Effect of Management Practices on the Achievement of Students of Higher Secondary Level in AJ&K

Abstract: Management practices play an important role in promoting any institute. Principals of colleges accomplish many management practices to get good results. The objectives of the study were to explore the management practices of principals and teachers at higher secondary levels, to scan the academic achievements of students of higher secondary levels, and to find out the effect of management practices of principals and teachers on the academic achievements of students at higher secondary level. The study was descriptive, and a cross-sectional survey was used for the collection of data. 70 principals and 1432 teachers at the Degree colleges of Mirpur Division were the population of this study. The sample of the study consisted of 50 (27 male and 23 female) principals and 100 (54 male and 46 female) teachers, selected using a simple random sampling technique. This approach ensured that every member of the population had an equal chance of being included in the study, minimizing selection bias and enhancing the generalizability of the findings. The five-point Likert Scale questionnaire developed by the researcher was used as an instrument. For the academic achievements of the students, the results of compulsory subjects of the sessions 2020-21 and 2021-22 were considered. The data were analysed by using the SPSS 23 version. Descriptive statistics were used to explore the academic achievements of the students whereas regression analysis was used to find out the effect of management practices on the academic achievements of the students. It was concluded that there was a positive effect of management practices on the academic achievements of the students. It is recommended that principal and teachers use management practices like planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting and budgeting in a scientific way to get desired results in terms of students’ academic achievements. Keywords: Achievements, Management, Practices, POSDCORB, Education