Investigating Quality of Induction Training of Novice Teachers in Punjab
Trainings are offered to all level of teachers at different phases of their careers. There are empirical foundations that these trainings have major impacts on the quality of teachers and resultantly on the quality of education. The study was conducted to investigate the quality of the induction training for elementary teachers of QAED, Punjab as perceived by the participants of the training. This study focused on teachers who received induction training in 2017. A questionnaire was developed to collect the data. Descriptive statistics were applied conclude. The newly-inducted teacher stated that the training was aligned with their professional needs. They were satisfied with the quality of physical and learning facilities, the subject matter knowledge, and the overall quality of training. They like training design, duration of training sessions, course content, finally, effective follow up of the training were the major findings if the study.
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Quality Training, Induction Training, Elementary School Teachers, Punjab
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(1) Adila Khanam
PhD Scholar,Division of Education,University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Asghar Ali
Assistant Professor,Department of Education, University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan
(3) Asia Zulfqar
Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
The Effects of British Council Training Program English as Medium of Instruction on Primary School Teachers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The present study would lead to know the effects of British Council training program on the primary school teachers in Khyber Pukhtunkhawa. The objective of the study was to know the effects of the training program on the primary school teachers. The primary school teachers, who successfully completed grade III training English as Medium of Instruction in Khyber Pukhtunkhawa, were the population of the study. The study was delimited to male primary school teachers of the three districts namely Mardan, Peshawar and Swabi. The target population was 1947 male primary school teachers, of whom 330 was selected. The data was collected through questionnaire and analyzed through percentage and chi-square. The results of the study that the primary school teachers were able to use English as Medium of Instruction. The study recommended that such trainings should be arranged for teachers to improve their skills of using English as Medium of Instruction.
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British Council, Primary School Teachers, English as Medium of Instruction, Activity Based Teaching and Students Centered Teaching
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(1) Shabir Ahmad
Lecturer, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Roohul Amin
Lecturer, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Upper Dir, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Abdur Rashid
Lecturer, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Upper Dir, KP, Pakistan.
Prevalence of Physical Abuse at Primary School Level in District Faisalabad
Physical abuse in schools is quite visible in developing countries like Pakistan; it is being covered by maintaining discipline in schools which instigated to conduct this study as a dire need of the time to cope with physical abuse at the primary school level. A multi-stage sampling technique was used. Two hundred and forty-five teachers and 23 head teachers and 500 students were selected from the Primary Section of Higher Secondary Schools of two tehsils (City & Sadar) of District Faisalabad. A Likert type scale for teachers and headteachers and a dichotomous questionnaire for students were used as research instruments. Mean, Standard Deviation, ANOVA, ttest, frequency, Mann-Whitney u test were applied to analyze data. Teachers and headteachers’ perceptions indicated that physical abuse exists moderately whereas students’ responses explored the presence of a high level of physical abuse by the teachers in the schools.
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Physical abuse, Primary school level, School teacher, Head teacher
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(1) Nadia Rafique
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education,Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Bushra Naoreen
Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Ayub Buzdar
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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.
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Professionalism, Moral Code, Teachers' Insight, Teachers' Practices, Secondary School Teachers
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(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.
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
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Performance Appraisal System, Secondary School Teacher, Professional Excellence, Principal, Punjab
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(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.
Secondary School Teachers' Perception of Goal Attainment and Measures of Quality Control in Lahore District
The present research aimed to study quality control techniques used by secondary school teachers in district Lahore to improve educational outcomes. The link between quality control measures, secondary school teachers' performance, and target accomplishment was examined in particular. The study's sample was selected by convenient sampling technique and included 418 secondary school instructors from 200 secondary schools. Questionnaire QCMSSGA was adapted to collect data on quality control measures and secondary school goal achievement (QCMSSGA). It was found that the instrument has a coefficient of reliability ranging from 0.75 to 0.81. Analysis including frequency distribution and Pearson product-moment correlation. Secondary school pupils who received high-quality supervision and teacher evaluations were more likely to meet their objectives. Due to the reasons mentioned earlier, secondary school instructors were instructed to conduct more frequent, routine instructional monitoring and pay greater attention to teacher performance evaluations.
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Perception, Quality, Control, Secondary School Teachers, Goal Attainment
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(1) Mubbsher Shahzad
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Huma Lodhi
Ph.D., Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Siddique
Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.