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Social Media Habits of Youth in Pakistan and the Role in Developing Social Capital
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1-Muhammad Bilal Nawaz : Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Jhang Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Rao Shahid Mahmood Khan : Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Malik Adnan : Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
The core objective of the study was trifold in nature (i) to
investigate the social media habits among youth. (ii) To analyze
the magnitude and direction of relationship among communicative use,
friending, self-disclosure, bonding and bridging social capital among youth. (iii)
To investigate the magnitude regarding the impact of communicative use, this
includes the phenomenon of bonding, friending, bridging social capital and selfdisclosure among youth. A cross-sectional research design was followed, and
n=384 students were selected from 6 renowned public universities of Punjab,
Pakistan. Data was collected through a questionnaire comprised of
socioeconomic status, media habits, friending, and self-disclosure, bridging and
bonding capital items. Acquired responses were analyzed through SPSS-21, and
hypothesis was tested through Pearson Correlation coefficient p<.01<0.5, and
the magnitude of the effect was determined through a linear regression model.
There was a significant positive correlation found between friending,
communication use, bonding, self-disclosure, and bridging the social capital
through social media and regression model findings showed a significant effect
of communicative use on bonding social capital and self-disclosure on bridging
social capital through social media among youth.
Impact of Advertising Appeals on Children's Well-being: Exploring the Moderating Role of Disposition
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1-Shahid Mehmood : PhD Scholar, Department of Business Administration, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Amir Gulzar : Professor, Department of Business Administration, Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan.
This research study aimed to examine the effect of
advertisement appeals on the psychological well-being of
children and assess the moderating role of disposition in the relationship of
children's psychological well-being and advertisement appeals. The study was
conducted by using primary data. Data was collected through the survey
conducted in three-time lags from the children of age ranging from 8 to 12 years.
A self-administered questionnaire was distributed among a sample of 578
children. For the selection of sample nonprobability, convenience sampling
technique was employed, whereas descriptive and inferential statistical tools
were utilized for the data analysis with the help of statistical packages for social
sciences (SPSS) and analysis of moment structure (AMOS) version 23. Research
findings showed that advertising appeals have a significant positive effect on the
psychological well-being of children. Furthermore, disposition positively
moderates the relationship between advertising appeals and the psychological
well-being of the children.
Exploring Technology: An Aid to the Physical Training Teacher Education
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1-Maheen Hashim Khan Burki : Research Scholar MPhil Sports Science, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Usman : Research Scholar MPhil Sports Science, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Abdul Rasheed : Research Scholar MPhil Sports Science, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
The dominance of technology is a universal phenomenon, and
like every other aspect of life, education could not spare itself
from its influence. The opportunities being offered by the modern technologies
incorporated in physical education can produce remarkable outcomes. This
study offers an exploration into the potential use of technology as an aid in
physical education. It reflects the practical prospects that new technology offers
and the ways it can be applied to improve the learning process in physical
education classrooms. Teachers can take help from digital technologies for
better engagement of the students. For this purpose, teachers can first adapt to
the technology by different formal and informal learning sources like seminar,
conferences, training program, self-education and peer group discussions. To
avoid technology being a source of distraction, a well-designed and practically
controlled system of technology needs to be introduced into the classroom. The
overall understanding of the students can be improved by using technological
aids.
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Shah Waliullah and his Concept of Welfare State: An Analysis
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1-Zahir Shah : Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan,
Mardan, KP, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Zubair : Associate Professor & Chairman, Department of Law, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan,
Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Jan Alam : MPhil Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan,
KP, Pakistan.
Muslim scholars have contributed enormously to the concept of welfare State.
Among them Shah Waliullah is the rising sun who was born in South Asian
sub-continent in the 19th century. He was holding the firsthand knowledge of
Quran and Hadiths, the first primary sources in Islam. Shah Waliullah's point
of view regarding welfare state occupies central theme in his works. His basic
concepts like equality, justice, anti-usury, and rights of working classes,
espoused with responsible governance, are the pillars of the edifice of the
Islamic polity. To purge the Muslims out of dogmas and channelize their
energies in compliance of the true religion, Islam, Shah Waliullah has left
deep imprints on modern mind. His solutions to the prevailing ills of the
society can be found in his works and thought. This paper is aimed to present
Waliullah's thought on establishing a happy society by curbing the inequality
in the socio economic conditions of the Muslims. Historical descriptive
approach is adhered to investigate the ills and present solution thereof.
Hamlet and Pluralism: A Postmodernist Metaphor
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1-Muhammad Ayub Jajja: Associate Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
The present study means to investigate Hamlet in the light of
postmodernist-Deconstructive theoretical framework. The play seems
to reinforce the overarching dominant patriarchal meta-narrative, with supposed unitary
voice and unified identities. The current reading means to show that the play is a
metaphor of postmodernism with pluralistic subjectivities, multiple alternative micronarrative voices. It manifests the postmodernist notion of subjective, personal and local
truth, against the idea of universal truth and reality. Its major features are self-difference,
undecidability, and uncertainty. The regimes of truth in
the form of dominant ideology are challenged,
deconstructed and undermined, creating a zone of the
postmodern condition of reality and truth as the effect of
power and rhetoric. The postmodern condition does not
push for the replacement of one totality with another. It
creates a third space of pluralism, where all the voices
are disjoined in a zone of the difference without
hierarchy.
