Compare the Levels of Wellness among Secondary School Head Teachers on the basis of their Gender in Challenging Work Environment

Abstract

The main focus of study was to identify the level of wellness according to the gender of secondary school head teachers in challenging work environment through self-evaluation and evaluation by their subordinates’ staff. The main hypothesis of the study was that there was no significant difference between secondary school head teachers’ wellness with respect to the gender. Population in this study was all the secondary school head teachers, teachers and non- teaching staff of government secondary schools of district Sargodha. Quantitative research approach with survey techniques were used for data collection.  For the selection of participants from Government secondary school, multistage sampling technique was used. From 173 Government secondary schools of Tehsil Sargodha, 43male and 43 female secondary schools were selected randomly. Within each school one head teacher, one SST, one Est and one non-teaching staff (both male and female) were selected by using stratified sampling. In total 256 subordinates’ staff, 128 males and 128 females’ subordinates’ staff were randomly selected. Two self-developed questionnaires were used as relevant instruments to gather data from respondents. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used in analyzing data and report the study results, while independent sample T-test was used to measure the difference between male and female secondary school head teachers’ wellness. The main conclusion of the study was that there were no significant gender-based differences in wellness between secondary school head teachers; both male and female head teachers face similar challenges, with females being more conscious and males showing more confidence towards their wellness. On the base of this conclusion it was recommended that wellness programs should not be divided by gender but should address different coping styles while promoting equal opportunities, supportive environments, and integrated wellness policies for all head teachers.