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Secondary Education

Dr. Arbab Khan Afridi Former-Director IER University of Peshawar

In Collaboration With MASTER COACHING ACADEMY (MCA) (IER) UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS.........................................................I UNIT-1: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN......................1 1.1 Secondary Education during British Rule..............................................1 1.2 Salient Features and Changes Brought about Secondary Education from 1947 to 1998..................................................................................2 UNIT-2: ADMINISTRATIVE STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AFTER INDEPENDENCE.........3 2.1 Enrolment and Facilities.........................................................................3 2.2 Curricular Development.........................................................................3 2.2.1 Characteristics of a Good Curriculum:.............................................3 2.2.3 Curriculum Development Process....................................................3 2.3 Vocational Training.................................................................................3 2.4 Science Education...................................................................................3 2.5 Women Education...................................................................................3 UNIT-3: CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION.........................................................3 3.1 Curricular Recommendations in 1947, 1959, 1969, 1972, 1978 and 1992........................................................................................................3 3.2 Introducing Guidance and Counseling...................................................3 3.3 Measures and Recommendations to Overcome the Constraints............3 UNIT-4: TEACHER TRAINING IN PAKISTAN............................3 4.1 Objectives & Nature of Pre – Service Teacher Education......................3 4.2 Objectives and Nature of In-Service Teacher Education........................3 UNIT-5: CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE WITH REFERENCE TO SECONDARY EDUCATION........................................3 5.1 Quantitative Projection...........................................................................3 5.2 Qualitative Challenges............................................................................3 5.3 Related Issues (Social and Vocational)...................................................3 UNIT-6: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE SECONDARY EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN.......................................3 6.1 Innovative Approaches to Improve Secondary Education in Pakistan...................................................................................................3

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UNIT-1: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN 1.1

Secondary Education during British Rule

1.2

Salient Features and Changes Brought about Secondary Education from 1947 to 1998

1.1

SECONDARY EDUCATION DURING BRITISH RULE

Introduction The caste-wise division of students provides the more interesting and historically more relevant information. This is true not only as regards boys, but also with respect to the rather small number of girls who, according to the survey, were receiving education in schools. Furthermore, the information becomes all the more curious and pertinent when the data is grouped into the five main language areas -- Oriya, Telugu, Kannada. Malayalam and Tamil. These constituted the Presidency of Madras at this period, and throughout the nineteenth century. System of Secondary education during the British Rule British records show that indigenous education was widespread in the 18th century, with a school for every temple, mosque or village in most regions of the country. The subjects taught included Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Theology, Law, Astronomy, Metaphysics, Ethics, Medical Science and Religion. The schools were attended by students’ representative of all classes of society. But scholars have questioned the validity of such an argument. They argue that proponents of indigenous education fail to recognize the importance of the widespread use of printed books in the West since the sixteenth century, which led to a remarkable advancement of knowledge. Printed books were not used in Indian schools till the 1820s or even later. There were institutions such as Gresham's college in London that encouraged scientific learning. In fact, there were a number of such academic and scientific societies in England, often supported by Puritan and nonConformist merchants, the like of which probably did not exist in India. The entire claim of indigenous education proponents is based on the thesis advocated by Dharampal which says that there was a general decline in Indian society and economy with the coming of British rule. In the process, indigenous education suffered. This, however, is too broad a generalization, and the exact impact of British rule on different regions at different times has to be studied more carefully before we conclude that the curve everywhere steadily declined. He argues that pre-British schools and colleges were maintained by grants of revenue-free land. The East India Company, with its policy of maximizing land revenue, stopped this and thus starved the Indian education system of its financial resources. Again, we need more detailed evidence to show how far inam lands were taken over by the Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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Secondary Education government. More often, military officers, zamindar, and talukdars were deprived of revenue-free land rather than temples, mosques, madrasas. Recent research has revealed that inam lands continued to exist well into the nineteenth century, much more than was previously suspected. The current system of education, with its western style and content, was introduced & funded by the British in the 19th century, following recommendations by Macaulay. Traditional structures were not recognized by the British government and have been on the decline since. Gandhi Observation Gandhi is said to have described the traditional educational system as a beautiful tree that was destroyed during British rule. He was very disappointed at the condition of Indian education during the British period. Gandhi observed two main points in Indian education 1)

Today India is more illiterate than it was fifty or hundred years ago; and

2)

The British administrators instead of looking after education and other matters which had existed began to root them out.

1.2

SALIENT FEATURES AND CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT SECONDARY EDUCATION FROM 1947 TO 1998

Education in Pakistan is divided into five levels: a)

Primary (grades one through five)

b)

Middle (grades six through eight)

c)

High (grades nine and ten, leading to the Secondary School Certificate)

d)

Intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to a Higher Secondary School Certificate) and

e)

University programs leading to graduate and advanced degrees

Pakistan also has a parallel secondary school education system in private schools, which is based upon the curriculum set by the University of Cambridge. Some students choose to take the O level and A level exams, which are administered by the British Council, in place of government exams. There are currently 730 technical & vocational institutions in Pakistan. The minimum qualifications to enter male vocational institutions, is the completion of grade 10. The programs are generally two to three years in length. The minimum qualifications to enter female vocational institutions, is the completion of grade 9. All academic education institutions are the responsibility of the provincial governments. The federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and some financing of research. Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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Secondary Education English medium education is to be introduced on a phased basis to all schools across the country. Through various educational reforms, by the year 2015, the ministry of education expects to attain 100% enrolment levels amongst primary school aged children, and a literacy rate of 86% amongst people aged over 10. Education Status at Independence At independence, Pakistan had a poorly educated population and few schools or universities. Although the education system has expanded greatly since then, debate continues about the curriculum, and, except in a few elite institutions, quality remained a crucial concern of educators in the early 1990s. Adult literacy is low, but improving. In 1992 more than 36 percent of adults over fifteen were literate, compared with 21 percent in 1970. The rate of improvement is highlighted by the 50 percent literacy achieved among those aged fifteen to nineteen in 1990. School enrollment also increased, from 19 percent of those aged six to twenty-three in 1980 to 24 percent in 1990. However, by 1992 the population over twenty-five had a mean of only 1.9 years of schooling. This fact explains the minimal criteria for being considered literate: having the ability to both read and write (with understanding) a short, simple statement on everyday life. Resource Allocation Relatively limited resources have been allocated to education, although there has been improvement in recent decades. In 1960 public expenditure on education was only 1.1 percent of the gross national product (GNP); by 1990 the figure had risen to 3.4 percent. This amount compared poorly with the 33.9 percent being spent on defense in 1993. In 1990 Pakistan was tied for fourth place in the world in its ratio of military expenditures to health and education expenditures. Although the government enlisted the assistance of various international donors in the education efforts outlined in its Seventh Five-Year Plan (1988-93), the results did not measure up to expectations. Structure of the System Education is organized into five levels: primary (grades one through five); middle (grades six through eight); high (grades nine and ten, culminating in matriculation); intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to an F.A. diploma in arts or F.S. science; and university programs leading to undergraduate and advanced degrees. Preparatory classes (kachi, or nursery) were formally incorporated into the system in 1988 with the Seventh Five-Year Plan. Academic and technical education institutions are the responsibility of the federal Ministry of Education, which coordinates instruction through the intermediate level. Above that level, a designated university in each province is responsible for coordination of instruction and examinations. In certain cases, a different ministry may oversee specialized programs. Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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Secondary Education Universities enjoy limited autonomy; their finances are overseen by a University Grants Commission, as in Britain. Teacher training: a foundation stone in the improvement of secondary education Teacher-training workshops are overseen by the respective provincial education ministries in order to improve teaching skills. However, incentives are severely lacking, and, perhaps because of the shortage of financial support to education, few teachers participate. Rates of absenteeism among teachers are high in general, inducing support for communitycoordinated efforts promoted in the Eighth Five-Year Plan (1993-98). Teacher Student Ratio In 1991 there were 87,545 primary schools, 189,200 primary school teachers, and 7,768,000 students enrolled at the primary level, with a student-to-teacher ratio of forty-one to one. Just over one-third of all children of primary school age were enrolled in a school in 1989. There were 11,978 secondary schools, 154,802 secondary school teachers, and 2,995,000 students enrolled at the secondary level, with a student-to- teacher ratio of nineteen to one. Primary school dropout rates remained fairly consistent in the 1970s and 1980s, at just over 50 percent for boys and 60 percent for girls. The middle school dropout rates for boys and girls rose from 22 percent in 1976 to about 33 percent in 1983. However, a noticeable shift occurred in the beginning of the 1980s regarding the post primary dropout rate: whereas boys and girls had relatively equal rates (14 percent) in 1975, by 1979-- just as Zia initiated his government's Islamization program--the dropout rate for boys was 25 percent while for girls it was only 16 percent. By 1993 this trend had dramatically reversed, and boys had a dropout rate of only 7 percent compared with the girls' rate of 15 percent. The Seventh Five-Year Plan envisioned that every child five years and above would have access to either a primary school or a comparable, but less comprehensive, mosque school. However, because of financial constraints, this goal was not achieved. In drafting the Eighth Five-Year Plan in 1992, the government therefore reiterated the need to mobilize a large share of national resources to finance education. To improve access to schools, especially at the primary level, the government sought to decentralize and democratize the design and implementation of its education strategy. To give parents a greater voice in running schools, it planned to transfer control of primary and secondary schools to NGOs. The government also intended to gradually make all high schools, colleges, and universities autonomous, although no schedule was specified for achieving this ambitious goal. Main thirst of education after independence

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Secondary Education A rethinking on the educational system started after independence and policies were formulated from time to time. These policies have tried to present solutions to the following major concern: 1.

Achieving universal primary education

2.

Giving a professional bias to secondary education

3.

Developing a scientific attitude

4.

Expansion of scientific technical education

5.

Raising the standard of higher education as well as making it worthwhile for the nation in terms of demands of the modern world.

6.

Continuation of English as medium of instruction

7.

Acceleration of women's education

8.

Forming the character of the nation particularly with a view to inculcation national ism among the people.

9.

Benefiting from the nation's historical, religious and cultural traditions in formulating educational objectives and co-relation them to the demands of modern times.

