Middle leaders and trust: A Mixed method Study of two private Secondary Schools in Islamabad in Pakistan

This is a case study of two private Secondary schools in Islamabad. The focus of school A is profit-based and commercial whereas School B provides quality and values-based education. This study explored the phenomenon of middle management with reference to their leadership roles in schools. Also this enquiry measured the level of relational trust among the principal, middle leaders, teachers and clients (students and parents) from faculty perspective by using the grounded theory of five facets of trust: benevolence, competence, reliability, open communication and honesty. This study is more qualitative in nature. Questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were used as research instruments

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