SELECTED VARIABLES DIFFERENCES IN THE ROLE OF HEADS OF TEACHING DEPARTMENTS IN THE CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION AT POSTGRADUATE LEVEL

Abstract

This paper investigates selected variables differences in the role of heads of teaching departments in the channel of Communication at postgraduate level. The population of the study constituted all the heads of teaching departments of universities and postgraduate colleges in N.W.F.P, Pakistan. The researcher developed a 27 items questionnaire for data collection. Questionnaire was personally administered by the researcher. T-test was used for data analysis. The major finding of the study is: No significant difference was found between the opinions of heads of teaching departments of postgraduate colleges and heads of universities’ teaching departments, the opinions of heads having Ph.D degree and non-Ph.D heads, the views of heads of 30 or below 30 years of experience and heads of more than 30 years of experience, the opinions of heads of 50 or below 50 years of age and heads of upper 50 years of age, regarding their role in the channel of communication.