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UNIT-2: ADMINISTRATIVE STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AFTER INDEPENDENCE 2.1

Enrolment and facilities

2.2

Curricular development

2.3

Vocational training

2.4

Science education

2.5

Women education

2.1

ENROLMENT AND FACILITIES

National Education Council (NEC) shows that over 36 million students were attending an educational institution in 2005/06. Just under 50% of those students (17.8 million) were studying at the primary level, 20.9% (7.5 million) in pre-primary, 15.4% (5.6 million) in middle elementary, 6.9% (2.5 million) in secondary, 2.5% (.9 million) in higher secondary and 4.9% (1.8 million) at the postsecondary level. It is clear that Pakistan is still a long way from achieving universal primary enrolment. As indicated 1 by the primary Net Enrolment Rate (NER)'s estimate of 62% , over 35% of the population 5 to 9 years of age is not in school. Given a population of 5 to 9 years old of some 19.5 million, this means that about 7 million children aged 5 to 9 are out of the education system. Furthermore, under current conditions, the education system does not provide for a substantial percentage of students to move beyond the primary level. At present, the average enrolment per grade at the middle elementary level is less than one-half the average enrolment per grade at the primary level. This is considerably less than that of most other countries, and it is clear that the delivery system needs to significantly increase the proportion of students capable of studying beyond the primary level. Pakistan has a Gross Enrolment Rate (GER) at the primary level of almost 80% - (when all primary enrolment is measured against the population 5 to 9 years of age). The difference of 80% between the Net Enrolment Rate (NER) of 62% and the GER is due to the number of primary students who are over 9 years of age or under 5 years of age. Given the number of repeaters in primary grades and the incidence of students beginning their primary school after age 5, it is likely that most of the difference is due to overage students. Numerically, this means that over 2.5 million students in primary school are over 9 years of age. Any reduction in this number, possibly by decreasing the repetition rate, may open up places in the primary system for some of children not currently in school.

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Secondary Education Role of Private institutions Private education institutions enroll 31% of the students who are in basic education (preprimary through higher secondary). In urban centers, private schools account for slightly more students (51%) than the public sector (49%). However, the situation is reversed in rural areas, where over 80% of students attend public schools. At the primary, middle elementary and secondary levels of education, almost one-third of all students attend private schools. Although most countries have less extensive private provision of basic education than in Pakistan, some experience higher percentages, such as the Netherlands and Lebanon, both of which have over 60% of their basic education provided by the private sector. In Pakistan, there were 14 million girls studying in basic education in 2005, compared to 18.3 million boys. In other words, there were over 4 million more boys than girls in basic education, which results in a Gender Parity Index (GPI) of .76. This disparity in favor of boys was prevalent at all levels of basic education, with the exception of the higher secondary level, where there was parity between the sexes, producing a GPI of 1.0. In Pakistan, because there are more boys than girls in the relevant population, this represents a small disparity in favor of girls. This level of GPI at the higher secondary level shows that many more boys than girls discontinued their education after secondary school, with the result that their numbers matched those of the girls in the final level. Teaching Status Vacant teaching posts and untrained teachers both affect the quality of education provided to Pakistan's youth. In 2005/06, basic education had a vacancy rate of 6.5%, though the higher secondary level had the largest vacancy rate, with over 9% of the teaching positions remaining unfilled. Most teachers in the public school system had received professional training: (only 5% were untrained). However, by comparison, over half of the teachers in private schools had received no professional training. Comprehensive result developed by NEC Analysis of the NEC shows that many schools are in need of better facilities to improve the teaching environment. For example, 9% of primary schools do not have a blackboard, 24% do not have textbooks available for the children and 46% do not have desks for the students. Private primary schools are better equipped with desks and blackboards, but almost one-quarter of primary schools in both the public and private sectors do not have any textbooks. Only 36% of the public primary schools in the country have electricity, though the picture improves further up the educational ladder, with most middle elementary, secondary and higher secondary schools having access to electricity.

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2.2

CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT

There are numerous uses of the word “curriculum”. The Concise Oxford dictionary defines it as “Course of Study” and notes that it derives from the Latin word for a chariot racecourse. The curriculum as a race with series of “hurdles” to be overcome might still be a view held by a number of you today. Curriculum is an area of vital importance to the professional teacher. Over the past two decades the study of curriculum has become an established part of teacher education programs. Therefore, teachers need to be knowledgeable about curriculum and understand the processes by which curricula may be developed. When teachers consider curriculum issues, for example, they tackle the substantive matter of schooling which may be expressed in terms of the fundamental questions of curriculum namely. i)

What to teach?

ii)

How to teach?

iii)

When to teach?

iv)

What are the impacts of teaching?

v)

What knowledge is of most worth to learn?

vi)

What activities are most effective in enabling learners to acquire this knowledge (information, facts, skills, values, attitudes etc)?

vii)

What is the most appropriate way to organize these activities?

viii)

How do I know if learners have acquired this knowledge?

2.2.1

Characteristics of a Good Curriculum:

After a vast research, the educationists agree that good curriculum dwells on the following traits / characteristics. a. b. c. d. e. f. 2.2.3

Development of Social Understanding Promotion of Maximum Personal Development Promotion of Continuity of Experience Provision for Educational Goals Maintenance of Balance among all Goals Utilization of Effective Learning Experiences and Needed Resources Curriculum Development Process

Situation Analysis “A situation which is made up of a number of factors such as pupils home and background, school, its climate, its staff, facilities and equipment are termed as the situation analysis”. Analysis of those factors, together with a self analysis, followed by study of their Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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Secondary Education implications for curriculum planning constitutes one step towards the rational approach of curriculum”. A situation analysis is an obvious commencement point for the construction of a curriculum it is an ideal opportunity for curriculum developers, aware of the curriculum presage factors affecting them, to bring a reasoned, rational approach to the development of curricula. Above all, it is an opportunity for curriculum developers to take account of local factors when developing curriculum to meet student needs. Analysis of factors which constitute the situation: a)

Cultural and social changes and expectations including parental expectations, employer requirements, community assumption and value, changing relationships (e.g. between adults and children) and ideology

b)

Educational system requirements and challenges, e.g. policy statements, examinations, local authority expirations or demands or pressures, curriculum projects, education research

c)

The Changing nature of the subject matter to be taught

d)

The potential contribution of teacher-support system, e.g. teacher training college, research institutes

e)

Flow of resources into the school

f)

Pupils’ aptitudes, abilities and defined education needs

g)

Teachers’ value, attitudes, skills knowledge, experience, social strengths and weaknesses, roles

h)

School ethos culture and political structure: Common assumptions and expectations including power conformity to norms and dealing with deviance

i)

Material resources including plant, equipment, and potential for enhancing these

j)

Perceived and felt problems and shortcomings in existing curriculum

The need for conducting a situational analysis is fundamental precept of effective curriculum development. Developers commencing their task should ask important questions such as: What do we know about the context the students, teachers, school environment – of this curriculum and why is it need? This provided then with an information base to pose an even more fundamental question: what do our learners need? A recommended approach to conduct a situational analysis involves four steps i. ii. iii. iv.

Identify problems in contents Select approach factors Data collection and analysis Make recommendations

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Secondary Education Primary education Primary education comprises Grades I-V. The language of instruction is either Urdu or the regional language. The curriculum includes reading, writing, arithmetic, general science, social studies, Islamic education, and physical education. Middle level education Middle level education lasts from Grades VI-VIII. The curriculum includes the compulsory subjects of Urdu, English, mathematics, sciences, social studies, and Islamic studies. Non – Muslims are exempt from Islamiyat-Islamic Studies. Instead they are taught Moral Education. Secondary Education Secondary Education lasts from Grades IX through X. Students can specialize in science, humanities, or technical streams. Compulsory subjects for all are English, Urdu, Islamiyat, Pakistan studies and mathematics. In addition, students study the following subjects within the different streams: a) b)

Science stream: Physics, chemistry and biology/computer science/technical subject Humanities stream: General science and two elective subjects/one elective subject

c)

and one technical subject Technical stream: General science and two technical subjects.

However, rural areas often offer a limited choice of subjects due to lack of staff and facilities, such as science labs in science streams. Only 35% out of 9,200 secondary and higher secondary schools in Pakistan meet the minimum requirements of an equipped laboratory according to official statistics published in the Education Sector Reforms: Action Plan for 2001/2002 to 2005/2006. The government plans to construct new science labs in about 3,000 schools during 2001-2011. The technical education stream was introduced at the beginning of this century. The aim is for the technical stream to be available in 1,200 secondary schools, 10 in each district, preferably five male and five female schools. The technical education stream addresses itself to those pupils who enter the labor market after Grade X. 34 emerging technology streams are planned for introduction along with appropriate teaching materials. Students passing the examination at the end of Grade X are awarded the Secondary School Certificate. Higher secondary education Higher secondary education sometimes referred to as the "intermediate stage", lasts from Grades XI to XII. It often takes place at university colleges or similar. Army public schools, divisional public schools, autonomous colleges and some private sector institutions are commonly recognized as being more prestigious than government schools. The earlier term Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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e) f)

g)

Compulsory subjects for all groups: English, Urdu, Islamic education and Pakistan studies Pre-engineering group: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Pre-medical group: Biology (Zoology, Botany), Physics and Chemistry Science general group: i) Mathematics, physics and statistics ii) Mathematics, economics and statistics iii) Mathematics, computer studies and physics iv) Mathematics, computer studies and statistics v) Mathematics, computer studies and economics Humanities group: Three subjects out of 23 elective subjects Commerce group: i. Part one: Principles of accounting, principles of economics, principles of commerce, business mathematics ii. Part two: Principles of accounting, commercial geography, statistics, computer studies/banking/typing Medical technology group i)

Part one: Elementary chemistry and chemical pathology, elementary anatomy and micro-techniques, micro-biology I

ii)

Part two: Hematology (Heamatology) and blood banking, clinical pathology and serology, micro-biology II.

Girls are also offered the possibility of home-economics. Dars-i-Nizami Group (Quran reading) is introduced at secondary and higher secondary levels to bridge the gap between Madrasah education and the formal education system in Pakistan.

