LEADING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ON EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN KARACHI'S PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS THE CONNECTING CLASSROOMS PROJECT

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Published: Jun 30, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.66594/irjssh.v5i2.385
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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), School Leadership, Distributed Leadership, Connecting Classrooms Programme, Private Secondary Schools, Sustainable Development Goals.

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Shameer Khokhar
PhD Research Scholar, Department of Education, Iqra University, Karachi.
Rahat Rizvi
Assistant Professor, Department of Essential Studies, NEDUET, Karachi.

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Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has gained a strong consensus as a core element of the Sustainable Development Goals, and an integral part of modern education systems. It depends on the commitment of all stakeholders, especially the school leadership to encourage a culture of sustainability in the school. This qualitative study with case study design explored how school leadership contributes to the implementation and sustainability of the British Council's Connecting Classrooms Project in the field of ESD in private secondary schools in Karachi, Pakistan. The data were gathered from 18 participants using purposive sampling by in-depth face-to-face interviews. All audio recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. The results indicated that distributed, collaborative, and contextual leadership practices contributed to the sustainability of ESD initiatives. The following key themes emerged as important factors to sustain ESD and build long-term education transformation: curriculum integration, teacher professional development, institutional support, international collaboration, and supportive policy frameworks.

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Khokhar, S., & Rizvi , R. (2026). LEADING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: THE INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ON EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN KARACHI’S PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS THE CONNECTING CLASSROOMS PROJECT. International Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 5(2), 136–152. https://doi.org/10.66594/irjssh.v5i2.385
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