http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).19
10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).19
Published : Mar 2025
Climate Change Education at the Primary School Level in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Curricula and Teaching Practices
Education about climate change serves as a fundamental requirement for establishing environmental stewardship among primary school students. The investigation compares climate change knowledge between Pakistani public and private primary schools by utilizing UNESCO's climate education framework together with Shulman's Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK). The research methodology combined quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze textbooks from the Punjab Textbook Board and Oxford University Press, gather survey data from teachers, and conduct structured interviews followed by statistical assessment. The research shows modest direct climate-related learning appears in both public and private school curricula with private schools achieving better results in teaching methods. The participating sectors demonstrate teaching difficulties because of insufficient training and complex material which strengthens the argument for educational development based on UNESCO principles as well as PCK best practices.
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(1) Saima Habib
Section Head, Rangers Public School, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Tayyaba Zain
M. Phil Scholar, Department of STEM Education, University of Education Township, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Habib, S., & Zain, T. (2025). Climate Change Education at the Primary School Level in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Curricula and Teaching Practices. Global Social Sciences Review, X(I), 208-229. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).19
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CHICAGO : Habib, Saima, and Tayyaba Zain. 2025. "Climate Change Education at the Primary School Level in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Curricula and Teaching Practices." Global Social Sciences Review, X (I): 208-229 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).19
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HARVARD : HABIB, S. & ZAIN, T. 2025. Climate Change Education at the Primary School Level in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Curricula and Teaching Practices. Global Social Sciences Review, X, 208-229.
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MHRA : Habib, Saima, and Tayyaba Zain. 2025. "Climate Change Education at the Primary School Level in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Curricula and Teaching Practices." Global Social Sciences Review, X: 208-229
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MLA : Habib, Saima, and Tayyaba Zain. "Climate Change Education at the Primary School Level in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Curricula and Teaching Practices." Global Social Sciences Review, X.I (2025): 208-229 Print.
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OXFORD : Habib, Saima and Zain, Tayyaba (2025), "Climate Change Education at the Primary School Level in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Curricula and Teaching Practices", Global Social Sciences Review, X (I), 208-229
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TURABIAN : Habib, Saima, and Tayyaba Zain. "Climate Change Education at the Primary School Level in Pakistan: A Comparative Analysis of Curricula and Teaching Practices." Global Social Sciences Review X, no. I (2025): 208-229. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).19