved leadership experience, promoting learning opportunities within and outside
classroom, and being well-qualified.
Turning to characteristics of an effective school teacher, nearly half of the respondents identified
the following three characteristics as important for an effective teacher -- being good at engaging
with students, being focused on improving teaching and learning practices, and ensuring
progress and personal development of students. Other characteristics reported (in order of
importance) are: being motivated, promoting learning opportunities, being focused on
professional development, being well-qualified, and being supportive of weaker students.
0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7
Well qualified/trained
Focused on professional development
Focused on improving teaching & learning…
Motivated
Promotes learning opportunities within/outside…
Robust and rigorous in self-evaluation
Ensures progress and personal development of…
Assesses and tracks pupil progress
Supportive of weaker students & provides extra…
Good at communication
Good at engaging w students, making a session…
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