SEARCH ARTICLE

02 Pages : 15-21

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-IV).02      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-IV).02      Published : Dec 2020

Studying the Impact of Critical Issues on Islamic Education

    This paper discusses Islam and education with reference to academic concepts of the education. It is very difficult task to build Islamic education in the non-Muslims countries, because non-Muslims have different traditions, cultural, political, and also in education. But we define some important issues in education. First; improving the public awareness in the Islamic schools where they cannot be good and lack the trust between Muslim and non-Muslim communities. So how we can improve the public awareness of Islamic schools and how we can enhance the trust of society. The second; financial permanence - in this issue, we improve the quality of education through sufficient income. The third issue in Islamic education is qualified teachers. How to improve Islamic education, train our students, and how to attract them towards Islamic education. The fourth; building the effective boards. They work as a backbone of Islamic education. The fifth one is of curriculum.

    Islamic Education, Curriculum, Awareness, Financial Permanence, Media
    (1) Asia Khatoon
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Rameez Ali Mahesar
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Media and Communication Studies, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Asif Ali Raza
    Assistant Professor, Department of Islamic Studies and Arabic, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

24 Pages : 224-236

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).24      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).24      Published : Sep 2020

Assessing the Impact of Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) for Human Capital Development in Balochistan

    Technical Vocational Education and Training Program, also known as TVET, is broadly recognized as one of the most prominent disciplines in the education system. Technical education, as included in Pakistan's national education policy, is concerned with the quality technological human capital leading to a national pool of skilled and self-reliant artisans, technicians and technologists in the fields of vocational and technical education. The descriptive research design was used, and a total of 625 students and 137 TVET institutes of Balochistan participated in the study. The instrument for data collection was an adopted, and amended questionnaire based on study constructs, and data were collected by the researchers. Opportunities lie in the emerging demand for skills in CPEC projects, global markets of Europe, the Middle East and neighboring Gulf states for conventional work and profits, national skills requirements, human capital optimization through workforce skills development, provincial incorporation of skills in major projects.

    Balochistan, TVET System, TVET Practices, Human Capital Development, Government Policies & Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Delivery
    (1) Shoaib Younis
    MS Scholar, Institute of Management Sciences, University of Balochistan Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Saubia Ramzan
    Dean, Faculty of Management Sciences Business and IT, University of Balochistan Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Nagina Gul
    Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakist

29 Pages : 276-288

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).29      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-III).29      Published : Sep 2020

English Literature Reading as Gendered Activity at Educational Primary Level

    English is the certified language of Pakistan and intermediate of teaching in private schools. Learning an FL might be frustrating and challenging for some young learners. Stories in English as literature are an effective technique to teach young learners. This paper attempts to explore if reading stories in English as part of literature is a gendered activity with differences of interest by boys and girls. The study used a Reading Attitude Survey modified from Downing Object Activity Opinion and the Finnish questionnaire. The findings depict that stories in the schoolbooks are enthusiastic and are suitable according to learners' curiosity and standard. Results further specified that the general mainstream of students understands reading as an action that is more appropriate for girls, thus supportive of the study's hypothesis. The results also suggested that the gender-based insights strengthen with age for both boys and girls.

    Literature in English, Reading, English Curriculum, Gender
    (1) Zainab Akram
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Sadia Suleman Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Maroof Bin Rauf
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

62 Pages : 623-632

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).62      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).62      Published : Mar 2020

Factors Affecting Teachers' Practices in Implementation of Early Childhood Care and Education Curriculum in Public Schools

    The study was determined to find the factors that affect the teachers' practices in the implementation of the ECCE curriculum in public schools. The study was quantitative in nature, and a cross-sectional survey design was used. All the ECCE teachers in public schools formed the population of the study. The proportionate stratified random sampling technique was employed, and 278 teachers were selected as a sample of the study. The data were collected using the questionnaire on factors affecting teachers' practices in the implementation of the ECCE curriculum. The findings showed that there is a significant difference on the basis of experience as p (0.000) ? 0.05 and an insignificant difference on the basis of qualification and class size as p (0.000) > 0.05. The study recommended that teacher training institutes of early childhood care and education should induct the curricula that are activity-based, and schools may provide better learning conditions in ECCE centers.

