SEARCH ARTICLE

10 Pages : 146-158

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).10      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).10      Published : Jun 2018

Failure in the English Subject in Government High Schools for Boys in District Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.

    This descriptive study investigates the failure in the English subject to find out the causes of failure in the English subject in Government High Schools for Boys in district Mardan, so viable suggestions to overcome the failure rate in the English subject in district Mardan, KP Pakistan are proposed. The population of this research is all public high Schools of district Mardan, which were 380 in number. 64 schools were selected through Stratified sampling technique. Questionnaire as research instrument was used for data collection. The collected data was analyzed, interpreted and results were shown in percentage in tabular form. The findings of the study highlighted the failure (33%) in English, (02%) Urdu and (04%) in Pakistan studies. Causes of failure like lack of qualified and well trained teachers, overcrowded classrooms, non-availability of language laboratories and A.V Aids, inappropriate teaching method and lack of Principals’ supervision were identified. At the end provision of qualified and competent teachers, facilities like language laboratories and A.V. Aids, principals’ Proper supervision of classrooms for teachers’ better performance are recommended.

    Failure, English Subject, Government High Schools, Mardan District
    (1) Niamat Shah
    PhD Scholar (Education), Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Niaz Muhammad Aijaz
    Assistant Professor and HoD, Department of Education, Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Idris
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP Pakistan.

11 Pages : 159-167

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).11      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).11      Published : Jun 2018

Religious Education: Teachers Perspective on Girls

    This paper identifies and investigates the general perceptions of public sector teachers of both urban and rural localities regarding girl’s religious education. This research also explores the reasons for those perceptions through understanding the personal experiences of teachers with girls who were going to get religious education. To get the deep insight of the phenomena ethnographic method of research was used. In depth interviews were conducted with urban teachers group and rural teachers group. Five steps thematic analysis was conducted to find out the results.

    Madrasah education, Religious schools, Ethnography
    (1) Samreen Mehmood
    PhD Scholar (Education), Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Abdul Ghaffar
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Amir Zaman
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

12 Pages : 193-206

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).12      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).12      Published : Sep 2018

The Establishment of Azad School Utmanzai and Anjuman-i-Islahul Afaghina: A Successful Methodology of Organizational Excellence (1921-1946)

    This historical paper explores the role of one of the indigenous educational movement of the British Indian North West Frontier Province, now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. The movement 'Anjuman-i-islahul Afaghina' established in 1921 by Abdul Ghaffar Khan also known as Bacha Khan (1890- 1988) and his companions to educate the unprivileged Pakhtuns in the early decades of the 20th century. The Anjuman established 104 Azad schools in the settled as well as tribal territory to educate the nation in formal way, besides education and training was imparted through non formal mode, as well. The strength of the Anjuman was its organizational excellence in the shape of its components like propagation, fund raising, management committees, faculty of intellectuals, co-curricular activities, annual jamborees, conflict resolution committees, literary activities and social reformation. No doubt, the movement contributed to educate the unprivileged Pakhtun nation in ensuring the quantity as well quality of education.

    Anjuman-i- Islahul Afaghina, Azad School Utmanzai, North WestFrontier Province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, OrganizationalExcellence
    (1) Mohammad Sohail
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Rani Gul
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, Baluchistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Rukhshanda Mushtaq
    Assistant Professor, University of Wah, Wah Cantt, Punjab, Pakistan.

20 Pages : 354-377

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).20      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).20      Published : Sep 2018

Constructing Symbolic Value Through Categorization Tools: The Role of Rankings in Building Business School's Reputation

    Investigating rankings in the field of business education, we aim to examine field structuration process to understand how categories build symbolic value in an institutional field. We selected twenty reputed business schools from Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) through purposive sampling method. Adopting the concept of data triangulation, we gathered empirical evidences through interviews with business school marketing managers, academic experts in the field of marketing and reputation, and with industry experts. This data was further supplemented by variety of secondary sources such as internal student surveys, annual reports, newsletters and industry reports to perform a thematic analysis adopted in this study. Thematic analysis helped us to develop a model of institutional work and field level change by emphasizing on the key role categorization systems (rankings) in shaping perceptions of symbolic value (reputation). Our findings suggest, categorization tools create a contest at different levels. Consequently, it redefines the perception about value in the field. The current study may be useful for academia and Higher Education policy-makers by providing them with a theoretical understanding of categorization systems such as university rankings and the changing perception of value in the field.

    Rankings, Reputation, Categorization, Institutional Work,Symbolic Value, Business Schools
    (1) Syed Haider Khalil
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business and Leadership Studies, Abdul Wali Khan UniversityMardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Fahad Sultan
    Deputy Director, Institute of Business and Leadership Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Tufail
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business and Leadership Studies, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

11 Pages : 156-172

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).11      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).11      Published : Dec 2018

Working Memory and Mathematical Performance: A Correlational Study

    This study is intended to examine the correlation between working memory of students and their academic performance in Mathematics. Specifically, it was aimed to determine the degree of relationship between working memory capacity and academic achievement of students in mathematics studying at secondary school. A sample of 800 students studying in grade 10 was randomly selected from forty government and private secondary schools (girls and boys) situated in Hazara division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Both Urdu and English mediums of instruction schools were included in the sample. The researcher used digits span backwards test (DSBT) to find out the working memory capacity of the students associated with their academic performance in mathematics. This study revealed that girls have outperformed boys very markedly in examination scores of mathematics at secondary level. Contrarily, boys have performed well in working memory capacity than girls at the secondary level. However a very small gender difference is observed in this study. It is also noticed that private secondary schools showed higher performance in examination scores of mathematics and in working memory capacity than government secondary schoolsl.

