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Papers by Maryam Mansoor
Human Nature Journal of Social Sciences, 2023
Digital classrooms became a new normal during the pandemic, though those were there and used by s... more Digital classrooms became a new normal during the pandemic, though those were there and used by some institutions already, but the global transition from physical classrooms to digital classrooms became general practice during the pandemic. This paper aims to explore educators' experiences and concerns, primarily focused on assessment in digital classrooms. The primary objective of this study is to find out the challenges of educators in online assessment of university students. It investigates through semi-structured interviews by educators working in the higher education sector. It analyzes and reviews their experiences, views and concerns when it comes to assessment in digital classrooms. Findings: The study reveals that educators had to face multiple challenges while ensuring transparent and accurate assessment both because of the digital divide and by exploiters. It also discusses how educators handle it particularly when things have gone shady and a few of the learners try to take advantage of them.
There is a need for comprehensive planning, training, skills and regulations to handle it and to achieve pedagogical and anagogical goals either by offering alternative assessment criteria or by incorporating digital tools to root out any discrepancies. The scope of this study is limited and covers only educators' experiences and perspectives, but it definitely suggests further investigation to find out students' experiences, concerns and challenges when it comes to examination on digital platforms and find a solution to make it smoother for both educators and learners in a digital setting.
Advertising is the most persuasive medium which has acquired an important role in moulding our mo... more Advertising is the most persuasive medium which has acquired an important role in moulding our modern day lives. Televised advertising targeted towards children is considered to be one of the controversial areas of discussion among the researchers because such advertising has developed a lot of behavioural and health related issues in children. This has raised questions about the ethicality of such advertisements. This study is intended to find out ethical concerns of television's food advertisements directed towards children from parent's perspective. The methodology which is used for this particular research is semi structured interviews. Three Pakistani TVCs related to children food products are selected and later parents of 3-14 years old children are interviewed to identify the ethical concerns in these ads. The findings prove that most of the parents consider TV advertisements a great instigator in affecting children behavioral patterns. They are of the view that ethical concerns in food advertisements become prominent when such advertisements contribute to the changes in children's eating patterns. A list of recommendations is provided in the end for parents and regulatory authorities to minimize the effects of such unethical advertisements on children'swellbeing.
Pakistan journal of social research, Mar 31, 2022
ANNALS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PERSPECTIVE, 2021
This paper aims to explore the humour discourses of American Muslim standup comedians in response... more This paper aims to explore the humour discourses of American Muslim standup comedians in response to Islamophobia in the post 9/11 era. There has been extensive research on how American Muslim standup comedy evolved through time, audience perception about Muslim standup comedians and the link between Muslim standup comedy and Islamophobia. For this purpose, three American Muslim standup comedians are selected through purposive sampling; Maz Jobrani, Hasan Minhaj and Muhammad Amer. Discourse analysis is conducted for selected comedians' Grand Netflix videos to study their humour discourses. This research adopts ‘Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of Carnivalesque’ as a theoretical framework to answer the research question. The findings suggest that comedians employed the incongruous humour function the most, then relief function and rarely employed the superiority function of humour in their standup discourses to counter the subjugation and discrimination Muslims have to suffer in western ...
Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 2022
In 2016, Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Obligations for membership of the Shanghai Cooperation O... more In 2016, Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Obligations for membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. It had approached the SCO in the wake of ongoing political and economic transformations taking place at regional and international levels. Asia marks the start of a “New Age,” and Pakistan has already become part of this process by acquiring full membership of the SCO. In this backdrop, the proposed study seeks to explore the challenges and opportunities emanating from Pakistan’s membership of the SCO. Using the theoretical framework of Inter-Governmentalism, it analyses that how Pakistan would be able to pursue an active foreign policy to promote its national interests in future in compatibility with SCO goals. With the combined application of research methodology (qualitative data analysis) and theoretical framework (Inter-governmentalism), the study attempts to critically assess the challenges and prospects of SCO membership for the country. The study concludes the Inter-...
