Exploring the Practices and Challenges of E-leadership: A study of Public Schools of Larkana Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract

The major aim of the present study was to explore the perceptions of public educational institutions’ leaders regarding the practices of e-leadership and their challenges in integrating the e-leadership. In addition, the study utilized the qualitative design of research that suits the epistemological and ontological stances of researcher. Further, the study is constructivist paradigm thus, it used semi-structured interviews for gathering data, and thematic analysis for analyzing the data. However, the findings disclosed five major themes. The themes are technology execution, e-communication, continuous professional development, data-driven decision, and collaboration and innovation. E-communication and execution of technology were effective for enhancing the performance of administrative. While, collaboration and continuous professional development were significant for enhancing the involvement of parents, community and building strong connection with stakeholder, increasing the awareness of growing technological tools for instructors and educators. However, it was also unveiled that these all the practices are possible when there is not any obstacle in front, but study showed numerous challenges that hinder the process of e-leadership implementation. The challenges like poor technology-based infrastructure and less funding for renovation of technical tools. Nonetheless, the study recommended that stakeholders should support public schools in terms of providing appropriate technical infrastructure, sanctioning funds for enhancing e-leadership, increasing collaboration among different public school, and arranging training programs for instructors and educators for improving the e-leadership at public sector educational institutions of Larkana Sindh, Pakistan.