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Teachers’ Lives And Their Status: A Secondary Analysis Of The Life History Of Three Teachers, Nelofer Halai Feb 2007

Teachers’ Lives And Their Status: A Secondary Analysis Of The Life History Of Three Teachers, Nelofer Halai

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Least Common Multiple Of Teacher Leadership Styles: Implication For Classroom, Khalid Mahmood Feb 2007

Least Common Multiple Of Teacher Leadership Styles: Implication For Classroom, Khalid Mahmood

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

In a school, a teacher, as a leader, interacts directly with the students to develop their cognition for a desired outcome. At the same time s/he also forms a caring relationship with them not only to guide them academically but also socially and spiritually. Students also have certain capacity for their own learning. This capacity to large extent influences by teacher’s role in the classroom. Hence three factors have major influence to shape effectiveness of a classroom. In the study reported in this paper, combinations of these factors were sought and presented in three dimensional models. Eight different combinations (models) …


Quality In Early Childhood Education: Assessing Early Child Development - A Holistic Approach For Ages 3-6 Years, Seema Lasi, Sanober Nadeem, Irum Fatima Feb 2007

Quality In Early Childhood Education: Assessing Early Child Development - A Holistic Approach For Ages 3-6 Years, Seema Lasi, Sanober Nadeem, Irum Fatima

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

Early childhood lays strong foundations for adulthood. Experiences, positive or negative, during this period have long-lasting effects. The purpose of this paper is to underscore the need for an integrated approach towards early years, particularly pre-school period (3 to 6 years). The article also introduces to ‘Record of Early Childhood Growth and Development’ developed by Human Development Programme of Aga Khan University to measure holistic child development.


Developing Teachers’ Skills In Thar Desert Area, Sindh, Pakistan, Saeed Nasim, Parvez Pirzado Feb 2007

Developing Teachers’ Skills In Thar Desert Area, Sindh, Pakistan, Saeed Nasim, Parvez Pirzado

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

This paper aims to present AKU-IED’s experiences about working in the Thar Desert Area of Sindh. AKU-IED aimed to develop teachers’ skills and to help them provide quality education to the children of the said underprivileged and remote area of Pakistan.


Women In Educational Leadership: A Comparison Of Kenyan And Pakistani Women Educational Leaders, Jane F. A. Rarieya Feb 2007

Women In Educational Leadership: A Comparison Of Kenyan And Pakistani Women Educational Leaders, Jane F. A. Rarieya

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

Though literature on educational leadership is expansive, most of it is related to the social and organisational structure of educational systems in the western world, thereby giving an impression that western models of leadership are universal. Hence, there is need to study school leadership in non-western countries because perspectives of educational leadership have been taken almost exclusively from western literature and practice. Women in educational leadership are in a minority in Pakistan and Kenya, as is the case in many parts of the world. Whilst a number of writers have attempted to identify and categorise some of the internal and …


School Improvement In Multi-Grade Situation (Sims): An Innovation Of The Pdcc, Jalal Wali Khan Feb 2007

School Improvement In Multi-Grade Situation (Sims): An Innovation Of The Pdcc, Jalal Wali Khan

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

Professional Development Center, Chitral (PDCC), since its establishment in Chitral, is committed to work with its partner education providers for the improvement of quality of teaching and learning in schools. PDCC believes that effective teaching and learning in primary, acts as a foundation stone for higher education, but currently it does not happen in majority of our primary schools. Multi-grade situation in primary schools is one of the many reasons of low quality education. School Improvement in Multi-grade Situation (SIMS) was piloted in five schools aiming to improve the current Multi-grade Teaching (MGT) situation in schools. This study intended to …


Action Research—A Means Of Continuous Professional Development In A Rural Context: Possibilities And Challenges, Razia Fakir Mohammad, Roshni Kumari Feb 2007

Action Research—A Means Of Continuous Professional Development In A Rural Context: Possibilities And Challenges, Razia Fakir Mohammad, Roshni Kumari

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

This paper presents our findings from a research initiated to support teachers’ continuous development through action research in the rural context of a developing country. The study investigated the experiences of seven teachers and teacher educators from the rural context of Pakistan, who spent nearly six months undertaking action research projects as part of a follow-up strategy for a university based teacher education programme. After the completion of the university-based programme, the participants had gone back to their respective institutes and were expected to initiate action research projects in order to implement new knowledge/learning. It was also a strategy to …


Status Of Teachers And Teaching: Conclusions, Implications And Recommendations, Anjum Halai Feb 2007

Status Of Teachers And Teaching: Conclusions, Implications And Recommendations, Anjum Halai

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Perspectives On Teacher Status: Issues And Challenges, Nilofar Vazir, John Retallick Feb 2007

Perspectives On Teacher Status: Issues And Challenges, Nilofar Vazir, John Retallick

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Educational Development Projects At Ied: Towards School Improvement, Khalid Mahmood, Nilofar Vazir Feb 2007

