Sobre el evento
School leaders play a crucial role in shaping the quality of education systems, yet their roles and responsibilities are often loosely defined, particularly within government school systems in India. Recent global discourse, including the Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM 2024/25), emphasizes that school leaders should be viewed not only as administrators but as transformative agents who shape teaching practices, institutional culture, and student outcomes. However, there remains limited evidence on how school leaders in India actually experience and perform these roles in practice.
This session will present insights from an ongoing research study conducted by Alokit in collaboration with Populi, examining the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of government school leaders across Delhi, Pune, and Telangana. The study uses a mixed-methods evaluation approach to generate a comprehensive understanding of leadership practices within public education systems.
We draw on in-depth interviews with more than 50 school leaders, to develop narrative case studies capturing the daily responsibilities, decision-making processes, and challenges faced by school leaders. These qualitative insights are complemented by a quantitative survey of approximately 160 school leaders, enabling the analysis of broader patterns and regional variations in leadership practices. The study also includes document analysis and evidence mapping of official government job descriptions, allowing critical evaluation of formally defined responsibilities and their comparison with the roles leaders perform in practice.
Through this session, participants will learn how mixed-methods evaluation approaches can be used to examine complex leadership roles within education systems, particularly in contexts where formal role definitions and operational realities may diverge.
Through this session participants will learn:
How mixed-methods approaches can generate a more holistic understanding of complex roles within education systems.
How narrative case studies from qualitative interviews can complement quantitative survey data to capture lived realities.
How document analysis and evidence mapping can be used to examine gaps between policy frameworks and implementation.
Key insights into the challenges and support systems affecting government school leaders in India.
The speakers will draw on their professional experience in monitoring, evaluation, and social sector research, offering practical reflections on designing and implementing large-scale studies that combine qualitative and quantitative evidence. The session aims to contribute to broader discussions on strengthening education policymaking and improving support systems for school leadership.
The session will be relevant for education practitioners, monitoring and evaluation professionals, policymakers, nonprofit organizations, and researchers interested in education systems, leadership, and evidence-based program design.
This session will present insights from an ongoing research study conducted by Alokit in collaboration with Populi, examining the roles, responsibilities, and challenges of government school leaders across Delhi, Pune, and Telangana. The study uses a mixed-methods evaluation approach to generate a comprehensive understanding of leadership practices within public education systems.
We draw on in-depth interviews with more than 50 school leaders, to develop narrative case studies capturing the daily responsibilities, decision-making processes, and challenges faced by school leaders. These qualitative insights are complemented by a quantitative survey of approximately 160 school leaders, enabling the analysis of broader patterns and regional variations in leadership practices. The study also includes document analysis and evidence mapping of official government job descriptions, allowing critical evaluation of formally defined responsibilities and their comparison with the roles leaders perform in practice.
Through this session, participants will learn how mixed-methods evaluation approaches can be used to examine complex leadership roles within education systems, particularly in contexts where formal role definitions and operational realities may diverge.
Through this session participants will learn:
How mixed-methods approaches can generate a more holistic understanding of complex roles within education systems.
How narrative case studies from qualitative interviews can complement quantitative survey data to capture lived realities.
How document analysis and evidence mapping can be used to examine gaps between policy frameworks and implementation.
Key insights into the challenges and support systems affecting government school leaders in India.
The speakers will draw on their professional experience in monitoring, evaluation, and social sector research, offering practical reflections on designing and implementing large-scale studies that combine qualitative and quantitative evidence. The session aims to contribute to broader discussions on strengthening education policymaking and improving support systems for school leadership.
The session will be relevant for education practitioners, monitoring and evaluation professionals, policymakers, nonprofit organizations, and researchers interested in education systems, leadership, and evidence-based program design.
Presentador/a
| Nombre | Título | Biografía |
|---|---|---|
| Manash Das | Mr. | Manash Das is a Research Associate at Populi working on monitoring and evaluation for nonprofit programs. His work focuses on mixed-methods research, qualitative and quantitative data analysis, and synthesizing evaluation findings into practical learning. |
| Sachin C V | Mr. | Sachin CV is an Associate in the MERL vertical at Alokit, where he works at the intersection of data, learning, and program design in the education and school leadership space. His work focuses on building robust monitoring and evaluation systems, conducting mixed-methods research, and translating evidence into actionable insights for program teams. He is passionate about leveraging technology to make impact measurement more accessible and rigorous in the development sector. |