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Class 1 to 5

Primary Education

Class 1 to 5 Class 11 & 12

Class 13 to 16

Class 15 16

Intermediat e Education HSC/FA, F.Sc, I.Com

Bachelor Degree BA, B.Sc., B.Com

Master Degree MA MSc. M.Com

Age (Yrs) 5 to 10

Age (Yrs) 5 to 10

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Ag e 16 to 17

Class 11 12 13

Ag e 18 to 21

Class 13 14 15 16

Ag e 20 21

Class 13 14 15 16

Diploma of Associate Engineerin g (DAE)

Age 16 17 18

Vocational Certificate Courses VTC, TTC

Bachelor of Engg. (B.E)/ B.Sc. Engg

Age 18 19 20 21

Class 14 B-Tech 15 (Pass)

Age 19 20

Medical Degree MBBS

Age 18 19 20 21 22

Class 16 17 B-Tech (Hons)

Age 21 22

Ph.D

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2.3

VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Vocational and technical education in Pakistan is a minor educational sector. The term technical education refers to post-secondary courses of study and practical training aimed at the preparation of technicians to work as supervisory staff. The term vocational training refers to the lower-level education and training for the preparation of skilled or semi-skilled workers in various trades. Role of Technical and Vocational Education & Training (TVET) Technical and Vocational Education & Training (TVET) is basically the skill-development of workforce working in the industry of a country. It is also defined as marketable and economically relevant education for people. Technical Education refers to post-secondary courses of study and practical training aimed at preparation of technicians to work as supervisory staff. Vocational Training, on the other hand, refers to the lower-level education and training for the preparation of skilled or semi-skilled workers in various trades, but it does not enhance their level with respect to general education. Features and Characteristics of TVET There is a fresh awareness among policy makers in developing countries and the international community of the critical role that TVET can play in national development. One of the most important features of TVET is: a)

Its orientation towards the world of work and the emphasis of the curriculum on the acquisition of employable skills. TVET delivery systems are therefore well placed to train the skilled and entrepreneurial workforce that the country needs to create wealth and emerge out of poverty.

b)

That it can be delivered at different levels of sophistication.

This means that TVET institutions can respond to the different training needs of learners from different socio-economic and academic backgrounds, and prepare them for gainful employment and sustainable livelihoods. The youth, the poor and the vulnerable of society can therefore directly benefit from a TVET program. In a developing country like Pakistan, it is extremely important to realize that vast numbers of young people are outside the formal school system, requiring the integration of non-formal learning methodologies and literacy programs into national education programs. To revitalize, modernize and harmonize TVET in order to transform it into a mainstream activity for the youth development and human capacity building in Pakistan, it is necessary to: 1.

Position TVET programs and TVET institutions as vehicles for regional cooperation and integration as well as socio-economic development as it relates to improvements in infrastructure, technological progress, energy, trade, tourism, agriculture and good governance; and Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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The rapid technological developments being witnessed in the early years of the twenty-first century, together with the forces of globalization, are already leading to radical changes in the world of work. In fact, the changing nature of work is already perceptible both in urban as well as rural communities. New technologies are being developed and applied, replacing existing technologies and processes. As the new technologies are knowledge intensive, the developing countries, being net importers of foreign technology, are obliged to upgrade and enhance the skill level of their manpower. This step is necessary in order to absorb and maintain new technologies, highlighting the critical role of TEVT. A parallel aspect of globalization is the increased international competitiveness: firms have to compete not only on the basis of price but also on the basis of quality. The pressure of competition has prompted firms to ensure price competitiveness, greater flexibility, enhanced quality, and the capacity to introduce new products and services effectively. In 1950, 80% of the world's jobs were classified as unskilled; now 85% of the jobs are classified as "skilled". These shifting sands of technology have put a greater premium on TEVT resources that are seen throughout the world as essential for socio-economic progress. The nature of work and demands for skills is also changing in Pakistan and employment opportunities are shifting across industries and occupations. The profile of the Pakistani work force in 2005 showed 43.1 percent engaged in agriculture, 13.8 percent in manufacturing and mining, and 43.1 in services. Since 2000, there has been a shift of 5.3 % employed labor force from agriculture sector to manufacturing /mining. At present, there are 18 Colleges of Technology, 54 Polytechnic Institutes (11 for females) and 25 Monotechnics whereas commerce education for business sector is provided in over 200 commercial training institutes. TABLE 1: Country - wise Detail of Government College of Technology / Polytechnics/

Monotechnics Institutes in Pakistan GCT

GP IB

GPIW

Monotechnic

Federal Area

Province

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1

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1

Punjab

7

13

4

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24

Sindh

4

15

4

25

48

Balochistan

1

-

1

-

2

KPK

6

15

1

-

22

Total

18

43

11

25

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Boys

Girls

Co – Education 1

Total

Punjab

130

134

265

Sindh

5

63

68

KPK

47

0

47

Balochistan

11

17

28

Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)

1

Total

194

1 214

1

409

Administration Technical and vocational training programs are administered by a number of Federal, Provincial and private agencies: Federal and Provincial Departments i)

Government Vocational Institutes (GVIs), administered by the Provincial Education

Department ii)

Technical Training Centers (TTCs), Vocational Training Centers (VTCs), and Apprenticeship Training Centers (ATCs), administered by the Provincial Labor Departments

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In-Plant training Programs, i.e. apprenticeship training under the Apprenticeship Training Ordinance 1962, administered by the Provincial Directorates of Manpower and Training of Labor Departments in establishments employing 50 or more workers.

Private technical training institutions i)

On-the-job training within industries and training by Small Industries, Departments/Corporations and private technical and vocational institutions

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A technical stream exists within secondary education (Grades XI – XII). The framework for training is the National Training Ordinance 1980 with amendments and the Apprenticeship Training Ordinance from 1962 with amendments. The National Institute of Science and Technical Education (NISTE) (The Ministry of Science and Technology) provide science and technical education including training of teachers. The institute has the responsibility for the curriculum at polytechnics and colleges of technology. At the federal level, the National Training Board works under the Ministry of Labor, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis. The Board coordinates the work of the four provincial boards, one in each province, assesses training needs, and develops training syllabi and specifies national training standards and trade tests. A Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) were established in the Punjab in 1999 and all departments dealing with technical and vocational training have been placed under it. It also covers post-secondary education conducted at polytechnics and colleges of technology. Similar programs have also been started in the Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa (KP). Courses offer by Vocational Institutes and their duration Vocational Institutes offer courses between three months and two years in length, although the maximum is generally a year. Entry is based on Grade VIII. Courses for girls are often shorter than those for boys. A two-year course leads to a Grade 3 Skilled Worker Certificate. Technical Training Centers offer two-year courses for graduates of Grades VIII and X. The institutes are affiliated to the technical training boards. Courses lead to Grade 2 Skilled Worker Certificate. The certificates are awarded by a Board of Technical Education or TEVTA. Grade 2 and 3 Skilled Workers Certificates are also available via competence testing in the workplace. Post-secondary technical and vocational education takes place at polytechnics/colleges of technology. The three-year courses post-SSC (Secondary School Certificate) leads to a Diploma, in the engineering field known as the Diploma of Associate Engineer. Courses at Commercial Institutes after the SSC (Secondary School Certificate) are completed with the Certificate in Commerce after one year and the Diploma in Commerce after two years, also called the Intermediate in Commerce. Colleges of Technology offer the same diploma awards as Polytechnics, but they also award degree courses to holders of the Polytechnic Diploma.

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SCIENCE EDUCATION

Introduction Among the factors that influence growth and development, Science Education is by far the most important. Science Education provides a sound base for education scientific research and technological development. In view of the vital role that science education plays in national development, it has been decided that a National Center for Science Education will be established to improve science teaching through research and innovations and to promote and popularize science and technology among the masses through science fairs, museums, films etc. National Education Equipment Centre will be further strengthened in order to improve the quality and supply of equipment to school laboratories. Science equipment will be supplied to the exiting laboratories in the schools and new science laboratories will be added to schools where they do not exist. Underlying Principle Our national survival both in terms of economy and defense potentials depends entirely on the kind of science education we provide to our children. If all our people are more broadly educated in science, we can then hope that science will make its maximum contribution in the development of leadership, inculcated with the habits of critical thinking, tolerance and open – mindedness among all people and to their effective happy living. In spite of several curricular reforms in science education, the quality of instruction in science education particularly at school and pre – university levels had not improved considerably. This is so because science is still being taught as a ”dogma”. Very little curiosity in scientific enquiry, initiative and involvement in understanding the scientific concepts and processes is emphasized. Many teachers lack desired knowledge, competencies, skills and scientific attitude. As such, teacher demonstrations and enquiry – directed experiences seldom find their way into classrooms and laboratories. Effective science education program is directly linked with the establishment of an infra – structure for research in science education, training of science teachers and science educators, mobilizations of local resources for production of indigenous equipment and strengthening of the science laboratory and libraries. Therefore, a National Center for Science Education is needed. The center should not only motivate and popularize science among the masses but at the same time coordinate entire science education improvement efforts to ensure our continued growth of scientific knowledge, its applications to national development and an adequate supply of future scientists for our national security and prosperity. Science Education Center have emerged all over the world as permanent institutions devoted entirely to the improvement and popularizations of science education not only Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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In order to achieve a breakthrough in this direction, a National Center for Science Education will be established at the national level as an autonomous body with a Board of Governors. The center will pursue the following objectives: a)

To coordinate activities in the improvement of science education in the country for classes I – XII.

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To encourage, stimulates and popularize science and technology among the children.

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To act as a nerve – center for research in science education and serve as a clearing – house for exchanging latest science curriculum materials, innovative ideas, practice and strategies between Pakistan, Asian Region and the world.

In order to achieve these objectives, the center will organize the following program: a. b. c.

d. e. f. g. ii)

Modify and expand up to class VIII the National Teaching Kits developed under the supervision of the Curriculum Wing. Develop enquiry – directed demonstrations and experiments for teachers and students for classes IX – XII. Design and test innovative teacher education program and models for training science teachers and develop teacher guides, handbooks instructional packages / models and other related stuff. Develop a mobile science laboratory to take science close to the rural population, and organize on the spot in – service training program for science teachers. Organize science fairs at provincial and national levels and establish Mini – science Museums in the country. Organize “Future Scientists of Pakistan” awards for outstanding students who demonstrate creativity, imagination and critical thinking. Organize national seminars, symposia, workshops, working, sessions and conferences for coordination and promotion of science education in the country. The National Education Equipment Center, Lahore, will be further strengthened by increasing its present capacity and manpower for facilities the production of science teaching kits and other inexpensive equipments.

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Secondary Education The National Education Equipments Center will be entrusted the task of designing and developing prototypes of low – cost mobile science labs, inexpensive simple teacher demonstrations, experiments, and working models in Physics, Chemistry, Biology for classes IX – XII in collaboration with the National Center for Science Education.