Causes of Teacher's Favoritism and Its Effects on the University Students: A Case Study
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1-Amjid Ali : Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.2-Dost Muhammad Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Mujeeb Hussain : PhD Scholar (Statistics), Department of Statistics Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
This study aims at exploring and examining the causes of teacher's favoritism
and its effects on the university students. Quantitative tools are applied to
collect data for the study and to check its reliability. The results of the data
reveal that the teachers favor the students on the basis of gender, race, area,
similar political ideology and family/blood relation. The study also indicates
that a teacher's favoritism in the class affects boldness, mutual trust and
respects between students and teacher which results in the student's struggle
for favoritism instead of studies and academic achievements. Moreover, the
students may opt for leaving the institute in which favoritism exists. The study
also shows that both male and female students have the same opinions
regarding different factors and effects of favoritism. The study concludes that
the students' flair, potential, abilities and academic achievements should be
emphasized as essential criteria for testing and evaluating the students'
academic performance. It will, further, compel the students to focus on their
studies, rather than on gaining teacher's favor.
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Shah Waliullah and his Concept of Welfare State: An Analysis
(10663 Views)
1-Zahir Shah : Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan,
Mardan, KP, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Zubair : Associate Professor & Chairman, Department of Law, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan,
Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Jan Alam : MPhil Scholar, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan,
KP, Pakistan.
Muslim scholars have contributed enormously to the concept of welfare State.
Among them Shah Waliullah is the rising sun who was born in South Asian
sub-continent in the 19th century. He was holding the firsthand knowledge of
Quran and Hadiths, the first primary sources in Islam. Shah Waliullah's point
of view regarding welfare state occupies central theme in his works. His basic
concepts like equality, justice, anti-usury, and rights of working classes,
espoused with responsible governance, are the pillars of the edifice of the
Islamic polity. To purge the Muslims out of dogmas and channelize their
energies in compliance of the true religion, Islam, Shah Waliullah has left
deep imprints on modern mind. His solutions to the prevailing ills of the
society can be found in his works and thought. This paper is aimed to present
Waliullah's thought on establishing a happy society by curbing the inequality
in the socio economic conditions of the Muslims. Historical descriptive
approach is adhered to investigate the ills and present solution thereof.
Causes of Teacher's Favoritism and Its Effects on the University Students: A Case Study
(6158 Views)
1-Amjid Ali : Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.2-Dost Muhammad Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.3-Mujeeb Hussain : PhD Scholar (Statistics), Department of Statistics Islamia College, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
This study aims at exploring and examining the causes of teacher's favoritism
and its effects on the university students. Quantitative tools are applied to
collect data for the study and to check its reliability. The results of the data
reveal that the teachers favor the students on the basis of gender, race, area,
similar political ideology and family/blood relation. The study also indicates
that a teacher's favoritism in the class affects boldness, mutual trust and
respects between students and teacher which results in the student's struggle
for favoritism instead of studies and academic achievements. Moreover, the
students may opt for leaving the institute in which favoritism exists. The study
also shows that both male and female students have the same opinions
regarding different factors and effects of favoritism. The study concludes that
the students' flair, potential, abilities and academic achievements should be
emphasized as essential criteria for testing and evaluating the students'
academic performance. It will, further, compel the students to focus on their
studies, rather than on gaining teacher's favor.
Political Islam in Perspective
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1-Zahid Anwer : Professor (tenured), Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.2-Nelofar Ikram: PhD scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
The paper critically evaluates the notion that political Islam is a threat to
world peace. The argument is developed in the light of Islamic history and
fundamentals of Islam and the research is based on primary and secondary
sources. There was a time when magical influence of Muslims in every field of
life (socio-economic, Political scientific) was conspicuous. For instance, Al
Farabi's books influenced platonic theories. Similarly influence of Sufism on
the works of William James, Goethe, August Comte, Nietzsche, Voltaire and
Rousseau also cannot be over looked. Muslims taught geology, geography
understanding of mathematics rules of philosophy and Industrial Arts and
quality of products. Islamic state and society showed many signs of internal
decay by 11th Century. The symptoms of decadence were discernible even
earlier, the decline of the power and prestige of the caliphs even in their own
capital. So, the problems lay with Muslim rulers and parties in rule but not
with political Islam. The result was weak administration which shook the
foundations of Islamic Empire. It is very important to have a state in order to
preach Islam that is why, Mohammad (SWS) established Madina as a political
entity to prevail justice on the lines of Quranic injunctions.