摘要：This study explored the administrative roles of higher educational leaders in the public and private universities at Lahore. The objective was to determine the administrative roles being played and assigned to the educational leaders in different capacities in different universities. The population consisted of all the permanent teaching faculty members working in the four faculties in these universities. These faculties included the Natural Sciences, Management Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. The population was divided in two groups. The group one was comprised of Deans, Directors, HODs, Professors, Associate Professors whereas the second group was stretched over Assistant Professors and Lecturers. Stratified sampling was done for the first tier and for the second tier all faculty members were approached and those who gave their inclination were added in the sample. The sample consisted of 349 respondents out of which 247 were from public and 102 were from private universities. The data was collected through a rating scale. Findings of the research revealed that there was a significant difference between the administrative roles among the faculty of public and private universities. The study concluded that higher educational leaders must identify and practice their roles to enhance the quality of the universities.