    Teachers Practices, Curriculum Implementation, Early Childhood Care and Education
    (1) Raima Mubashar
    MPhil Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Aroona Hashmi
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Fasiha Altaf
    Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

18 Pages : 135-145

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).18      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).18      Published : Dec 2019

Issues of Syllabus Designing Practices and Quality Assurance at Higher Education Level

    The goal of Higher Education Commission is to develop and implement quality across all university activities and making it compatible with international practices. The faculty is required to have ability in designing, maintaining and updating curricula, when measuring the quality of an institute or of teaching; designing syllabus is the basic required skill. This study aims to analyze perception, syllabus designing skills and practices of faculty members in universities. This research is quantitative, structured questionnaire and document analyses were used for data collection. Results showed faculty have no related training; rules for designing syllabus are not followed. It is recommended that training sessions should be organized to developing syllabus designing skills of university faculty. Standard guidelines should be developed by quality assurance bodies.

    Curriculum, Syllabus designing, Higher Education, Standard
    (1) Anjum Bano Kazimi
    Professor, Department of Education, IQRA University, Gulshan Campus, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ali Shaikh
    Vice Chancellor,Media and Communication Studies,Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Stephen John
    Director ORIC, Research Innovation, and Commercialization, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

41 Pages : 317-323

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).41      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-IV).41      Published : Dec 2019

Role of Instructional Leadership in Successful Execution of Curriculum: Head Teachers' Perspective

    Transformational leadership has been characterized by vision and inspiration while the emphasis of instructional /pedagogical leadership is on framing clear goals and objectives and then achieve them through careful planning and monitoring. Headteachers play the leading role in school improvement and increase and maintain instructional effectiveness. Their prime focus is on learning outcomes and enhancing the quality of the teaching-learning process. A qualitative research design was applied to get headteachers' perspectives about role of instructional leadership in successful execution of the curriculum. Purposively 14 headteachers were selected to conduct interview. Among them 7 were female headteachers and 7 were male headteachers. The interview protocol was developed after reviewing literature and discussing role of instructional leaders in successful execution of curriculum with experts in the area and renowned educationists. It was revealed that school heads as instructional leaders have an important role in successful execution of curriculum

    Instructional Leadership, Successful Execution, Curriculum, Head Teachers' Perspective
    (1) Moafia Nader
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Lahore College for women university, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fakhra Aziz
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Lahore College for women university, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Afifa Khanam
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Lahore College for women university, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

09 Pages : 67-74

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).09      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).09      Published : Mar 2019

Incorporation of Peace Education in Existing Secondary Level Curriculum and Teachers Practice

    Peace education is a new discipline which is being introduced in the existing curriculum in the world. Peace education is mandatory for reducing violence and developing positive thinking. The major aim of this study was to examine the need of peace education and to investigate the perception of teachers for incorporating peace education in existing curriculum at Secondary level. The study was descriptive in nature. All the secondary school teachers (753) of district Attock were included in population of the study. Of these, 255 teachers were taken as a sample through a random sampling technique. The researcher employed a validated questionnaire for collecting data. The major findings showed that the teachers favored the inclusion of peace education as a compulsory subject at secondary level.

    Peace Education, Teachers, Curriculum, Secondary
    (1) Basharat Ali Khan
    PhD Scholar,Department of Education, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Azhar Mahmood
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Wajeeha Aurangzeb
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.