Educational Development Projects At Ied: Towards School Improvement, Khalid Mahmood, Nilofar Vazir

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

The M.Ed. program at The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) helps to develop Course Participants (CPs) as teacher educators/educational leaders. AKU-IED always welcomes innovations in its various programmes. The Educational Development Project (EDP) was conceived as an alternative to research to develop CPs’ knowledge and skills required for developmental work. The EDP is concerned with capacity building at classroom and school level depending on the needs of the relevant stakeholders. A contextually relevant model was adapted for EDP at AKU-IED. The purpose of the study was to investigate the course developed for EDP at AKUIED. For the …


Teacher Mentoring Programme: A Vehicle To Support Professional Development For Improving The Quality Of Education In Districts Of Sindh And Balochistan Of Pakistan, Rakhshinda Meher, Asghari Ummulbanin, Ghazala Mursaleen Feb 2007

Teacher Mentoring Programme: A Vehicle To Support Professional Development For Improving The Quality Of Education In Districts Of Sindh And Balochistan Of Pakistan, Rakhshinda Meher, Asghari Ummulbanin, Ghazala Mursaleen

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

In general practices it is noticed that there is greater improvement in teacher’s performance if they refresh themselves by attending different professional development programmes. They start rethinking about their role as effective teacher and how to support novice teachers. In order to support the novice teachers and develop them professionally there is a need of quality teacher education programme. Literature reveals that “Teacher mentoring programs have dramatically increased since the early 1980s as a vehicle to support and retain novice teachers. The vast majority of what has been written about mentoring focused on what mentors should believe and do in …


Enhancing And Sustaining Teacher Professionalism In Pakistan, Meher Rizvi, Bob Elliott Feb 2007

Enhancing And Sustaining Teacher Professionalism In Pakistan, Meher Rizvi, Bob Elliott

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

This paper presents a conceptual framework for fostering teacher professionalism in Government primary schools in Karachi, Pakistan. The framework identifies various stages for enhancing and sustaining teacher professionalism. These stages have been derived from in-depth multiple case studies of four Government primary schools in Karachi where reforms have been occurring. In order to enhance and sustain professionalism among the teachers they need to be provided with opportunities to expand their capabilities and, consequently, the reform managers will need to encourage them through various stages of development. Amongst the various stages are those of involvement, initiation and engagement and developing collaborative …


Improving Reading Acquisition In Elementary Boys, Rachel Ann Stork Jan 2007

Improving Reading Acquisition In Elementary Boys, Rachel Ann Stork

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop a guide for teachers and parents to improve reading acquisition in elementary-aged boys. The project will summarize current research and a brochure gives practical solutions for education professionals and parents to help increase the interest and acquisition of elementary boys in reading. Current literature and research shows an alarming problem in elementary boys' reading acquisition. This project analyzes best practices, brain research, and parent involvement that lead to improved literacy acquisition in elementary-age boys.


Role Of Reflection In Facilitating Teachers For Gender Sensitive Political Literacy Instruction, Sadaf Furqan Jan 2007

Role Of Reflection In Facilitating Teachers For Gender Sensitive Political Literacy Instruction, Sadaf Furqan

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

This paper is written around the study that was initiated to analyze the challenges that students especially girls face in being developed as leaders in the political sphere. It was carried out to understand how a teacher educator could facilitate gender sensitive political literacy instruction in schools through action research. Reflection is embedded at every stage in Action Research. Reflection helps teachers in shifting the focus from what they teach to what students learn. The research process involved exploring, understanding and reflecting on teachers’ current perceptions and practices of gender sensitive political literacy instruction. Later, teachers were facilitated to teach …


Education And Women’S Empowerment: Re-Examining The Relationship, Dilshad Ashraf, Iffat Farah Jan 2007

Education And Women’S Empowerment: Re-Examining The Relationship, Dilshad Ashraf, Iffat Farah

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.


Celebrating Teachers’ Voices, Ayesha Bashiruddin Jan 2007

Celebrating Teachers’ Voices, Ayesha Bashiruddin

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Youth And Civic Participation: Government Accountability To Citizens, Bernadette L. Dean`, Rahat Joldoshalieva, Cassandra Faria, Umme-Laila Amin, Tehseen Tanveer Jan 2007

Youth And Civic Participation: Government Accountability To Citizens, Bernadette L. Dean`, Rahat Joldoshalieva, Cassandra Faria, Umme-Laila Amin, Tehseen Tanveer

Books

No abstract provided.