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Teaching of science will be improved and science education will facilitates, such as strengthening of new science laboratories will be expanded at all level.

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At least one room in every primary school will be converted into multipurpose science room for conducting science activities along with other related activities of the school.

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At school level, about 345 new science laboratories will be constructed and 540 school will be supplied equipments. At college level (XI - XII), laboratories facilities will be improved in 60 colleges for boys and 12 colleges for girls and 57 degree colleges for men and 23 for women will also be provided with additional facilities of equipment during the Fifth Plan period.

Resource Allocation The Fifth Five Year Plan provides about Rs. 140 million as development expenditure for improvement and expansion of the facilities for the teaching of science and promotion of science education in schools, colleges and universities. However, the development of the non – development expenditure to be incurred on the establishment of the national centers for science education will be met from within the resources allocated for the improvement of science education in the Fifth Five years Plan as well as from the Miscellaneous Program of education. Problems and difficulties In Science Education, a major problem area is the constant maintenance of good instruction, particularly at the school and pre-university levels. The establishments of the National Center for Science Education, along with its infrastructure for research in science education and supporting professional staff will considerably reduce this problem by staff will considerably reduce this problem by systematizing and supervising science improvement efforts. Future Plans a.

b.

Phase-wise Establishment of Science Clubs network in all the districts of Pakistan. Initially contacts will be established with heads of educational institutions and Science Teachers to take them on board for initiating inquirybased learning of science and gradually science clubs will be established. Monthly Workshops for Science Teachers to promote inquiry-based science learning. These workshops will be held on equal basis in all the provinces and Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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WOMEN EDUCATION

Education plays a pivotal role in developing human capital in any society. Education has become a universal human right all around the globe. Article thirty seven of the

Constitution of Pakistan stipulates that education is a fundamental right of every citizen, but still gender discrepancies exist in the educational sector. According to the 2011 Human Development Report of the United Nations Development Program, approximately twice as many males as females receive a secondary education in Pakistan, and public expenditures on education amount to only 2.7% of the GDP of the country. Gender roles in Pakistan Patriarchal values heavily govern the social structure in Pakistani society. Home has been defined as a woman's legitimate ideological and physical space where she performs her reproductive role as a mother and wife, while a man dominates the world outside the home and performs his productive role as a breadwinner. Men and women are conceptually segregated into two distinct worlds. The household resources are allocated in the favor of sons (male members of the family) due to their productive role. Education for boys is prioritized vis-a-vis girls, because it is perceived that boys must be equipped with educational skills to compete for resources in the public arena, while girls have to specialize in domestic skills to be good mothers and wives, hence, education is not perceived as being important for girls. This gender division of labor has been internalized by the society, and girls/women do not have many choices for themselves that could change these patriarchal realities of their lives. Society does not allow girls/women to develop their human capabilities by precluding them from acquiring education. Lack of emphasis on the importance of women's education is one of the cardinal features of gender inequality in Pakistan. The Human Development Report (HDR) listed Pakistan in the category of "low human development" countries with a female literacy rate of thirty percent, and Pakistan has ranked 145 in the world in terms of human development.

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Secondary Education Importance of Women's Education Education has been of central significance to the development of human society. It can be the beginning, not only of individual knowledge, information and awareness, but also a holistic strategy for development and change. Education is very much connected to women's ability to form social relationships on the basis of equality with others and to achieve the important social good of self-respect. It is important, as well, to mobility (through access to jobs and the political process), to health and life (through the connection to bodily integrity). Education can allow women to participate in politics so they can ensure that their voices and concerns are heard and addressed in the public policy. It is also crucial for women's access to the legal system. Education is a critical input in human resource development and is essential for the country's economic growth. It increases the productivity and efficiency of individuals and it produces skilled labor-force that is capable of leading the economy towards the path of sustainable growth and prosperity. The progress and wellbeing of a country largely depends on the choices of education made available to its people. It can be one of the most powerful instruments of change. It can help a country to achieve its national goals via producing minds imbue with knowledge, skills and competencies to shape its future destiny. The widespread recognition of this fact has created awareness on the need to focus upon literacy and elementary education program, not simply as a matter of social justice but more to foster economic growth, social well-being and social stability. Women's education is so inextricably linked with the other facets of human development that to make it a priority is to also make change on a range of other fronts, from the health and status of women to early childhood care, from nutrition, water and sanitation to community empowerment, from the reduction of child labor and other forms of exploitation to the peaceful resolution of conflicts. Economic benefits of women's education Apart from the acquisition of knowledge and values conductive to social evolution, education also enables development of mind, training in logical and analytical thinking. It allows an individual to acquire organizational, managerial, and administrative skills. Moreover, enhanced self-esteem and improved social and financial status within a community is a direct outcome of education. Therefore, by promoting education among women, Pakistan can achieve social and human development, and gender equality. A large number of empirical studies have revealed that increase in women's education boosts their wages and that returns to education for women are frequently larger than that of men. Increase in the level of female education improves human development outcomes such as child survival, health and schooling. Lower female education has a negative impact on economic growth as it lowers the average level of human capital. Developmental Economists argue that in developing countries female education reduces fertility, infant mortality and increases children's education. Gender inequality in education directly and significantly affects economic growth. Empirical studies done by using regression analysis Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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Secondary Education reveal the fact that the overall literacy rate, enrollment ratio, ratio of literate female to male have positive and significant impact on economic growth. Education has the significant inverse relationship with poverty because it provides employment opportunities and rejects poverty. The inclusion of trained and education women workforce will not only ensure women's welfare, it will also increase the overall productivity of the workforce due to more competitiveness. Hence, the developmental and feminist economists argue that it is desirable for the government to allocate more resources towards women's education, as it is going to benefit the whole society. Gender Disparity in Education in Pakistan According to UNDP 2010 report, Pakistan ranked 120 in 146 countries in terms of Genderrelated Development Index (GDI), and in terms of Gender Empowerment Measurement (GEM) ranking, it ranked 92 in 94 countries. Gender inequality in education can be measured in different ways. Gross and net enrollment rates and completion and drop-out rates are the ways to identify the gender inequality in education. Pakistan aims to achieve Millennium Development Goals and also aims to eliminate gender disparity at all levels of education by the year 2015. Elimination of gender disparity at all levels of education requires higher allocation of resources on women's education. Strong gender disparities exist in literacy and educational attainment between rural and urban areas of Pakistan. Socio-Economic Hurdles Patriarchal values are deeply embedded in the society of Pakistan, and its different manifestations are observed in different aspects of the society. As mentioned above, gender division of labor enforces women to primarily specialize in unpaid care work as mothers and wives at home, whereas men perform paid work, and come out as breadwinners. This has led to a low level of resource investment in girls' education not only by their families but also by the state. This low investment in women's human capital, compounded by negative social biases and cultural practices, restrictions on women's mobility and the internalization of patriarchy by women themselves, becomes the basis for gender discrimination and disparities in most spheres of life. Some of the ramifications are that women are unable to develop job-market skills; hence, they have limited opportunities available to them in the wage-labor market. Moreover, social and cultural restrictions limit women's chances to compete for resources in a world outside the four walls of their homes. It translates into social and economic dependency of women on men. The nature and degree of women's oppression and subordination vary across classes, regions and the rural and urban divide in Pakistan. It has been observed that male dominant structures are relatively more marked in the rural and tribal setting where local customs and indigenous laws establish stronger male authority and power over women.

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Secondary Education Insurgency Hurdles Destruction of schools and killings have harmed women's education in Pakistan. 14-yearold education activist and blogger Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head and neck by Taliban insurgents 9 October 2012 after she had blogged about the destruction of schools and closing of all-girls schools in her town of Mingora in the Swat District. Later, the Taliban denied that it opposes education and claimed "Malala was targeted because of her pioneer role in preaching secularism and so-called enlightened moderation." In September 2012 the Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that 710 schools have been destroyed or damaged by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 401 schools have been destroyed or damaged in Swat. While the Taliban's campaign extends beyond girls to secular education in general, at least one source reports the damage was related to Taliban opposition to girls' education. Another source includes the bombing of girls' schools as among the Taliban policies. Rural vs. Urban In year 2006, the literacy rate in urban areas was recorded 58.3% while in rural areas it was 28.3%, and only 12% among rural women. An interesting factor in this context is that female enrollment was recorded highest at the primary level, but it progressively decreases at the secondary, college and tertiary levels. It was estimated that less than 3% of the 17–23 age group of girls have access to higher education. Statistics The latest official statistics on enrollment that are provided by the Ministry of Education of Pakistan are of year 2005–2006. The statistics can be divided into two categories, public schools and private schools. A)

Pre-primary

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Public Sector

According to the Government of Pakistan, total enrollment level of pre-primary in public sector was 4,391,144. Out of 4,391,144 pre-primary students, 2,440,838 are boys, and 1,950,306 are girls. It shows that 56% of enrolled students are boys, and 44% are girls. Further breakdown of these statistics into urban and rural enrollment levels reveals almost similar percentage of enrollment among boys and girls, i.e. in rural schools 57% are boys and 43% are girls. ii)

Private Sector

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Primary Education

Primary education is compulsory for every child in Pakistan, but due to poverty, and child labor, Pakistan has been unable to achieve 100% enrollment at the primary level. i)

Public Sector

The total enrollment in primary public sector is 11,840,719, and among them, 57% (6,776,536) are boys, and 43% (5,064,183) are girls. The 79%of all the primary students in Pakistan are enrolled in rural schools, and the gender enrollment ratios are 59% and 41% for boys and girls respectively in rural Pakistan. ii)

Private Sector

The private schools are mostly located in urban centers, and the total enrollment in private primary schools was 4,993,698. C)

Middle School Level

The enrollment level falls dramatically from primary to middle school level in Pakistan. These statistics can be very helpful in comprehending the problems faced by Pakistan in its educational sector. i)

Public Sector

3,642,693 students are enrolled in public middle schools, and among them, 61% (2,217,851) are boys, and 39% (1,424,842) are girls. Of the total enrollment, 62% students are in rural areas, and the enrollment of girls are much lower in rural middle schools vis-àvis urban schools. In rural schools, 66% enrolled students are boys and 34% are girls. ii)

Private Sector

The enrollment in private schools declines sharply after primary level, as the cost of attendance in private schools increases and the majority of the population cannot afford private education in Pakistan. The total number of students enrolled in private schools at middle level is 1,619,630. Of the total level of enrollment in private schools, 66% students are in urban schools. Hence, the ratio of boys and girls is relatively balanced with 54% boys and 46% girls. D)

