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Pakistan Journal of Educational Research
The aim of this research was to validate a scale to assess teacher educators' views and chall... more The aim of this research was to validate a scale to assess teacher educators' views and challenges on teaching for social justice. To develop and operationalize the initial item pool, a comprehensive examination of the relevant literature was done. The quantitative scale addressed the basic values of social justice. Democracy, diversity and equity are the core values of social justice. 58 items were drafted initially and sent for experts’ opinions. After their feedback, eight unnecessary and unclear items were removed from the tool. For the scale, a total of 50 items were finalized, divided into four domains: 24 items under democracy, 6 under diversity, 10 under equity and 10 regarding challenges. The scale was given to 60 teacher educators from four public sector universities via a survey. Confirmatory factor analysis and reliability analysis were used to verify the scale's validity and reliability statistically. The loading values for the factors ranged from .897 to 0.521....
Gomal University Journal of Research
The democratic environment plays a significant role in active learning and the development of soc... more The democratic environment plays a significant role in active learning and the development of social values among students. Democracy cannot be brought to the classroom but necessarily be developed there. Positivism was the paradigm and the key objective of this study was to examine the perception of university students about democratic classroom environment. A survey method was used and a questionnaire was filled out by university students (n=120). The questionnaire comprised of basic values (freedom, equality, and justice) of democracy. The data were analyzed using the SPSS and descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that there are no statistically significant differences between male and female students’ knowledge. The results provide significant information in reaching conclusion. The findings disclosed that if university teachers democratize their teaching, students learn more effectively. It is vital to nurture and grow democratic values in the students during learning e...
PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, Dec 14, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investegate the influence of sustainable development values on y... more The purpose of this study was to investegate the influence of sustainable development values on young children. The study was mixed method and phenomenological method was used. Through judgemental sampling technique, 200 preschool children and eight teachers were selected. An observation checklist was prepared to identify the activities of preschool children about SD and interview protocol was developed to identify, in what way teachers perceived the concept of SD and what was their level of preparedness to combine the values of sustainable development with class room activities. Interviews from eight teachers were documented and transcribed. Both the observation checklist and interview protocol were utilized to attain the data linked to activities of preschool youngsters on the three sturdy pillars (economic, social, and environmental) of education for SD and evaluated with inductive analysis grounded on 17 goals of sustainable development. Participants' children and teachers reflected their ideas about sustainable development. It is recommended that SD rehearses should be incorporated in youngsters curriculum and reinforced by parents and teachers.
Sustainable Development (SD) is a rich, challenging and thought-provoking construct in social sci... more Sustainable Development (SD) is a rich, challenging and thought-provoking construct in social sciences. The main purpose of this paper was to identify and explore the role played by primary school teachers in building up the idea of sustainable development (SD) among students. This paper was intended to identify that how a teacher can successfully execute the concept of SD by influencing students’ minds at the primary level. Quantitative survey technique were utilized for data collection. All the primary school teachers of Lahore division comprised the population of the study. Through multistage sampling technique, 352 primary school teachers were selected as participants of the study. A self-developed SD questionnaire incorporating four major factors (teachers’ awareness, pedagogy, curricular and co-curricular activities) with Cronbach’s alpha value = .93 was used to measure the role of teachers in building the sustainability concept among students at primary level. The results ind...
Pakistan Journal of Educational Research
The aim of this research was to validate a scale to assess teacher educators' views and chall... more The aim of this research was to validate a scale to assess teacher educators' views and challenges on teaching for social justice. To develop and operationalize the initial item pool, a comprehensive examination of the relevant literature was done. The quantitative scale addressed the basic values of social justice. Democracy, diversity and equity are the core values of social justice. 58 items were drafted initially and sent for experts’ opinions. After their feedback, eight unnecessary and unclear items were removed from the tool. For the scale, a total of 50 items were finalized, divided into four domains: 24 items under democracy, 6 under diversity, 10 under equity and 10 regarding challenges. The scale was given to 60 teacher educators from four public sector universities via a survey. Confirmatory factor analysis and reliability analysis were used to verify the scale's validity and reliability statistically. The loading values for the factors ranged from .897 to 0.521....
Gomal University Journal of Research
The democratic environment plays a significant role in active learning and the development of soc... more The democratic environment plays a significant role in active learning and the development of social values among students. Democracy cannot be brought to the classroom but necessarily be developed there. Positivism was the paradigm and the key objective of this study was to examine the perception of university students about democratic classroom environment. A survey method was used and a questionnaire was filled out by university students (n=120). The questionnaire comprised of basic values (freedom, equality, and justice) of democracy. The data were analyzed using the SPSS and descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that there are no statistically significant differences between male and female students’ knowledge. The results provide significant information in reaching conclusion. The findings disclosed that if university teachers democratize their teaching, students learn more effectively. It is vital to nurture and grow democratic values in the students during learning e...
PEOPLE: International Journal of Social Sciences, Dec 14, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investegate the influence of sustainable development values on y... more The purpose of this study was to investegate the influence of sustainable development values on young children. The study was mixed method and phenomenological method was used. Through judgemental sampling technique, 200 preschool children and eight teachers were selected. An observation checklist was prepared to identify the activities of preschool children about SD and interview protocol was developed to identify, in what way teachers perceived the concept of SD and what was their level of preparedness to combine the values of sustainable development with class room activities. Interviews from eight teachers were documented and transcribed. Both the observation checklist and interview protocol were utilized to attain the data linked to activities of preschool youngsters on the three sturdy pillars (economic, social, and environmental) of education for SD and evaluated with inductive analysis grounded on 17 goals of sustainable development. Participants' children and teachers reflected their ideas about sustainable development. It is recommended that SD rehearses should be incorporated in youngsters curriculum and reinforced by parents and teachers.
Sustainable Development (SD) is a rich, challenging and thought-provoking construct in social sci... more Sustainable Development (SD) is a rich, challenging and thought-provoking construct in social sciences. The main purpose of this paper was to identify and explore the role played by primary school teachers in building up the idea of sustainable development (SD) among students. This paper was intended to identify that how a teacher can successfully execute the concept of SD by influencing students’ minds at the primary level. Quantitative survey technique were utilized for data collection. All the primary school teachers of Lahore division comprised the population of the study. Through multistage sampling technique, 352 primary school teachers were selected as participants of the study. A self-developed SD questionnaire incorporating four major factors (teachers’ awareness, pedagogy, curricular and co-curricular activities) with Cronbach’s alpha value = .93 was used to measure the role of teachers in building the sustainability concept among students at primary level. The results ind...