Once Upon A Time: A Model Literature Based Approach To Teaching Social Studies In Early Childhood, Kristi Louisa Martone Jan 2007

Once Upon A Time: A Model Literature Based Approach To Teaching Social Studies In Early Childhood, Kristi Louisa Martone

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to design an early childhood social studies curriculum that integrated the use of children's literature, to be used in early childhood classrooms. Listening to and reading stories about social studies topics helps students to see the importance of various social studies issues and will allow them to connect personally with the theme by completing a wide range of related activities. National and state standards require students to understand many social studies concepts and using children's literature as a vehicle for learning the required standards can help students see the idea that social studies relates …


Using Technology To Develop Preservice Teachers' Reflective Thinking, Charles Dittrich, Divonna M. Stebick, Jonelle Pool, Lindsay Mccoy Jan 2007

Using Technology To Develop Preservice Teachers' Reflective Thinking, Charles Dittrich, Divonna M. Stebick, Jonelle Pool, Lindsay Mccoy

Education Faculty Publications

Developing high-level reflection skills proves troublesome for some preservice teachers. To examine the potential of an online environment for increasing productive reflection, students in three sequential undergraduate education classes responded to regular online prompts. We coded student comments for productive and unproductive reflection, knowledge integration, and analysis of the four aspects of teaching (learners and learning, subject matter knowledge, assessment and instruction ) as described by Davis, Bain, & Harrington (2001). We adapted a scoring approach recommended by Davis & Linn, (2000); Davis (2003) to analyze what aspects of teaching preservice teachers included, emphasized, and integrated when they reflected on …


Digging Through The Garden State's Digital Divide: A Descriptive Retrospective Study Of Differences In Educational Technology Resources In New Jersey Public Elementary Schools According To Socioeconomic Status, Percentage Of Minority Students, Abbott District Designation, And Charter School Designation, Veronica E. Geyer Jan 2007

Digging Through The Garden State's Digital Divide: A Descriptive Retrospective Study Of Differences In Educational Technology Resources In New Jersey Public Elementary Schools According To Socioeconomic Status, Percentage Of Minority Students, Abbott District Designation, And Charter School Designation, Veronica E. Geyer

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Dynamic Indicators Of Basic Early Literacy Skills In Reading First Schools And The Maryland School Assessment, Teresa Helm Filbert Jan 2007

Dynamic Indicators Of Basic Early Literacy Skills In Reading First Schools And The Maryland School Assessment, Teresa Helm Filbert

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Impact Of Maine High School Reform On Student Engagement And Achievement, Beverly J. Coursey Jan 2007

Impact Of Maine High School Reform On Student Engagement And Achievement, Beverly J. Coursey

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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New Jersey Public Middle School Grades 7-8 Non-Tenured Teacher Perceptions Of Instructional Strategies That Impact Student Engagement, Jeanette M. Baubles Jan 2007

New Jersey Public Middle School Grades 7-8 Non-Tenured Teacher Perceptions Of Instructional Strategies That Impact Student Engagement, Jeanette M. Baubles

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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A Comparative Study Of The Effectiveness Of Three Middle Schools In A Pennsylvania School District Designated As "Making Progress", Teresa Lee Powell Jan 2007

A Comparative Study Of The Effectiveness Of Three Middle Schools In A Pennsylvania School District Designated As "Making Progress", Teresa Lee Powell

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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A Qualitative Analysis Of Police Veterans' Perceptions Of Their Effectiveness As Second Career (K-12) New Jersey Public School Faculty Members, Michael J. Finetti Jan 2007

A Qualitative Analysis Of Police Veterans' Perceptions Of Their Effectiveness As Second Career (K-12) New Jersey Public School Faculty Members, Michael J. Finetti

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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A Qualitative Analysis Of Fourth Grade Teachers' Perceptions Of The Impact Of The New Jersey Ask4 Testing On Instructional And Assessment Practices, Barbara A. Pepe Jan 2007

A Qualitative Analysis Of Fourth Grade Teachers' Perceptions Of The Impact Of The New Jersey Ask4 Testing On Instructional And Assessment Practices, Barbara A. Pepe

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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A Study Of Beginning Teachers' Use Of Communication Technology Employing The Theory Of Planned Behavior, Molly Hupcey Marnella Jan 2007

A Study Of Beginning Teachers' Use Of Communication Technology Employing The Theory Of Planned Behavior, Molly Hupcey Marnella

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Administrator And Teacher Perceptions Of The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Online Courses In Urban/Suburban New Jersey Public High Schools, Heather Carr Jan 2007

Administrator And Teacher Perceptions Of The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Online Courses In Urban/Suburban New Jersey Public High Schools, Heather Carr

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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An Analysis Of Ranks And Factors Contributing To K-12 Website Accessibility And Usability For People With Visual And Auditory Disabilities, Frank A. Cappelle Jan 2007

An Analysis Of Ranks And Factors Contributing To K-12 Website Accessibility And Usability For People With Visual And Auditory Disabilities, Frank A. Cappelle

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Student Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of A Student Random Drug Testing Program In One New Jersey High School, Lisa Brady Jan 2007

Student Perceptions Of The Effectiveness Of A Student Random Drug Testing Program In One New Jersey High School, Lisa Brady

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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