High School Level

In Pakistan grades 8 to 10 constitute high school education. i)

Public Sector

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Private Sector

632,259 students are enrolled in private high schools. Most of them are in urban centers. The ratio of boys and girls enrollment is 53% and 47% respectively. E)

Higher Secondary

The overall ratio seems to equalize among boys and girls in higher secondary education. i)

Public Sector

There are 699,463 students enrolled in higher secondary education in public institutions. There is almost 50% boys and girls enrollment in higher secondary education. But there is a discrepancy between urban and rural enrollments. Only 16% of the students from the total number are from rural areas, and among them only 28% are female students. While in urban centers, 55% students are female students. ii)

Private Sector

154,072 students are enrolled in private higher secondary institutions, with 51% boys and 49% girls. F)

Degree Level Education

Female students outnumber their male counterparts in degree level education. i)

Public Sector

There are only 296,832 students are enrolled in degree level education in public sector institutions, and 62% of them are female students while 38% are male students. Very small number (less than 1%) of students are in rural institutions. ii)

Private sector

29,161 students are enrolled in private sector institutions, among them 64% are female students, mostly in urban city centers. Summary of Statistics These statistics shed some interesting facts about education in Pakistan; the gender disparity in education is much lower in urban places vis-à-vis rural areas. One of the possible explanations of this pattern is relatively stronger dominance of tribal, feudal and patriarchal traditions in rural areas. Moreover, there are very few employment opportunities for women in rural areas, and thus, there is very little financial incentive for families to

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UNIT-3: CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION 3.1

Curricular recommendations in 1947, 1959, 1969, 1972, 1978 and 1992.

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Introducing Guidance and Counseling

3.3

Measures and recommendations to overcome the constraints

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CURRICULAR RECOMMENDATIONS IN 1947, 1959, 1969, 1972, 1978 AND 1992

Introduction Pakistan achieved independence from over a century of British colonial rule in August 1947. The colonial period did witness some progress in education. However, the progress was largely limited to what emerged as India. The regions comprising Pakistan were relatively backward in all respects, including in education. At independence, 85 percent of the population was illiterate and in the more backward regions of the country, e.g., Balochistan, the literacy rate was even lower, with the rate for rural women therein being virtually zero. It was realized then that the task of nation building would not be achieved without an educated and skilled manpower. And in recognition thereof, a National Education Conference was convened the same year, which recommended that universalization of primary education should be achieved within a period of 20 years. Since then, universal primary education has remained an important objective of all governments. And to this end, considerable resources have been expended in creating new infrastructure and facilities and various projects and schemes have been launched. Yet, the desired progress has not been achieved, either quantitatively or qualitatively. Half a century down the road, Pakistan remains a largely illiterate country. Close to twothirds of the population and over 80 percent of rural women are still illiterate. More than a quarter of children between the ages of five and nine do not attend school. And for those who do, the quality of education is seriously wanting. One 1994 study conducted arithmetic and Urdu language tests to grade-3 school children in Lahore and found that only 33 percent of students in government schools passed both the tests. The same test conducted in 1996 to test grade-3 students in 5 districts in Punjab found that only 22 percent of the students in government schools passed both the tests. The same test administered to the teachers did not elicit an encouraging result either.

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Education system should suit the genius of Pakistan.

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It should be consonant with our history and culture.

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It should inculcate high sense of honor and integrity.

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It should emphasis on science and technology.

Recommendations or Salient Features The major recommendations of the conference were: i)

Education should be teamed with Islamic values.

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Free and compulsory education in Pakistan.

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Emphasis on science and technical education.

Implementation This policy could not be implemented properly due to increased number of immigrants and other administrative problems of new born country. So more or less British colonial system was continued. Report on commission on national education, 1959 The commission on national education is a beacon / inspiration for educational history of Pakistan because of its thorough study of Pakistani culture and need of the people. Recommendations Its recommendations were as follows: a)

Character building.

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Compulsory primary education.

c)

Subject was bifurcated in core and additional subjects.

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National language as medium of instruction.

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Focus on science and technical education.

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Examination system should be combination of internal (25%) and external (75%) evaluation.

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Elimination of illiteracy.

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Religious education should be introduced in three stages i.e. compulsory at middles level, optional at secondary level and research at university level.

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Establishment of university grants commission.

j)

Three-year degree program.

Implementation Although it was an excellent policy, but it failed due to lack of proper planning and implementation. The proposal of three-year degree program created unrest among students and parents and this was withdrawn. Education Policy 1970 This policy has following salient features: i)

Emphasis on ideological orientation.

ii)

Emphasis on science and technology education.

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Decentralization of educational administration.

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Eradication of illiteracy.

v)

Formation of national education corps.

Implementation This policy was not implemented due to change in government. Education policy 1972-1980 Salient features of this policy are: i)

Promotion of ideology of Pakistan

ii)

Personality development.

iii)

Equality in education.

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Universal education.

v)

Curriculum based on socioeconomic needs of the society.

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Integrated technical and science education.

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Active participation of teacher, students and parents in educational affairs.

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Nationalization of educational institutions.

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Fostering loyalty to Islam

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Creation of concept of Muslim Ummah.

c)

Promotion of science and technical education.

d)

Equal opportunities.

Recommendations The following strategies were recommended to achieve above goals: a)

Curriculum revision

b)

Merging Madarrsa and traditional education

c)

Urdu as a medium of education

d)

Effective participation of community in literacy programs

e)

Linked scientific and technical education

f)

Separate instates for male and female

g)

Mosque schools.

Implementation This policy was not implemented properly and failed due to lack of planning and financial resources. National education Policy, 1992-2002 This was announced in December 1992. The major aspect, aims and goals are as follows: 1.

Promotion of Islamic values through education.

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Improvement in women education.

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Diversification of general and technical education at secondary level.

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Demand oriented curriculum.

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Expended span of graduation and post graduation.

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To make the Quaranic principles and Islamic practices an integral part of education system.

2.

To achieve universal primary education.

3.

To meet the basic educational needs of every individual.

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To expand the basic education.

5.

To ensure equal opportunity of higher education.

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Laid emphasis on diversification.

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To make curriculum development a continuous process.

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To introduce in-service training programs for betterment of education.

Recommendations Suggestions for achievement of above goals were: a)

Diversification of curriculum.

b)

Expansion and emphasis on technical and science education

c)

Upgrading the quality of Deeni Madaras

d)

Teacher training programs both pre and in service

e)

Introduction of idea of multiple text books

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Development of National Testing Services

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Introduction of comprehensive monitoring system

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INTRODUCING GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

The quality of a nation depends upon the quality of its citizens. The quality of citizens depends on the quality of their education and quality of education besides other factors depends upon study habits and study attitude of the learners. Quality of education is reflected through academic achievement which is a function of study habits and study attitude of the students. Thus to enhance the quality of education, it is necessary to improve the study habits and study attitudes of the students. To improve study habits and study attitude, those factors are needed to be identified which affect these characteristics adversely. Identification of these factors may lead towards remedial measures. To identify Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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Improve academic achievement Foster positive attitudes toward school, learning, and work Increase acquisitions and application of conflict resolution skills. Decrease dropouts.

In modern times the complexity of life has intensified the need of organized guidance services. Both developed and developing countries lay great emphasis on the guidance of their youth to channelize their energies. Students need to be guided for developing good study habits and adequate preparation to sit in the examination.

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MEASURES AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO OVERCOME THE CONSTRAINTS

Measures The following are the measures which need to be overcome A.

Low literacy level and low standard of education

These are general problems. The literacy level is very much low due to the lack of physical facilities (building, laboratory, financial problems, untrained teachers, lack of harmonized curriculum etc). The absence of anyone of them will greatly affect the quality and standard of education and thus cannot be maintained and uplifted. B.

Inappropriateness of curricula and pedagogy

The curricula and related pedagogy are usually inappropriate or at least inadequate for the set goals in many disciplines. Furthermore, there is no integrated system in which one step leads to the next to enable a student to develop a truly sound base for the discipline he or she is interested in. Moreover, even at the higher levels of education, there is no mechanism worth its name to help a student in gauging his or her potential or in deciding on a suitable academic career. C.

Multiplicity of educational systems

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Declare educational emergency

The present government should declare a national educational emergency and involve the whole nation, including the army, in waging a war against illiteracy. Some steps that the government might consider taking in this regard are: 1)

Declare education as the highest priority of the government. Explain that unless the impediments of illiteracy and lack of education are removed, the road to democracy will remain fraught with the danger of exploitation of the masses by the select few, and that in the absence of political will in the ruling classes to do something tangible in this arena, it seems that it is up to the army to defend the country against illiteracy and lack of education, for there is no factor more important to the well-being of a nation than human resource and no negligence worse than ignoring its development.

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Make it mandatory for government and army officers at all levels to do stints at various educational institutions in relation to their skills and national requirements.

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Make it a mandatory requirement for various degree programs that the candidates, after taking their exams, shall spend a specified period of time [for specified hour(s)] in teaching at assigned institutions. (These assignments should be given in a judicious and practical manner).

4)

Ask for volunteers with specified qualifications to contribute their services in their areas of work or residence under organized bodies that can be formed for this purpose by the government.

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Ask the public to contribute financially for this purpose. Modern marketing and fund raising techniques can be adopted for this task.

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Offer tax benefits/exemptions and other such incentives to private sector groups to invest in education in rural and less developed areas.

8)

Make it mandatory for each industrial unit/agricultural estate of an area above a specified limit to provide for a school within the premises/area. Alternatively, the owner can be asked to share costs with the government for setting up such school. Another option is giving various financial/tax incentives.

9)

Introduce standardization of curricula and licensing and certification of teachers to improve standards [as is done in the USA and now in progress in Pakistan by National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (NACTE)].

10)

Introduce high quality selection procedure for higher level teachers and offer the candidates better incentives.

11)

Use electronic media more extensively for educational purposes. A channel could be devoted to just education. In this regard, i)

teachers of high caliber can take classes for different subjects at various levels,

ii)

these lecturers can be telecast as well as recorded,

iii)

the lectures can be delivered by telecasting them or by playing recorded cassettes even in schools in far flung areas where quality education is usually not available,

iv)

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v)

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if an appropriate system is designed, more students can be taught in one school using cassettes, discs, etc. With relatively less teachers.

