Emotional intelligence is a contributing construct to learning and other personal and career developments. It is a perplex notion involving many conceptions which resulted in various tools

The study adds important contributions to the research literature on organizational citizenship behavior by providing empirical evidence of the leader’s influence as a factor in the development of OCB at the organizational level in government schools (n=34) in Pakistan. Research has shown that where OCB is present, both teachers and leaders increase work diffusion and move toward increasing productivity in their schools. This study meets the current need for reliable measures that operationalize constructs, such as OCB, by testing the validity and reliability of a new measurement scale for school level OCB; using SEM methods and survey responses from secondary school teachers (n= 408). Results revealed the survey reliably operationalizes school level OCB using three-factors named shared leadership, civic virtue, and collaborative problem solving. These factors compared favorably to the construct of a school growth mindset. Implications for schools include directing resources at professional development to increase the school leader’s capacity to promote OCB in their schools.

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The main aim of universities is to conduct research studies on different aspects of human life for the purpose of development and prosperity. In this regard the importance of statistical literacy cannot be denied in every discipline of knowledge. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the statistical literacy of the university students at BS level. Quantitative survey research design was employed where sample of the study comprised of randomly selected 360 BS level students from 9 public sector universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan). The data were collected through self-developed instrument namely Instrument for Statistical Literacy (ISL). The study demonstrated that students had low statistical literacy at BS level; it was therefore, recommended that Higher Education Commission of Pakistan may include a significant portion of practical work in the approved curriculum at university level for the enhancement of statistical literacy.

Education is the major channel of sharing and cooperation among all faculty members working inside an institute. Strong bonds of teamwork and active collaboration provide smooth and vital pathways for attainment of desired aims. Collegiality refers to professional relationship at workplaces. This relationship is considered vital for the professional development of colleagues in any field of life especially in the field of education. This study intends to explore the collegiality among senior secondary school teachers from the perspective of their professional development at secondary school level, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The objectives of the study were to explore the level of senior teachers’ collegiality, and to explore the role of their collegiality in the professional development of senior secondary school teachers. Following case study qualitative research design twelve study participants were selected through purposive sampling techniques and the data were collected through semi-structured interview protocols. The validity of the interview protocols was estimated through experts’ opinion and backward forward method was used for translating the interview protocols for the respondents. The collected data were analyzed following thematic analysis techniques. The results revealed that senior secondary teachers have highly positive collegiality from social perspectives, they respect each other, give space, discuss their professional problems. However, they were found reluctant in sharing the professional experiences for the purpose of learning and professional development. Furthermore, the results also showed that senior teachers were unable to explore each other’s professional strength for professional (pedagogical, classroom management and assessment) learning. Results of the study highlighted the dire need and recommended that collegiality among novice and senior teachers always help in resolving relevant issues and promotes friendly academic environment which make easy the achievement of aims. It was also recommended that it promotes team teaching, microteaching, and protocols of peers’ assessment involved in school discipline related decisions so that they may directly or indirectly learn from one another continuously in their professional career.