Human Nature Journal of Social Sciences, 2023
Digital classrooms became a new normal during the pandemic, though those were there and used by s... more Digital classrooms became a new normal during the pandemic, though those were there and used by some institutions already, but the global transition from physical classrooms to digital classrooms became general practice during the pandemic. This paper aims to explore educators' experiences and concerns, primarily focused on assessment in digital classrooms. The primary objective of this study is to find out the challenges of educators in online assessment of university students. It investigates through semi-structured interviews by educators working in the higher education sector. It analyzes and reviews their experiences, views and concerns when it comes to assessment in digital classrooms. Findings: The study reveals that educators had to face multiple challenges while ensuring transparent and accurate assessment both because of the digital divide and by exploiters. It also discusses how educators handle it particularly when things have gone shady and a few of the learners try to take advantage of them.
There is a need for comprehensive planning, training, skills and regulations to handle it and to achieve pedagogical and anagogical goals either by offering alternative assessment criteria or by incorporating digital tools to root out any discrepancies. The scope of this study is limited and covers only educators' experiences and perspectives, but it definitely suggests further investigation to find out students' experiences, concerns and challenges when it comes to examination on digital platforms and find a solution to make it smoother for both educators and learners in a digital setting.
Advertising is the most persuasive medium which has acquired an important role in moulding our mo... more Advertising is the most persuasive medium which has acquired an important role in moulding our modern day lives. Televised advertising targeted towards children is considered to be one of the controversial areas of discussion among the researchers because such advertising has developed a lot of behavioural and health related issues in children. This has raised questions about the ethicality of such advertisements. This study is intended to find out ethical concerns of television's food advertisements directed towards children from parent's perspective. The methodology which is used for this particular research is semi structured interviews. Three Pakistani TVCs related to children food products are selected and later parents of 3-14 years old children are interviewed to identify the ethical concerns in these ads. The findings prove that most of the parents consider TV advertisements a great instigator in affecting children behavioral patterns. They are of the view that ethical concerns in food advertisements become prominent when such advertisements contribute to the changes in children's eating patterns. A list of recommendations is provided in the end for parents and regulatory authorities to minimize the effects of such unethical advertisements on children'swellbeing.
Pakistan journal of social research, Mar 31, 2022
ANNALS OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PERSPECTIVE, 2021
This paper aims to explore the humour discourses of American Muslim standup comedians in response... more This paper aims to explore the humour discourses of American Muslim standup comedians in response to Islamophobia in the post 9/11 era. There has been extensive research on how American Muslim standup comedy evolved through time, audience perception about Muslim standup comedians and the link between Muslim standup comedy and Islamophobia. For this purpose, three American Muslim standup comedians are selected through purposive sampling; Maz Jobrani, Hasan Minhaj and Muhammad Amer. Discourse analysis is conducted for selected comedians' Grand Netflix videos to study their humour discourses. This research adopts ‘Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory of Carnivalesque’ as a theoretical framework to answer the research question. The findings suggest that comedians employed the incongruous humour function the most, then relief function and rarely employed the superiority function of humour in their standup discourses to counter the subjugation and discrimination Muslims have to suffer in western ...
Pakistan Journal of Social Research, 2022
In 2016, Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Obligations for membership of the Shanghai Cooperation O... more In 2016, Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Obligations for membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. It had approached the SCO in the wake of ongoing political and economic transformations taking place at regional and international levels. Asia marks the start of a “New Age,” and Pakistan has already become part of this process by acquiring full membership of the SCO. In this backdrop, the proposed study seeks to explore the challenges and opportunities emanating from Pakistan’s membership of the SCO. Using the theoretical framework of Inter-Governmentalism, it analyses that how Pakistan would be able to pursue an active foreign policy to promote its national interests in future in compatibility with SCO goals. With the combined application of research methodology (qualitative data analysis) and theoretical framework (Inter-governmentalism), the study attempts to critically assess the challenges and prospects of SCO membership for the country. The study concludes the Inter-...