12)

In rural areas, provide each school with at least one army man to ensure that people face no resistance from the feudal in educating their children.

13)

Provide people with incentives to educate their children. This can be done in various ways. For instance i) Even lower level government jobs as for clerks, peons, constables can be linked to a minimal level of education and entrance tests. ii) Various loans (e.g. agricultural loans) can be linked to whether an applicant has educated or is educating his children. Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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Similarly, link industrial loans to education.

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Similar linkages can be made in relation to adult education programs.

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Improve, update and form curricula, texts, pedagogy, and examination andevaluation techniques

There is no need to say that improvements, updating and new work needs to be done in these areas. Again, some steps that the government might consider taking are: 1)

Give more importance to language education and mathematics at the primary and secondary levels. The unfortunate fact is that usually even our postgraduates lack basic skills in these areas. Language and mathematics are the foundation on which acquisition of other skills depends. Though much of the problem is due to poor teaching, yet curricula, texts, pedagogy and examination techniques also have a lot to do with the current situation.

2)

Various teams of experts should be involved in performing the above mentioned task of improvement and formation.

3)

Instruction in science, history and social studies should be incorporated in language teaching at the primary and secondary levels through activities and projects.

4)

Computer education should also be introduced gradually right from the elementary stage in education.

5)

At the proper stage, instruction in foreign languages (especially Arabic for closer cultural and economic ties with the Arab world, for curbing sectarianism and fanaticism, for greater unity in the Ummah, and for better understanding of Islam in the educated classes) and social skills (for enhancing Emotional Intelligence) should also be encouraged. Both these areas have gained immense importance in the wake of globalization.

6)

More emphasis should be given to the development of educational institutions for some unconventional disciplines as fashion designing, art, music and literature. There is a lot of talent in the country in this field and a great, high return international market for the products and services of skillful people in this area.

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Similarly, a system of continual vocational training should also be introduced for workers in different fields.

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Various bodies of academic experts should also be formed to monitor, standardize and develop all the above mentioned programs.

C.

Eliminate multiplicity in education gradually

A uniform system of education should be introduced gradually to eradicate the problems multiplicity of systems creates as pointed out earlier. Two important things that the government should attempt in this regard are: 1)

Introduce one medium of instruction. In the international environment of competition today, English has assumed an unprecedented importance. Although Urdu will perhaps remain a language of our people for a long time to come, English has to be given preference if a choice is to be made.

2)

Religious education should be incorporated in the mainstream education. For this purpose, the most important thing is introduction of Arabic as a second language at the appropriate stage.

This may not be as difficult as it seems. Some work may be required in forming the curricula and pedagogy, but the rest can be done just by including good level Arabic in Civil Services and Army entrance examinations. Similarly, good Arabic can be made a prerequisite for entrance into a number of other professions and for promotion. (For example in the judiciary it makes sense to have a judge who has a sound base in Arabic deciding about Islamic law). Demand will create its own supply, and it is expected that schools, institutions and parents will also be important contributing factors.

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UNIT-4: TEACHER TRAINING IN PAKISTAN 4.1

Objectives & Nature of Pre – service Teacher education

4.2

Objectives & Nature of In – service Teacher education

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OBJECTIVES & NATURE OF PRE – SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION

Introduction An educational institution performs a significant function of providing learning experiences to lead their students from the darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge. The key personnel in the institutions who play an important role to bring about this transformation are teachers. As stated by NACTE (1998) in Quality Concerns in Secondary Teacher Education, the teacher is the most important element in any educational program. It is the teacher who is mainly responsible for implementation of the educational process at any stage. This shows that it is imperative to invest in the preparation of teachers, so that the future of a nation is secure. The importance of competent teachers to the nation‘s school system can in no way be overemphasized. The National Curriculum Framework 2005 places demands and expectations on the teacher, which need to be addressed by both initial and continuing teacher education. Meaning and Nature of Teacher Education Meaning of Teacher Education It is well known that the quality and extent of learner achievement are determined primarily by teacher competence, sensitivity and teacher motivation. The National Council for Teacher Education has defined teacher education as “a program of education, research and training of persons to teach from pre-primary to higher education level”. Teacher education is a program that is related to the development of teacher proficiency and competence that would enable and empower the teacher to meet the requirements of the profession and face the challenges therein. According to Goods Dictionary of Education Teacher education means, “all the formal and non-formal activities and experiences that help to qualify a person to assume responsibilities of a member of the educational profession or to discharge his responsibilities more effectively”. In 1906-1956, the program of teacher preparation was called teacher training. It prepared teachers as mechanics or technicians. It had narrower goals with its focus being only on skill training. The perspective of teacher education was therefore very narrow and its scope was limited. Teacher education encompasses teaching skills, sound pedagogical theory and professional skills.

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Teacher education is a continuous process and its pre-service and in-service components are complimentary to each other. According to the International Encyclopedia of Teaching and Teacher education (1987), the teacher education can be considered in three phases: a)

Pre-service,

b)

Induction

c)

In-service

The three phases are considered as parts of a continuous process. 2)

Teacher education is based on the theory that teachers are made, not born in contrary to the assumption, teachers are born, not made. Since teaching is considered an art and a science, the teacher has to acquire not only knowledge, but also skills that are called tricks of the trade.

3)

Teacher education is broad and comprehensive. Besides pre-service and in-service programs for teachers, it is meant to be involved in various community programs and extension activities, viz adult education and non-formal education programs, literacy and development activities of the society.

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The crux of the entire process of teacher education lies in its curriculum, design, structure, organization and transaction modes, as well as the extent of its appropriateness.

6)

As in other professional education programs the teacher education curriculum has a knowledge base which is sensitive to the needs of field applications and comprises meaningful, conceptual blending of theoretical understanding available in several cognate disciplines. However the knowledge base in teacher education does not comprise only an admixture of concepts and principles from other disciplines, but a distinct gestalt‘ an emerging from the conceptual blending‘, making it sufficiently specified.

7)

Teacher education has become differentiated into stage-specific programs. This suggests that the knowledge base is adequately specialized and diversified across stages, which should be utilized for developing effective processes of preparing entrant teachers for the functions which a teacher is expected to perform at each stage.

8)

It is a system that involves an interdependence of its Inputs, Processes and Outputs.

Need, Scope and Objectives of Teacher Education The need for teacher education is felt due to the following reasons; 1)

It is common knowledge that the academic and professional standards of teachers constitute a critical component of the essential learning conditions for achieving the educational goals of a nation. The focus of teacher preparation had to shift from training to education if it had to make a positive influence on the quality of curriculum transaction in classrooms and thereby pupil learning and the larger social transformation. The aspects that need greater emphasis are; a)

The length of academic preparation

b)

The level and quality of subject

c)

The repertoire of pedagogical skills that teachers possess to meet the needs of diverse learning situations

d)

The degree of commitment to the profession, sensitivity to contemporary issues and problems

e)

The level of motivation

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Educating all children well depends not only on ensuring that teachers have the necessary knowledge and skills to carry out their work, but also that they take responsibility for seeing that all children reach high levels of learning and that they act accordingly.

3)

People come to teacher education with beliefs, values, commitments, personalities and moral codes from their upbringing and schooling which affect who they are as teachers and what they are able to learn in teacher education and in teaching. Helping teacher candidates examine critically their beliefs and values as they relate to teaching, learning and subject matter and form a vision of good teaching to guide and inspire their learning and their work is a central task of teacher education.

4)

Teacher education like any other educational intervention, can only work on those professional commitments or dispositions that are susceptible to modification. While we can‘t remake someone‘s personality, we can reshape attitudes towards the other and develop a professional rather than a personal role orientation towards teaching as a practice.

5)

The Ministry of Education document Challenge of Education: A Policy Perspective (1985) has mentioned, teacher performance is the most crucial input in the field of education. Whatever policies may be laid down, in the ultimate analysis these have to be implemented by teachers as much through their personal example as through teaching learning processes. Pakistan has reached the threshold of the development of new technologies which are likely to revolutionize the classroom teaching. Unless capable and committed are teachers in service, the education system cannot become a suitable and potential instrument of national development. The teacher is required to acquire adequate knowledge, skills, interests and attitudes towards the teaching profession. The teacher‘s work has become more complicated and technical in view of the new theories of psychology, philosophy, sociology, modern media and materials. The teacher can be made proficient with well planned, imaginative pre-service and inservice training programs.

Scope of Teacher Education The scope of teacher education can be understood in the following ways: a. b. c.

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Teacher education reaches teachers at all levels of education, namely Pre-primary, Primary, Elementary, Secondary, Higher Secondary and the Tertiary. The needs and requirements of students and education vary at each level. Hence level and stage-specific teacher preparation is essential. Teacher education also helps in the development of teaching skills in teachers of professional institutions. The teachers in professional institutions have only the theoretical and practical knowledge of their respective subjects. They require specialized teacher training inputs to deal with students entering their professions. Teacher education also reaches special education and physical education. Thus where there are teachers, there would be teacher education. The knowledge base is adequately specialized and diversified across stages, in order to develop effective processes of preparing entrant teachers for the functions which a teacher is expected to perform at each stage. b)

Triangular Basis of Teacher education

Construction of the relevant knowledge base for each stage of education requires a high degree of academic and intellectual understanding of matter related to teacher education at each stage. This involves selection of theoretical knowledge from disciplines cognate to education, namely, psychology, sociology and philosophy, and converting it into forms suitable for teacher education. Teacher education derives its content from the disciplines of Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology. These disciplines provide the base for better understanding and application of Teacher education. The Philosophical basis provides insights to the student teachers about the implications ofthe various schools of philosophy, ancient and modern philosophical thoughts, educational thoughts of philosophical thinkers on education and its various aspects such as curriculum construction and discipline. The Sociological basis helps the student teachers to understand the role of society and its dynamics in the educational system of a nation and the world at large. It encompasses the ideals that influence national and international scenes. The Psychological basis helps the student teachers develop insights into students’ psychological make-up. This enables the student teachers to understand their self, their students and the learning situations such that they are able to provide meaningful and relevant learning experiences to their students. c)

Aspects of Teacher Education

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Encouraging, supportive and humane facilitator in teaching learning situations who enables learners (students) to discover their talents, to realize their physical and intellectual potentialities to the fullest, to develop character and desirable social and human values to function as responsible citizens; and,

b)

An active member of the group of persons who make conscious effort to contribute towards the process of renewal of school curriculum to maintain its relevance to the changing societal needs and personal needs of learners, keeping in view the experiences gained in the past and the concerns and imperatives that have emerged in the light of changing national development goals and educational priorities.

