الحياة الاقتصادية بمنطقتي الساقية الحمراء ووادي الذهب

تأتي الدراسة بهدف تقديم مقاربة علمية حول أبرز مظاهر الحياة الاقتصادية التي شهدتها منطقتي الساقية الحمراء ووادي الذهب الواقعة ضمن مجال الجنوب المغربي، حيث يتميز هذا المجال بغنى متنوع شمل مختلف المناشط الاقتصادية على الرغم من قساوة الظروف الطبيعية التي تعرفها دواخل صحراء جنوب المغرب، الأمر الذي حفزنا إلى البحث العلمي الدقيق حول بعض مظاهر هذه الثروات، مسلطين الضوء على موضوع الحياة الاقتصادية بمنطقتي الساقية الحمراء ووادي الذهب، وذلك سعيا منا لمواصلة خدمة البحث العلمي والأكاديمي حول هذا المجال.

Exploring the Perceptions and Practices of College Principals in Managing Government Degree Colleges in Sindh, Pakistan

This research study was conducted in order to explore the perceptions and practices of principals in managing government degree colleges in the context of Sindh, Pakistan. This study focused on exploring the perceptions and practices of the college principals and investigated the challenges they faced in managing their institutions as educational leaders. In their study, Spillane, Halverson, and Diamond (2001) state that "knowing what leaders do is one thing, but without a rich understanding of how and why they do it, our understanding of leadership is incomplete" (p.32). Within the qualitative study approach, the data for this research study was gathered through semi-structured interviews, focused group discussions and observations, so as to ensure the validity of the data. Furthermore, a thematic analysis approach was used to understand the data. Since this study is an effort to explore college principals' perceptions and practices in their settings; therefore, it is of inherent importance. This research endevours a status of uniqueness in its respective field because this subject has not been explored before in the context of college principal ship. The findings of the study has revealed that appointment and posting of principals play an important role in managing institutions. However, this feat is always a great challenge for them because of lack of professional development and unawareness about their leadership role. Most of them have a rich teaching background but minimum management and leadership exposure. The study identified that the principals perceived their leadership role as that of a care giver. They have the instinct to execute their role with responsibility; nevertheless, there are some challenges that act as hurdles in their way. Political influences seem to play an important role in managing these institutions. The study invites researchers to explore more about the different aspects of governance of degree colleges, as this dimension has been under researched so far.