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The Effect of Gender on Leadership Qualities of College Students: A Case of Public Sector Colleges of Punjab Province, Pakistan
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of gender on attaining leadership qualities by the college students from public sector in Punjab province, Pakistan. The survey research design was used in this article. A questionnaire (SLQQ) based on ten student leadership qualities were developed on five point Likert scale. The validity and reliability of instrument were observed through pilot study and were found satisfactory. The sample of the study was selected by using multi-stage sampling technique. The data were collected from 697 students (both male and female) out of 730 through postal services and personal visits. Data were analyzed with the help of SPSS19 version software. Results indicate that ‘honesty’ is the most prevailing leadership quality and ‘good communication skill’ is the least prevailing leadership quality in public sector college students. It is also found that female students have significant effect in leadership qualities than male students. Hence, Female students are performing well by utilizing their leadership qualities than male students in public sector colleges. Government of the Punjab, Pakistan should take curative measures to nurture leadership qualities among students to meet future challenges
Authors
Imtiaz Hussain
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Govt. Islamia Degree College, Sambrial, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Sarfraz Ahmad Mirza
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Govt. Degree College, Chawinda, District Silakot, Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Adnan Tahir
Associate Professor, Department of English, Govt. Emerson College, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Colleges, Gender, Leadership Qualities, Public Sector, Students