SEARCH ARTICLE

22 Pages : 209-219

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).22      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).22      Published : Mar 2020

Redefining Quality Education: A Missing Entrepreneurship Perspective!

    This paper establishes a theoretical lens through which funding bodies can see the effectiveness of an entrepreneurial education program, from the perspective of institutional accountability. In this regard, quality notions; exception, fitness for purpose, perfection, transformation, and value for money are put to the investigation during semi-structured interviews. The interviewed data were analyzed qualitatively by employing discourse analysis. The findings of the research suggest that the notion of quality in the entrepreneurship program is a blend of value for money and transformation.

    Entrepreneurship, Quality Education, Value for Money, Transformation, Fitness for Purpose
    (1) Gohar Saleem Parvaiz
    Assistant Professor,Department of Management Science, Institute of Management Sciences Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Arif Hussain
    Assistant Professor,Institute of Business Studies and Leadership,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Shams Ur Rehman
    Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration,Northern University Nowshera, KP, Pakistan.

10 Pages : 68-76

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).10      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).10      Published : Dec 2019

Executive District Officers (Education) and Quality Assurance at Secondary Level in Punjab, Pakistan

    Quality of education furnishes learners to develop intellectual capabilities, knowledge, skills and to contribute information of respectful, enlightened and peaceful democratic societies in order to uplift the sustainable well-being of individuals. The aim of secondary education is to build individual intellectual capabilities. There have been no serious and integrated efforts to develop an effective system of quality assurance for secondary education though, certain efforts have been made to improve certain aspects of school education. The aim of the article is to collect the opinion of Executive District Officers (EDOs) about quality assurance in education in the area of teachers and learners at secondary level. The research instrument was developed, validated through experts in the field of education, and reliability (internal consistency) was found through SPSS. Results of this study showed that teachers had mastery over the subject but did not have competency in pedagogical skills

    Physical facilities, Quality education, Secondary Schools, Quality teachers, Quality learners
    (1) Nazneen Nazak
    PhD. Scholar, Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mohi-Ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, AJ&K, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Aslam Asghar
    Professor,Faculty of Social Sciences, Mohi-Ud-Din Islamic University Nerian Sharif, AJ&K, Pakistan.
    (3) Tariq Javed
    SST, Federal Government Public School No. 2 (Boys), Tariqabad, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

13 Pages : 187-200

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).13      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).13      Published : Dec 2018

Parameters for Textbook: Improving Quality of Primary Education

    This research explores the parameters of quality textbook and the current status of 5th class textbooks. Textbook counts due to its importance in attaining required goals of quality education. Quality textbooks have the capacity to improve the required skills of learners and consequently support the improvement of quality education as quality education is mostly connected to students’ outcomes. A survey was conducted wherein officers of the Textbook Board Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated and head teachers and teachers from public primary schools also took part. An interview was conducted for the Textbook Board officers to find out the parameters of quality textbook that improve the outcomes of the students. In this regard a questionnaire administered for head teachers and teachers to investigate the present status of 5th class textbook. 10 officers of Textbook Board, 281 primary school teachers and 256 head teachers were taken as sample from six districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

    Quality, Quality Education, Quality Textbook, Parameters
    (1) Mohammad Nabi
    Ph.D Scholar, Department of Education, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Javed Iqbal
    Director Mass Education, Department of Education, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.

29 Pages : 427-440

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).29      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).29      Published : Dec 2018

Studying the Operational Management Strategies for Promoting Quality of Secondary Education

    This study examined the operational management strategies for promoting the quality of education at the secondary level in Punjab Province. The secondary school heads, teachers and students were subjects of the study. It used three questionnaires developed for them respectively. The findings suggest that the head teacher perceived his role as an operation manager. These role dimensions indicate that the head teacher acts as an educational manager by using operational management strategies deliver professional support to teachers by; solving the school-based problems of their teachers, promoting a culture of discipline in the school, conducting a performance evaluation of school staff and checking lesson plans regularly, consulting teachers in academic decisions, holding periodic meetings of teachers regarding coverage of syllabus and maintaining conducive to the working environment in their schools.

    Operational Management, Quality Education, Strategies, Administration, Secondary Education.
    (1) Muhammad Ismail Durrani
    PhD Scholar, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Irshad Hussain
    Professor (Chairman), Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Ali Rasheed
    PhD Scholar,Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.