08 Pages : 110 - 130

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).08      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).08      Published : Jun 2018

Evaluation of Chemistry Curriculum at Secondary Level and Objectives of National Curriculum of Chemistry 2006

    The study evaluates chemistry curriculum at the secondary level. Chemistry is the science subject which help in technological advancement. It deals with the study of composition, structure, properties, and different changes which take place in matter. There are different careers in chemistry such as in food processing, industries, health etc. The progress of any country depends on the achievement in the field of chemistry. The successes of these reforms are associated with chemistry curriculum. Therefore, this study re-examines the objectives of National Chemistry Curriculum 2006 and identifies the nature of implementation of chemistry curriculum. Questionnaire based data from 138 chemistry teachers (male and female) teaching at secondary level in District Haripur determined that modern teaching techniques are required in teaching chemistry. So, it is recommended to improve curriculum at regular intervals according to global standards.

    Curriculum Objectives, Evaluate, Global needs
    (1) Batool Fatima
    M.Phil Scholar (Education), Department of Education, University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Umbreen Ishfaq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Tehseen Tahir
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Haripur, KP, Pakistan.

16 Pages : 273-300

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).16      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-II).16      Published : Jun 2018

Curriculum of Mathematics in Pakistan and International Standards: A Comparative Study

    Curriculum which is considered as the main tool education cannot remain the same endlessly. With the expansion of spectrum of knowledge, upgrading of the curriculum is needed with the passage of time. It is nevertheless, the timely updates and restructuring of curriculum can enhance the standard of education. It is therefore, change in curriculum and comparative analysis of the curriculum has been a hot debated topic not only in Pakistan but also all around the world. Current design of the study can be used to analyze the curriculum of mathematics for secondary level of education prescribed by the Punjab Text Book Board. The sole purpose of this comparative study of mathematics is to better analyze the policy objectives of the subject of mathematics curriculum for education at secondary level in Pakistan. Secondly, the study was aiming to analyze curriculum processes while referring to certain objectives, content, methodology and assessment techniques. Thirdly, this research study was aiming to critically review the subject matter of mathematics while highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the subject of mathematics taught at secondary level of education in Pakistan. Fourth, the aim of this research study is to explore the suggestions of curriculum specialists about the salability of the value of mathematics curriculum in education of secondary level in Pakistan. Fifthly, the study used to recommend measures to upgrade the curriculum of mathematics implemented for secondary school education in the country. The population under study comprised of teachers, students, opinion of national curriculum professionals and materials provided about the mathematics curriculum from the Curriculum Bureau in Provinces of Pakistan. Suggestions and recommendations are provided in the end of the research study while better concluding the results and findings in the end of the paper.

    Curriculum, Mathematics
    (1) Hafiz Mohammad Ather Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Tahir Khan Farooqi
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Shahid Mehmood
    PhD Scholar (Education), Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan.

10 Pages : 141-159

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

An Analysis of the New Trends in National Curriculum of Physics at the Secondary Level

    This research study analyzes innovative trends in the National Curriculum of Physics at the Secondary level and compares the same curriculum with the curricula of three academically advanced countries namely Turkey, Malaysia and UK. The study aims to examine the policy objectives of the National Curriculum in Physics at the Secondary level and explores its strengths and weaknesses, ending in recommendations for the removal of these weaknesses. The study practiced mixed-methods designed. The primary data were collected through interviews held with key informants and opinionnaires fielded to subject teachers. Review of literature and reliable documents along with the curricula of three developed countries furnished Secondary data for the study. Qualitative and quantitative treatments were given for analysis of the data. The outcomes of the research study highlight that objectives of curricula in Malaysia, Turkey and UK are more comprehensive than Pakistan. These curricula contain latest and novel concepts. The present curriculum likewise needs to instill the tendency for analytical and critical examination of facts at any circumstance in students. The existing examination system is, therefore, not appropriate as it measures only the lowest domain of learning i.e. rote learning. In order to discourage rote learning, textbooks of Physics at the Secondary level need revision to promote creativity.

    New Trends, National Curriculum, Secondary Level Physics
    (1) Tariq Mehmud
    PhD Scholar (Education), Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar,KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Iqbal
    Professor, Department of Education, Sarhad University of Science & Information Technology,Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.