These expectations suggest that teacher operates in a larger context and its dynamics as well as concerns impinge upon her functioning. That is to say, teacher has to be responsive and sensitive to the social contexts of education, the various disparities in the background of learners as well as in the macro national and global contexts, national concerns for achieving the goals of equity, parity, and social justice as also excellence. To be able to realize such expectations, TE has to comprise such features as would enable the student teachers to a)

Care for children, and who love to be with them;

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Understand children within social, cultural and political contexts;

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View knowledge generation as a continuously evolving process of reflective learning.

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Be receptive and constantly learning.

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View learning as a search for meaning out of personal experience, and knowledge generation as a continuously evolving process of reflective learning.

h)

View knowledge not as an external reality embedded in textbooks, but as constructed in the shared context of teaching-learning and personal experience.

i)

Own responsibility towards society, and work to build a better world.

j)

Appreciate the potential of productive work and hands-on experience as a pedagogic medium both inside and outside the classroom.

k)

Analyze the curricular framework, policy implications and texts.

l)

Have a sound knowledge base and basic proficiency in language.

The objectives of teacher education would therefore be to: a)

Provide opportunities to observe and engage with children, communicate with and relate to children

b)

Provide opportunities for self-learning, reflection, assimilation and articulation of new ideas; developing capacities for self directed learning and the ability to think, be self-critical and to work in groups.

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Provide opportunities for understanding self and others (including one‘s beliefs, assumptions and emotions); developing the ability for self analysis, self evaluation, adaptability, flexibility, creativity and innovation.

d)

Provide opportunities to enhance understanding, knowledge and examine disciplinary knowledge and social realities, relate subject matter with the social milieu and develop critical thinking.

e)

Provide opportunities to develop professional skills in pedagogy, observation, documentation, analysis, drama, craft, story-telling and reflective inquiry.

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4.2

OBJECTIVES AND NATURE OF IN-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION

As required by state law, local governments are implementing teacher qualification systems and promoting in-service training for large numbers of school principals, so as to further improve school management standards. To cope with the shortage of qualified teachers, the State Education Commission decreed in 1985 that senior-middle-school teachers should be graduates with two years' training in professional institutes and that primary-school teachers should be graduates of secondary schools. To improve teacher quality, the commission established full-time and part-time (the latter preferred because it was less costly) in-service training programs. Primary-school and preschool in-service teacher training programs devoted 84 percent of the time to subject teaching, 6 percent to pedagogy and psychology, and 10 percent to teaching methods. In-service training for primary-school teachers was designed to raise them to a level of approximately two years' postsecondary study, with the goal of qualifying most primary-school teachers by 1990. Secondary-school in-service teacher training was based on a unified model, tailored to meet local conditions, and offered on a spare-time basis. Ninety-five percent of its curricula was devoted to subject teaching, 2 to 3 percent to pedagogy and psychology, and 2 to 3 percent to teaching methods. There was no similar large-scale in-service effort for technical and vocational teachers, most of whom worked for enterprises and local authorities. In service Teacher Education is classified into Degree and Non Degree Education Degree education includes not only the make –up education for in-service teachers without qualified certificates but also up gradation for in service teachers with qualified certificates. Non Degree education: Continuing education of primary and secondary school teachers. It is divided into 2 parts i)

Probation Period Training of New Teachers and

ii)

Post Training of existing teachers.

i)

Probation Training: Formation of ardent love for education and students, familiarization with education regulations and teaching outlines, common rules on textbooks, professional ethics.

ii)

Post Training: According to present job and parts of post requirements at higher level.

responsibility, qualifications

In service education helps teachers to accomplish their tasks and create conditions for promotion.

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To maintain the continuity of elementary education and to prepare students for the study of diversified courses and appropriate selection of subjects at the senior secondary stage,

b)

To empower the prospective teachers to adopt disciplinary approach in teaching, and to develop among students interest in such studies.

c)

To enable them to understand the implications of liberalization, privatization, globalization (LPG) free market, and Outsourcing etc. on education and adopt precautionary measures against their unsound effects.

d)

To train them in the use of ICT, its advantages, disadvantages and safeguards,

e)

To curtail the educational and cultural gap between the rich and the poor the schools meant for them by adopting suitable educational approaches.

f)

To develop among the prospective teachers love for Pakistani culture, and its contribution to the world and to inculcate a sense of national pride and identity.

g)

To enable them to develop the teaching competencies and performance skills for the subjects they have to teach, using appropriate aids including ICT, organize supplementary educational activities and elicit community cooperation,

h)

To empower student teachers not only to understand the nature of subjects but also the unity and integrity of knowledge,

i)

To prepare them for the development of personality, inculcation of values, fostering the spirit of citizenship and patriotic feeling.

j)

To create among them the awareness of environmental protection and need to maintain an ecological balance.

k)

To enable students to acquire, construct, process and utilize knowledge as per the requirement of circumstances,

l)

To help them to grasp the main thrust of the curriculum and develop appropriate transactional and evaluation strategies for the same.

m)

To enable them to integrate yogic, health, physical, aesthetic and inclusive education with other educational activities.

n)

To enable the prospective teachers to orient and sensitize the students with care and caution about Life Skill education. HIV / AIDS preventive education, reproductive health, etc.

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p)

To help them evolve happy and healthy school and community relationship and promote interest in lifelong learning,

q)

To acquaint them with Indian nation‘s distinctive character of ‗unity of diversity’ and adopt curriculum development practices to strengthen them.

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UNIT-5: CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE WITH REFERENCE TO SECONDARY EDUCATION 5.1

Quantitative Projection

5.2

Qualitative Challenges

5.3

Related Issues (Social and Vocational)

5.1

QUANTITATIVE PROJECTION

Different data indicate that that education system in Pakistan generally is not doing well. Tracing causative factors responsible for the present state is a critical need. These include defective curricula, dual medium of instruction, poor quality of teachers, cheating in the examinations and overcrowded classrooms. However, efforts are on the way of molding the curriculum in accordance with our ideological, moral and cultural values as well as our national requirements in the fields of science, technology, medicine, engineering and agriculture, etc. In the following table the enrolment of the students has been indicated in various schools. Table-1 Year

Enrolment in Educational Institutions by Kind, Level and Sex Primar y

School s

Middl e

School s

Secondar y

School s

Total

Female

Total

Female

Total

Female

1992-93

130596

38080

11808

5055

9326

3029

1993-94

134050

39987

12126

5194

9655

3142

1994-95

139634

41967

12571

5562

13335

3323

1995-96

143130

43434

13330

5719

10119

3329

1996-97

149661

42042

14487

5760

10436

3394

1997-98

156318

51204

17354

7168

11685

4019

1998-99

159330

56515

18072

7985

12931

4710

1999-2000

162521

58748

18435

8146

13211

4805

2000-01

147736

42870

25472

5875

15416

3009

2001-02

149085

37165

26790

18837

15658

8554

Source: Pakistan Statistical Year Book 2004, Federal Bureau of Statistics, Government of Pakistan

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Secondary Education Literacy levels continue to be low with male literacy being higher at 61. 3% and female literacy considerably below the average at 36.8%. According to the 1998 provincial population census reports, the school age population of the age group 5-9 years is more than 20 million. Of this about 11 million (57%) have never attended school. The nexus between poverty and education is reflected in the data which shows that 42% of the population living in households with illiterate heads is poor, compared to 21% of those in households with literate heads. Net primary enrolment rate is 59% for the non-poor, and 37% for the poor, and is particularly low among poor female children in rural areas. On the other hand, Pakistan reportedly has the highest number of private schools in the region with candidates for foreign held examinations at the secondary and higher secondary levels also being the highest. This situation is reflective of widespread discrimination in access and opportunity, which has serious social implications. Compared to other countries in the region Pakistan is lagging behind in all the important indicators as indicated by the table below. Table-2 Key Education Indicators Key Education Indicators

Pakista n

India

Sri Lanka

Adult literacy rate % (1999)

45

56. 5

91. 4

Female literacy rate % (1999)

30

44. 5

88. 6

Primary enrolment (% gross (1997)

74

100

109

Secondary enrolment (gross) % (1997)

26

49

75

Percentage of children dropping out before grade 5 (1995-1999)

50

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Public expenditure on education (as % of GNP) 1995-97

2. 7

3. 2

3. 4

Source: Human Development Center, 1999 In addition to the public sector, the private sector is emerging as a major contender in providing access to education at all levels and in all fields including professional and technical. There are 36, 096 private schools in the country. Of the total the majority are in the Punjab 66. 4%, while Sindh accounts for 17. 9%, NWFP 12. 3%, Balochistan 1.5%, FATA 0. 9% and Islamabad Capital Territory 1%. Urban areas account for 61% and rural areas 39% of private schools. Under Pakistan’s Social Action Program billions of rupees were allocated to the four social sectors with education as a priority area. Yet, there was an actual decline in the gross enrollment rate for primary education. Thus, between 1991 and 1996/97 while girls’ participation increased from 59% to 64%, boys’ participation rate went down from 86% to 80%.

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Secondary Education The reforms identified eight areas for interventions aimed at addressing issues of access and quality. These include i)

National Literacy Campaign

ii)

Madrassa Education

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Universal Primary/ Elementary

iv)

Quality Assurance

v)

Technical Education at Secondary Level

vi)

Higher Education

vii)

Public Private Partnership

viii)

Innovative Programs.