    Working Memory, Academic Achievement, Relationship, Mathematical Thinking, Secondary Schools
    (1) Naeema Mumtaz
    PhD Scholar (Education), Department of Education, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Saeed Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The University of Haripur, Haripur,m KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Saddaf Ayub
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The University of Haripur, Haripur, KP, Pakistan.

40 Pages : 590-600

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).40      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).40      Published : Dec 2018

Effectiveness of Performance Appraisal System for Government Secondary School Teachers in Punjab

    Performance Appraisal of the team is a core element of administration to achieve the required objectives of an organization. The study was intended to measure the effectiveness of the existing performance appraisal system towards professional excellence of secondary school teachers as perceived by their principals. Two hundred secondary school principals were found available as a sample to mark the questionnaire. The researcher himself developed a questionnaire for the principals to seek their opinions on the present performance appraisal system. The data collected were analyzed with descriptive statistics. It was found that the effectiveness of the system is of moderate level in Punjab. The performance appraisal system contributed fifty-nine per cent to the professional excellence of the teachers. Some strong recommendations were also written on the basis of findings to see the performance appraisal system more effective

    Performance Appraisal System, Secondary School Teacher, Professional Excellence, Principal, Punjab
    (1) Naveed Azmat
    PhD scholar, Department of Education, GC University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Khuda Bakhsh
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, GC University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Khaliq Hussain
    Student, Department of Education, GC University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

07 Pages : 53-60

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).07      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).07      Published : Mar 2019

Professionalism as a Moral Code of Secondary School Teachers

    Teachers are given a moral code and expected to follow the ethics while working in institutions. Monitoring authorities are responsible for observing the school teachers’ enactment of the professional code and take action against delinquents. The present study investigates professionalism as a moral code of secondary school teachers by a survey of their perceptions. A questionnaire and observation sheet were used as data collection tools. The sample of the study was forty schools and 120 teachers from Bahawalpur District in Pakistan chosen through multistage sampling. Results through mean comparison using a paired t- test indicated that the majority of teachers had insight about professionalism but did not practice it. It is therefore recommended that education departments should utilize this aspect in their teachers and deploy special mechanisms for the practice of professionalism.

    Professionalism, Moral Code, Teachers' Insight, Teachers' Practices, Secondary School Teachers
    (1) Naseer Ahmad Shahid
    PhD Scholar,Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Nasreen Akhter
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Shahzadi Iqra Naz Malik
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur,Punjab, Pakistan.

37 Pages : 281-286

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).37      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).37      Published : Mar 2019

Effects of Principals' Leadership Styles on Teachers' Performance at Secondary Schools in Dera Ismail Khan

    This learning was directed acts discover the effect of Principals leadership strategies on teachers act of secondary school in D.I.Khan. The research was cross sectional and parametric in nature. The record was collected by both from principals and teachers of secondary school located in the district. The outcomes were fascinatingly opposing to the assumed statements i.e in this broadsheet the impact of transactional and transformational guidance style has been found contrary on teachers enactment. The reason for such phenomena has been deliberated in this broadsheet. The study concluded that both leadership styles i.e transformational and transactional styles of principles of the school understudy have been found not supporting in improvement in teachers performance

    Transformational Leadership, Transactional Leadership, Teachers Performance. Secondary School
    (1) Farhat Yasmin
    Ph.D. Scholar, Depart of Management Sciences,Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology. D.I.Khan KP. Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Imran
    Assistant Professor,Depart of Management Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology. D.I.Khan KP. Pakistan.
    (3) Maria Sultana
    Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences,Leads University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

05 Pages : 34-42

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).05      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).05      Published : Jun 2019

Costing out Educational Needs for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

    This study was undertaken for costing out education needs for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa based on location, gender, district and grade. The sample consisted of 778 schools, including 364 females and 414 males. The study used descriptive statistics for analysis. It was found that rural students get slightly less pocket money than urban students. The cost of average monthly stationery, uniform cost, teacher cost and total cost for urban student was higher than for rural students. District Haripur was found to be the most successful school district. It was further found that better results need good financing. The study also confirmed that the girl student cost is less than a boy student. It was also concluded that the pocket money on average increases with grade. There was no significant difference of stationery cost across grades while grade one and grade four students’ cost on uniform was slightly higher than other grades.

    Costing Out, Primary School, Rural Schools, Urban Schools, T-Statistics, Regression Analysis
    (1) Noor Jehan
    Assistant Professor,Department of Economics,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Idris
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Sajjad Ahmad Jan
    Assistant Professor,Department of Economics,University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP. Pakistan.

19 Pages : 143-150

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).19      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).19      Published : Jun 2019

Learning Engagement in Mathematics: A Test of an Active Learning Model

    This experimental study explored the effect of the 4WsHs active learning model on learning engagement in mathematics classes. The research design used for conducting this study was true experimental research design (pre-test post-test equivalent group design). A sample comprising 190 students selected from two public sector schools was divided into experimental and control groups using a matched random sampling technique. The newly developed active learning model was used as treatment for an experimental group while the same contents of mathematics were taught to the control group using a traditional method. After practice of three months, learning engagement of both groups was measured using a classroom observation checklist. The analyzed data revealed a significant superiority of students belonging to the experimental group over their counterparts in learning engagement. Hence, the newly developed active learning model proved to be effective for developing learning engagement among students.

    Learning Engagement, Active Learning, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Class, Teaching Mathematics
    (1) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah
    Ph.D Scholar, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Iqbal Majoka
    Associate Professor,Department of Education,Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Shaista Irshad Khan
    Secretary, Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan.