A Qualitative Analysis of the Problems and Challenges in Special Education from the Teacher's Perspective in Sargodha Division
Students with special needs have come a long way in their education. Numerous transitions have taken place from special education (SPED) to integrated education, as well as from collaborative learning to inclusive education. The objective of the study wasto explore teachers' challenges, obstacles in the teaching-learning process and collaborative impediments. This study's respondents were chosen using the purposive sampling technique. The problems and difficulties faced by SPED educators were identified using the Qualitative Research Method (QRM). Data were analysed using a thematic approach.Thispaperconcludesthataccessibility,lackofinterdisciplinaryteam,insufficient technological aids, s/t ratio, community attitudes, transition, policy gaps, budgetary constrain, negative social attitudes, parents' negligence about SEN students and administrative laxity are challenges of SPED department that should need to resolve.
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Special Education, Challenges, Teacher’s Perspective
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(1) Muhammad Bilal Tahir
PhD Scholar, Superior University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Khawaja Hisham ul Hassan
Assistant Professor, Superior University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Farhana Akmal
Lecturer, Superior University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Academia: A Case Study of Critical Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
This study scrutinizes the role of AIliteracy and ChatGPT-3 in enhancing critical reasoning and journalistic writing competencies among 50 third-term journalism students at Tajik National University. Given the escalating relevance of AI across sectors, including journalism, we aim to highlight the potential advantages of incorporating AI utilities in journalism pedagogy. We utilized a mixed- methods approach, comprising both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques, for a comprehensive examination of the influence of AI literacyand ChatGPT-3 on student skill development.We gathered insights via surveys and interviews, revealing the impact of AI on learning outcomes. Our findings suggest a significant improvement in students' critical thinking and journalistic writing skills
withChatGPT-3 usage. The integration of AI tools in the classroom encourages in-depth analysis and collaboration, thereby enhancing students' writing skills. The results underline the importance of AI literacy in journalism education, preparing students for the rapidly transforming, AI-centric journalism industry.
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Artificial Intelligence, Academia, Higher Education, Journalism, Students
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(1) Muhammad Irfan
Researcher at School of English, Irish and Communication, University of Limerick.
(2) Liam Murray
Head of Linguistic Department, University of Limerick.
(3) Sajjad Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, University of Malakand. Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
Learning Community Growth among Remoteness: Temporal and Technological Dimension
In an important way, this study investigates various aspects of community development and social support among participants in computer technology-enhanced distance education programs. Thecurrent analysis focuses on the characteristics that define communities and how students build and maintain them. Drawing on a series of interviews with 17 students, the study highlights the importance of community and its contribution to supporting them.This process is very important in developing a sense of community among students. Students derive satisfaction from the temporal intimacy of live lectures and the associated whisper facility for socializing in Web Relay Chat. They also exploited the near-simultaneous use of email and the timing of assignment submissions to subtly initiate email exchanges among themselves, as observed in the study. Overall, the interviews conducted in the study indicated that a strong sense of community benefits both individuals and programs, supporting educators' efforts to create such communities for online learners.
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Community Growth, Remoteness, Computer Technology, Distance Education, Students
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(1) Altaf Hussain Abro
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Sindh University, Laar Campus Badin, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Kirshan Kumar Luhana
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Sindh University, Laar Campus Badin, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Ali Raza
Bahria University, Karachi Campus, Sindh, Pakistan.
The Indecisive Role of English and Urdu in Multilingual Pakistan
The paper explores Pakistani graduate EFL learners' attitudes towards the increasing significance of the English language at national and global levels in the contemporary world. The analysis adopts aqualitative style, using twenty interviews to gain painstaking insights into the learners' linguistic attitudes. The research scrutinizes the socio, contextual and cultural factors that impact Pakistani learners' perceptions of English. The study reveals that while Pakistani learners appear uncertain about English in addition to its culture, they have adopted the educational and social functions of the language. The outcomes indicate the linguistic imperialism and symbolic capital of English, as individualscontemplate it as essential for socioeconomic advancement in Pakistan. The study's results can help academicians and officials assess the potential impacts of English on the roles of local languages, particularly in Pakistan's education system.
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EFL Learners, Pakistan, Socio-Cultural, Contextual, Education, Socio-Economic
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(1) Amna Saeed
Student, Department of Linguistics and Communications, Institute of Liberal Arts, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Aamna Zafar
Student, Department of Linguistics and Communications, Institute of Liberal Arts, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Arshad Ali Khan
Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, Institute of Liberal Arts, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Management Practices in Private and Public Higher Education Institutions
The study's goal is to compare and contrast public and private university administration practices in Pakistan. Using a random sampling technique, 200 institutional heads from (various departments) of public and private institutions (universities) of Punjab were selected for the study.According to the study, managing operations at higher education institutions in these locations is difficultforbothcommercialandgovernmentaluniversities.However,thesetwocategoriesof institutions' management strategies differ significantly from one another. According to the survey, privateinstitutionsofhigherlearningplaceagreateremphasisonmarketingandfinancial
management than public ones. Private institutions place a high priority on promoting their offerings to draw students and donor support as compared to public institutions.
