Impact of Principals’ Growth Mindset on the Performance and Motivation of Subject Specialists

Abstract

The current research paper is focused on the impact of principals’ growth mindset on the performance and motivation of subject specialists of district Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Survey research design was used. A sample of 234 subject specialists was selected out of 566 through the stratified sampling method. Gender provided the base for stratification. The researcher used the Growth Mindset Scale (GMS) developed by Campbell (2019), the Teachers’ Motivation Scale (TMS) developed by Sajid et al. (2018) and the Teachers’ Performance Scale (TPS) developed by Limon and Nartgun (2020) for data collection. Content validity of the instrument was completed by using the Content Validity Index (CVI), whereas Cronbach’s Alpha was used to assess the reliability of the research tool. Pearson Product correlation and linear regression were used to test the hypotheses. The study concluded that the principals’ growth mindset has a significant impact on the performance and motivation of subject specialists. The study recommended that the government may conduct workshops regarding the developing growth mindset of principals so they can effectively work in their schools.