SEARCH ARTICLE

17 Pages : 124-131

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).17      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).17      Published : Jun 2019

Students Self Perception as Learners, Teachers Support and Institutional Climate as Achievement Predictors

    Several factors are important determinants of students achievement. Students positive perceptions about these factors contribute to their achievement. Considering importance of students perceptions about themselves, teachers support, and institutional climate in influencing their academic achievement, this study specifically examines students perceptions about themselves as learners, teachers support, and institutional climate for predicting their achievement. This research employed survey and correlational research designs. For this research, 372 students were randomly selected as a sample using cluster and stratified random sampling techniques. For data collection in this study, a questionnaire was adapted from Donahue (1994). For data analysis, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used, with help of SPSS. It was concluded from multiple regression analysis that university students achievement (i.e., dependent variable) can be significantly predicted from their self-perceptions, teachers support and institutional climate (i.e., independent variables).

    Achievement, Institutional Climate, Students’ Perceptions, Teachers' Support.
    (1) Bashir Hussain
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
    (2) Khalid Khurshid
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
    (3) Abid Shahzad
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan.

39 Pages : 298-306

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).39      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).39      Published : Jun 2019

Reflection of Teacher Educator's Professionalism on Prospective Teachers

    Reflection of teacher’s own professionalism matters so the present study aimed to evaluate the reflection of teacher educator’s professionalism on their students. The survey was conducted to collect data by using two self-developed questionnaires one for teacher educators and others for prospective teachers. A sample of 155 teacher educators and 200 prospective teachers participated in this study randomly selected from one general university of Islamabad and seven universities of Punjab province. Analyses revealed that prospective teachers were highly reflecting professional attitude, professional practice and professional confidence while less professional commitment, professional ethics, and professional knowledge and competence. Teacher educators showed high level of professional commitment, professional leadership and supportive culture whereas less professional practice, professional ethics and professional knowledge and competence. Nevertheless, the prospective teachers were not properly acquiring teacher educator’s professionalism. Findings may be used in teacher education programs to enhance professionalism through organization of continuous professional development practices

    Teacher Professionalism, Reflection, Teacher Educators, Prospective Teachers, Teacher Education programs
    (1) Asma Khizar Khizar
    Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Nadeem Anwar
    Assistant Professor,Department of Education, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Mushtaq Ahmad Malik
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

42 Pages : 327-335

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).42      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).42      Published : Jun 2019

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.

    Physical abuse, Primary school level, School teacher, Head teacher
    (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.

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.

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.

26 Pages : 195-204

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).26      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).26      Published : Mar 2019

Identifying the Role of Teachers in Developing Entrepreneurial Intention of Prospective Teachers

    This research study identified the main areas related to entrepreneurship teacher education. The main objectives of the study were: (a) to identify the importance of entrepreneurship education for teacher education in Pakistan; (b) to identify the areas to prepare pre-service teachers for entrepreneurship education. The nature of study was descriptive while mixed method approach was used to gather information. Twelve teacher educators and eighty five prospective teachers were selected by using convenience sampling technique. ENVIVO-11 and SPSS were used to analyze qualitative and quantitative data. It was revealed that mostly interviewees agreed on entrepreneurial education should be made a part of national professional standards of teachers. Majority of the trainee teachers appreciated entrepreneurship education. Most of the respondents intervene about imparting and improving entrepreneurial education for prospective teachers’ course. Interviewees are appreciating this step of entrepreneurial intentions in prospective teachers’ course.

    Entrepreneurship, teacher education, prospective teachers, professional standard.
    (1) Saubia Ramzan
    Professor,Institute of Management Sciences, University of Balochistan, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Shakir
    Lecturer,Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Jam Muhammad Zafar
    Assistant Professor,Department of Teacher Education,Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.

32 Pages : 240-247

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).32      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).32      Published : Mar 2019

Reciprocal Peer Tutoring and Innovation of Initial Teacher Education in Pakistan: Looking Through an Experimental Lens

    The current quasi-experimental pre-test post-test study involved master level students enrolled in a teacher education program. The Learning performance test was administered together with survey instruments on intrinsic motivation, metacognitive awareness, and self-efficacy beliefs. Analysis of covariance of results points at a positive significant differential effect of reciprocal peer tutoring on student teachers’ learning performance. However, no interaction effect was observed in mediating variables. Post-reciprocal peer tutoring interviews were organized to analyze students and teachers’ reflections about reciprocal peer tutoring. Implications are presented to educational psychologists, teacher educators, and educational policymakers with recommendations to model collaborative learning approaches; such as reciprocal peer tutoring.

    Collaborative Learning, Peer Tutoring; Teacher Preparation; Learning Performance
    (1) Abid Shahzad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Rafaquat Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muqaddas Butt
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education,University of Education, Lahore, 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.

46 Pages : 354-364

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).46      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-I).46      Published : Mar 2019

Who are More Successful Researchers? An Analysis of University Teachers Research Productivity

    Key objective of the study was to assess the research productivity of university teachers and to analyze the effect of demographic variables (gender, faculty, designation, age and experience) on their research productivity to ultimately explore the profile of successful researchers. Data regarding demographic variables and research productivity in last three years were collected from a sample of 200 faculty members from four public sector universities in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Findings revealed that university faculty is striving hard to contribute in the field of research. Furthermore, demographic variables (gender, faculty and designation) affect their research productivity in favor of male teachers, teachers from physical sciences and teachers with higher designation. Age and experience are not associated with many indicators of RP or they are weakly positively correlated with number of research articles and published books. Educational implications for faculty members and other stake holders are also discussed.

    Research, Research Productivity, University Teachers, Faculty
    (1) Shamaiela Mehboob Farooqi
    Lecturer, Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shumaila Shahzad
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Syeda Samina Tahira
    Assistant Professor, Chairperson, Department of Education, Government College Women University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

06 Pages : 87-101

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).06      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).06      Published : Dec 2018

The Mathematics Elementary School Teachers' Perceptions of the Student-Centered Approaches and Professional Learning Experiences

    This research explores the perceptions’ of mathematics teachers who are teaching in Pakistani schools at secondary level. The study aimed to explore the elementary school teachers’ perceptions about student-centred approaches, and their difficulties facing in using these approaches. The study uses a methodology of questionnaire and interview to gather data from mathematics teachers at secondary level. The results of this study indicate that the most mathematics teachers were positive about the role and importance of student-centred approaches in their mathematics. The majority of teachers appreciated their role as a facilitator of the learning process using student-centred approaches Moreover, the majority of teachers reported that continued practice in teaching mathematics courses and/or teaching method courses had contributed to their developing a fair understanding of teaching mathematics. The teachers responded positively regarding the role of student-centred approaches to enhance the procedural understanding of students in mathematics. Most of the findings supported student-centred approaches positively. Finally, the recommendations concerning the importance of student-centred approaches in mathematics, the arrangement of resources, and teachers’ professional development are presented for the attention of teachers, administration and curriculum developers.

    Mathematics Teachers, Student-Centred Approaches, Facilitator
    (1) Nasrin Akhter
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Research and Assessment, University of Okara, Punjab, Pakistan
    (2) Muhammad Naseer Ud Din
    Associate Professor, Institute of Education & Research, Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Abdul Majeed Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Mianwali Campus, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.