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Management, Public and Private, Educational Institute
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(1) Muhammad Iqbal
Lecturer, (Visiting Faculty) Department of Education, Faculty of Social Sciences, Thal University Bhakkar, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Yasir Mustafa
Headmaster, Elementary and Secondary Education, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Farah Latif Naz
Lecturer, Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
From the "Lock" to "Advanced": the Midwest Higher Education Revitalization of Path Dependence and Possible Solutions
Due to the restriction of "Western consciousness", structural contradictions in the spatial distribution, poor interference in special policies etc.,"Middle and Western Higher Education" is an important concept under the triple incentives of social cognition, technical route and policy formulation be formed. The development mode, spindle-shaped school hierarchy, and two-level management system hinder the revitalization of Midwest higher education, resulting in cognitive, technology, and design lock-ins as the three forms of path dependence. Establish the value concept of strengthening the school with quality, and take the connotative development as therevitalization. The top priority of the development work; build a pyramid-shaped school-running hierarchy, and take a characteristic rather than a comprehensive development path; plus, Greater support for institutions of higher learning in the middle and western regions, and the expansion of the overall planning and management authority of the provincial government, is the starting point for the revival of the advanced education in the middle and western regions. Possible solutions from "Locked" to "Advanced".
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Higher education in the Midwest, Western awareness, Revitalization, Lock-in, Advanced
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(1) Zhu Wenhui
Professor, Department of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
(2) Murtaza Khan
M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
(3) Shaista Irshad Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Role of Teachers' Affective Support for Reducing Students' Emotional Exhaustion in Higher Education in Pakistan
The study determined the connection between teachers' affective commitment along with emotional exhaustion among students with the mediation of students' self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, and extrinsic motivation in Pakistan. 309 responses have been collected from the students of HEIs in Karachi whereas PLS-SEM was employed to analyze data. Teachers’ affective support positively impacts students' self-efficacy and intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, whereas students' self-efficacy and extrinsic motivation harm students' emotional exhaustion. Regarding mediation analysis, the study revealed that Teachers' affective support harms students' emotional exhaustion with the mediating effects of students' self-efficacy as well as extrinsic motivation. Practitioners or educational psychologists must realize the likelihood that students' motivation and self-efficacy are possible approaches in which teacher affective support is associated with emotional exhaustion when administering such
interventions.
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Teachers' Affective Support, Students' Motivation, Self-Efficacy, Emotional Exhaustion, Higher Education Institutes
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(1) Nasir Ali
Adjunct Faculty and Research Scholar, Institute of Business Management & Healthcare Management (IBHM), DOW University of Health Science, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Shahnawaz Tunio
School of Education, Zhengzhou University, Henan, China.
(3) Narjis Unar
Research Fellow, Department of Education, Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Examining the Elemental Spectrum: Unravelling the Levels of Bloom's Taxonomy within Chemistry Question Papers for Secondary Education
This study aimed to utilize the cognitive subcategory of Bloom's taxonomy in analyzing chemistry tests administered to high school students from 2009 to 2013. The study aimed to investigate if the Peshawar Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) assessed students' cognitive abilities beyond memory. The study involved five experts who assessed the importance of the objectives of individual inquiries. The majority of participants in the study were high school sophomores who had completed chemistry exams within the past five years. The study's questionnaire underwent expert review to ensure the accurate allocation of points to each cognitive subcategory. The grades were computed based on a percentage scale. This study aimed to assess chemistry exam questions using a standardized set of criteria. The capacity for synthesis, application, comprehension, and knowledge acquisition.
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Bloom's Taxonomy, Chemistry Tests, Cognitive Abilities, Peshawar Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Exam Questions
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(1) Muhammad Naseer Ud Din
Professor, Department of Education and Psychology, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Farid Ullah Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Education and Psychology, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Munir Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
Addressing Gender Disparities in Education: Empowering Girls through Education in Pakistan
Education may transform everyone's life, regardless of gender. Gender bias remains widespread. Pakistan's rural areas are especially bad. Pakistani women have been exploited since independence. Pakistani women rarely receive constitutional rights. Discrimination against women in the job, school, economy, and politics predates the 20th century. 200 teachers and 200 students from around Pakistan were selected for a good sample. A typical questionnaire assessed the girls' school backgrounds, objectives, and gender equality beliefs. At the schools examined men and women had very different educational opportunities. Lack of resources, social pressures, and discriminatory laws and practices make it tougher for girls to receive an education, according to research. The report concludes that broad governmental action to close the gender education gap is important. It offers gender-sensitive classrooms and community-building projects.
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Gender Disparities, Education, Empowering Girls
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(1) Chaudhry Ibrahim Tahir Farooq
Independent Researcher, Aitchison College Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Haider Nafees Ahmed
Independent Researcher, Kaizen High Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Mohammed Nawab Shinwari
Senior Teaching Assistant, Department of English, Shaikh Zayed University, Khost, Afghanistan.
Promoting Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities in Pakistan
As part of the study, researchers asked both teachers of general education and teachers of special education what they thought about inclusive education. The main goal of this study was to learn more about how Pakistani educators feel about education for all. There were a total of 39 questions in the poll. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined by trying it with pilot groups and talking to experts in the field. We found the Cronbach alpha, which is a measure of internal stability, by using SPSS. The correlation value was 0.80 as a whole. A t-test and mean values were used to look at the data. A meticulous analysis of the data shows that all teachers are right about how effective inclusive education is and that all teachers support the method. It was also shown that both regular and special-needs teachers feel the same way about inclusive education.
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Inclusive Education, Children, Disabilities, Teachers, Education
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(1) Humera Omer Farooq
PhD Scholar, Assistant Professor, Graphic Design Department College of Art & Design, University of the Punjab Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Rabea Saeed Hassan
Education Consultant, Education Training and Corporate Services and Solutions, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Farrukh Hammad Rasool
Assistant Professor, University College of Art and Design, Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