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The quality assurance component of the Education Sector Reforms is directed towards reforms in teacher education & training together with changes in the curriculum and assessment systems. Economic survey of 2006-2007 indicates that in the recent years the literacy levels in Pakistan have improved over time at a modern pace. He overall literacy rate (10 years & above) was 45 percent in 2001 which has increased to 54 percent in 200506, indicating at 9.0 percentage points increase over a period of only 5 years. Males literacy rate (10 years & above) increased from 58 percent in 2001 to 65 percent in 2005-06 while it increased from 32 to 42 percent for females during the same period highlighting the gender gaps that still persist in access to education. The percentage of children aged 10- 18 that left before completing primary level has increased from 15 percent in 2001 to 10 percent in 2005. According to the Education Census 2005, there are currently 227791 institutions in the country. The overall enrolment is recorded at 33.38 million with teaching staff of 1.357 million. Out of the total institutions 151,744 (67 percent) are in public sector catering to 22 million (64 percent) of enrolled students and 0.723 million (53 percent) of the teaching staff. In the case of private sector, there are 76047 institutions (33 percent) catering to 12 million student and 0.632 (47 percent) of teaching staff. In terms of physical infrastructure out of the total covered institutions 12737 (5 percent) have been found non-functional. From the covered institutions 12737 (11589 schools and 1148 others) almost all in the public sector have been reported as non-functional. Gender Differences Education is important especially for women because it provides important means for their empowerment. Apart from the acquisition of knowledge and values conducive to social evolution, education provides many other benefits. The development of the mind, training in logical and analytical thinking, organizational, administrative and management skills Master Coaching Academy (MCA)

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Secondary Education accrue through education. Enhanced self-esteem and improved financial and social status within the community is a direct outcome of education. Education, therefore, be made available to all. For better parenting and healthier living also, education is an important factor. It is beyond doubt that educating girls can yield a higher rate of return than any other investment. There is great difference in the rates of enrollment of boys, as compared to girls in Pakistan. Primary school enrolment for girls stands at 60 per cent as compared to 84 per cent for boys. The secondary school enrolment ratio is even more discouraging, 32 per cent for females and 46 per cent males. Regular school attendance for female students is estimated at 41 per cent while that for male students is 50 per cent. The overall literacy rate in Pakistan was 45 percent. The number of literate females increased from 0.8 million in 1961 to 11.4 million in 1998 -97. The growth rate for males' literacy was 5.1 percent per annum. It may be noted that the overall literacy rate in Pakistan is lower when compared to other countries in the region. The reasons could be limited number of educational institutions in the country and accessibility to those. The situation in rural areas, where the majority of population resides, is even more serious. The people in those areas avoid sending their children to schools especially females because schools are in far flung areas.

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QUALITATIVE CHALLENGES

Education provides the bedrock for reducing poverty and enhancing social development. An educational system of poor quality may be one of the most important reasons why poor countries do not grow. In Pakistan, the quality of education has a declining trend. It is realized that science education in particular is reaching lowest ebb and needs to be improved urgently. There is acute shortage of teachers. Laboratories are poor and ill equipped and curriculum has little relevance to present day needs. The schools generally are not doing well. Tracing causative factors responsible for the present state is a critical need. These include defective curricula, dual medium of instruction at secondary level, poor quality of teachers, cheating in the examinations and overcrowded classrooms. In Pakistan efforts have been made to mould the curriculum in accordance with our ideological, moral and cultural values as well as our national requirements in the fields of science, technology, medicine, engineering and agriculture, etc. The rise in supply of educational infrastructure or removal of the supply side constraints can play an important role in raising literacy and education of the population. Development budget allocation for the social sector has been very low throughout and is evident from the budgetary allocation for education.

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Table-3 Finance Act 1995-96 to 2002-03 (Rs in Billion) Year

Recurring

Development

Budget

Budget

Total Education

% Of GDP

Budget 1995-96

39.610

2.585

42.195

2.00

1996-97

40.536

1.968

42.504

2.62

1997-98

46.100

2.984

49.084

2.34

1998-99

46.979

2.427

49.406

2.40

1999-2000

51.572

2.430

54.002

1.7

2000-2001

54.396

1.966

56.362

1.6

2001-2002

64.975

2.500

67.475

1.9

2002-03

67.270

2.604

69.874

1.7

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Secondary Education the system to graft and rent seeking leading to high levels of teacher absenteeism accentuated by the absence of an effective supervision system. The appointment of teachers especially in primary schools is subject to the political influence or paying huge money. Training for Government Teachers The administration of teacher training in Pakistan is a provincial responsibility. However, the curriculum wing at the federal level is also responsible for teacher education institutions. Government primary school teachers are trained through Government Colleges for Elementary Teachers (GCETs), the distance education program of the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), and teacher training courses run in secondary schools known as Normal Schools or PTC units. Graduates of these institutions are taught a similar curriculum, and receive the Primary Teaching Certificate (PTC) or Certificate in Teaching (CT) at the end of one year. Generally, the number of applicants is far greater than the number of places available. There is also an acute shortage of teacher training facilities, particularly for female teachers in certain regions and especially in the province of Balochistan. In-service training is the responsibility of the Curriculum Boards and Extension Centers. In addition, the provinces have assigned in-service responsibilities to one or more GCETs. There are three different types of in-service education possibilities for the teachers: a)

In-service training of untrained staff through full-time crash programs of three months duration provided by the government

b)

Short term refresher courses for those already teaching provided by the government

c)

Limited private sector initiatives (short as well as medium term)

d)

Varied donor-funded projects directed towards in-service training of government teachers

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Secondary Education schools the majority of others have appointed teachers who are qualified up to intermediate (12 years of schooling) or BA level (14 years of education), and are paid much lower salaries compared to their counterparts in the government sector in addition to no job security. The large schools and school systems have instituted their own teacher training programs or access specialized private institutions. There is less inclination in these schools to hiring teachers who have previously been trained by government institutions and hold degrees in B. Ed or M. Ed; their preference is for those fluent in English language. Thus, very few teachers hired by the private schools have had any pre-service training. There is a felt need to enhance the professional skills of those who are currently working through various inset programs.

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RELATED ISSUES (SOCIAL AND VOCATIONAL)

A)

Social Issues

Policy makers in Pakistan have been preoccupied in seeking ways of making the content of education more meaningful and the methods of delivery more cost-effective within the context of nation building and economic development. The attention has been on the role of education in preparing children to participate actively and productively in national building. The literature is full of such attempts at making education more relevant. The lack of social demand for education is related to the fact that families and communities do not value or are ambivalent about formal education. The parental disillusionment with the present education systems and expressed support for more relevant curricula is more closely related to the daily lives of students and providing practical skills for students. The problem is even more acute with girls where gender bias in subject choices together with cultural factors limits girls’ chances of progress. B)

Technical and Vocational Issues

While successive governments have realized the important role of trained, skilled and proud blue collar employees with profitable jobs, little has gone into real investment in this area. Policies and plans have been developed generally in divorce from the overall educational policy planning. Even presently, the National Technical and Vocational Education Commission is housed outside the Ministry of Education. This disconnects and divorce is detrimental to the incorporation of technical and vocational education’s awareness in early and secondary education. The efforts do not get mainstreamed into general educational planning and energies and resources are wasted in dissipation. Introduction of technical and agro-technical education has been a trend since 1947 under different governments. TEVT can play a pivotal role in the economic development of a country if it: a)

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c)

Is capable of providing on the job education and training at the workplace

d)

Is flexible to accommodate all capable with minimum requirements

e)

Provides financial assistance during training

f)

Promotes a culture of micro financing for self employment

g)

Provides equal opportunities for higher education to the TEVT candidates

Research and experience have shown that students from lower income families and students who are academically average or good usually opt for technical subjects. Subject combinations with technical components are more popular than combinations with humanities components, and students usually report that studying technical subjects does not handicap them when moving on to higher studies after the Secondary level, or after matriculation. In addition, a significant number of parents claim that their children apply at home the technical skills they learn at school. Despite these advantages, the allocation of time for technical subjects in schools has gone down over the last thirty years and the state of technical and agro technical education has remained grim. Almost all the funds disbursed so far have been used for brick and mortar, rather than improving existing facilities and investing in equipment and human resources. As a result, a large number of provincial schools do not have adequate equipment or tools, and there are cases of unqualified teachers teaching technical subjects. Many students opt for vocational training to learn a specific skill to lend a helping hand to their families. This training need not be the province of any one party; it could be provided by the public and the private sector in a number of locations (on the job, at school, in a training centre, or at a community centre). Under school-based training, there are options for comprehensive or vocational secondary, vocational schools or streams, and technical schools or streams. In an employment-based training, it is possible to set up dual apprenticeships or traditional apprenticeships.

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UNIT-6: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE SECONDARY EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN 6.1

INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO IMPROVE SECONDARY EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN

1.

Policy Statement

With limited resources we cannot solve the innumerable educational problems of quantitative expansion and qualitative improvement through conventional methods which have already failed us during the past many decades. We will, of necessity, have to improvise structures, initiates new approaches, design new strategies and intensify innovative efforts to accomplish the educational tasks. A number of innovative projects will, therefore, be launched to achieve educational objectives of crucial importance. 2.

Underlying principle

Innovation in our context means creating structures, approaches and systems which our meager / little financial resources can sustain in delivering educational services relevant to our needs and conditions. It may involve carving out entirely new designs which usually is an expensive undertaking or identification of hidden resources of men and materials and drawing rich experiences and wisdom of the masses accumulated over several centuries for their proper utilization in educational growth. Despite the establishment of formal education system, certain traditional arrangements made by the communities themselves for the education of children and youth still persist. Besides, a number of innovative projects are going on in isolated setting. There is a terrible need to support such ventures and disseminate information on them and promote exchange of experience amongst such projects within the country. Innovations in our case, is therefore, essentially a matter of identifying the indigenous educational arrangements and developing them into a framework for the evolution of an education system true to our own genius and aspirations. 3.

Programs

i)

All unused and under – utilized resources available in our communities, having potentials for education will be identified harnessed and developed.

ii)

The arrangements which are simple, low cost, represents joints community effort and spring from the genius of the people will be particularly selected as models to re – define the traits of an indigenous education system.

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iv)

Indigenous games, sports and other folklore / tradition will be carefully examined and incorporated into the curricular and extracurricular activities of the educational institutions.

v)

The causal gathering of community groups during noon and evenings will be used as useful occasions for informal education of the people.

vi)

The customs and traditions of our communities in mobilizing total resources for occasions like marriages, burials etc. are excellent examples of cooperative social actions. These potentialities’ will be channelized fruitfully for educational purposes.

vii)

The Development Groups for educational Innovations at the Federal and Provincial levels will be strengthened to establish linkages between various centers of innovations within the country and with other developing countries of the Asian region.

The innovative program will be implemented within the allocation made in the Fifth Five – Years Plan. 4.

Problems

Innovations, by their very nature, have equal chances of success and failure. In any case, they provide a modality for field – testing a new idea / notion and determining its feasibility. The innovative projects must, therefore be regarded as tool for experimenting with different policy options. A great more support and resource allocation is needed for educational innovations at secondary level in Pakistan.

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