Role of Transformational Leadership in Improving Teachers’ Teamwork Performance at Secondary School Level: Comparative view of Teachers and Headteachers

The present research analyzes how head teachers and teachers understand transformational leadership and its effects on the improvement of collaboration among secondary school teachers. The public secondary school teachers and head teachers from Lahore, Pakistan were selected as the sample, using stratified random sampling. Quantitative survey design was employed to collect data from the 140 teachers and 35 head teachers. Using a structured questionnaire, the researcher measured and evaluated the five dimensions of teamwork: professional communication and feedback, shared decision making, mutual trust and support, instructional collaboration and overall teamwork performance. To evaluate the group differences, the researcher employed independent samples t-tests. The response pattern was based on a 5-point Likert scale. The results of the study showed teachers' perceptions of the impact of transformational leadership were found to be higher than head teachers across all five surveyed dimensions of teamwork. The study suggests the adoption of distributed leadership approaches and provision of appropriate leadership development to address the leadership gap and cultivate a more cohesive school culture.