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Papers by Dr. Nazir H A I D E R Shah
The impact of stress and coping strategies on achievement motivation of university students was e... more The impact of stress and coping strategies on achievement motivation of university students was examined in this study.The current study was descriptive in nature and cross-sectional survey method was applied for the collection of data. Population of this study comprised of public sector universities of Islamabad.To select representative sample from the population, disproportionate stratified random sampling technique was used. The sample consisted of 756 students from two universities of Islamabad. In this study, three standardized instruments were used to measure stress developed by Barreca&Hepler (2000), coping strategies developed by David &Alexandra (1995) and achievement motivation developed by Mclnerney (2003). Data were analysed by applying mean, standard deviation, t-test and correlation. Research findings reveals that there is significant difference in responses between male and female university students regarding coping strategies and achievement motivation, this study also reveals that there is significant relationship between student's stress and achievement motivation and it also reveals that coping strategies have positive correlation with achievement motivation. It is recommended that higher authorities of educational organizations may organize orientation seminars, regular stress management programs, and guidance and counseling services to meet the need of students and to achieve their academic targets effectively.
Family problems and occupational tension have remained active areas of research in the field of s... more Family problems and occupational tension have remained active areas of research in the field of social sciences. The basic objective of this study was toexamine the impact of family issues and multitaskingon the job stress in the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The data was collected from the employees working in different universities in the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir by using Likert scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. We usedSPSS version 21 for analysis purposeand analyzed data by using regression analysis. The findings suggested that family issues and multitasking had a significant impact on job stress. Furthermore, the findingcan be used in policy initiative by top management to reduce the job stress of the employees and enhance the quality of services.
Pakistan Journal of Educational Research
The aim of this study was to check the integration of ICT in comparison of public and private sch... more The aim of this study was to check the integration of ICT in comparison of public and private school teachers in early childhood education. This study directed conceptual framework from theories of Diffusion of Innovation (Rogers, 2003) and from TAM model (Technology of Acceptance) by (Davis, 2003). The nature of this research was descriptive in nature and quantitative method was selected for data collection. This study based on public and private school teachers of tehsil Rawalpindi, there were 4,160 public schools’ teachers and 837 private teachers in tehsil Rawalpindi in which 320 public and 368 in private are primary teachers. Data were collected from 80 public and 80 private primary level school teachers as a sample. Five point Likert scale questionnaire was developed for data collection. Data analyzed through SPSS 21st version. Therefore, result shows that there is significant difference found between public and private schools teacher’s perception regarding effectiveness of I...
Global Economics Review, 2021
This study is conducted to assess the impact of heads' leadership and team management compete... more This study is conducted to assess the impact of heads' leadership and team management competencies on teachers' job satisfaction at the university level. Mixed method research was used to conduct the study. Four universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad were randomly chosen. Four deans of social sciences, 40 heads of social sciences, and 175 faculty members were chosen as the sample. Deans of social sciences were interviewed for qualitative aspects. Two questionnaires were developed, one for heads and the other for teachers for quantitative analysis. Statistical and descriptive evidence of the study concluded that heads' leadership and team management significantly contribute towards teachers’ job satisfaction level.
Global Social Sciences Review
The objective of the study was to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and th... more The objective of the study was to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and the decision-making of secondary school principals. The current study was descriptive and quantitative in nature, and a survey method was applied to collect the data.All the secondary school principals working in District Haveli and Punch were the population of the study. The instrument used was a self-developed questionnaire to collect the data. The questionnaire was used comprising of three parts. Part A of the questionnaire was used for demographic data, part B was used to measure emotional intelligence, and Part C of the questionnaire was utilized to measure the decision-making styles. The researcher collected data from all secondary school principals of both districts, District Haveli and District Bagh, including private and public school principals, using a universal sampling technique. Data were analyzed through SPSS by using Pearson's correlation analysis. It is inferred that a...
The purpose of this study was to investigate meritocracy in the selection of top positions in the... more The purpose of this study was to investigate meritocracy in the selection of top positions in the federal government offices from the context of politics, bureaucracy, and selection policies. This research uses the five-point Likert scale, ranging from strongly agree to disagree. The data was collected from the officers working regularly in the different ministries of the federal government through a personally administered survey questionnaire with a 78% response rate. An assortment of key findings was noted among which the most prominent one is the issue of meritocracy which affects the right selection of public servants in the government institutions. Secondly, it was also noted that the recruitment and selection policies are also affecting the effectiveness of right selection. Thirdly, one of the important findings of this study was the political impact on equality of gender-based selection. It has been concluded in this study as highlighted in earlier studies that relevant auth...
Volume V Issue I
This research.is designed to assess the effects of the leadership style of the secondary school p... more This research.is designed to assess the effects of the leadership style of the secondary school principals on the school improvement. It was basically descriptive research in nature and for the collection of data survey method was used. Twenty senior school leaders from the AJ&k Mirpur department and 60 senior teachers from the public sector were selected as subjects. Samples were selected using simple random sampling techniques. Two questionnaires were prepared, one for the principal and the other for the senior teachers. Mean, standard deviation, and linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The result revealed that the leadership style of the school heads greatly contributed to the progress of the school. It is recommended that the principal must understand the level of learning in his department and the ability to share leadership style with the faculty and staff in order to get the most out of the academic process
Pakistan Journal of Educational Research
The current research was carried out to analyze the content and to assess teachers’ perception re... more The current research was carried out to analyze the content and to assess teachers’ perception regarding content of general science textbook at the elementary level for grade 8th in the environmental education context. For content analysis general science recommended by Punjab Textbook has been taken. For getting teachers perception, five-point Likert scale was utilized which consisted of 27 statements under the consideration of three components of Palmer’s teaching and learning model a) education about the environment b) education in or from the environment c) education for the environment. The outcomes of the research showed that activities of the content related to environment are more emphasizing towards psychomotor domain instead of equally focusing all domains. On the other hand, teachers’ perception indicate that more improvement is needed in textbook in relation to providing opportunities to boost the skills, knowledge, attitudes among students in order to protect the enviro...
Inclusive education represents the concern of the entire school and is committed to providing qua... more Inclusive education represents the concern of the entire school and is committed to providing quality education to all students in the most effective way, so that special education and general education are consistent. The study aimed to analyze inclusive education in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The study was descriptive in nature and a cross-sectional survey was applied to collect the data. All 538 secondary school teachers and headteachers of District Pooch were the population of the study. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample. The researcher selected 185 secondary school teachers and 45 head teachers through a proportionate stratified random sampling technique as a sample. A questionnaire for teachers and headteachers was used as a research instrument in this study. Data were collected through personal visits and postal service. Data were analyzed through mean scores and standard deviation. Based on analysis it was found that inclusive education provid...
This study examined the effect of incivility and role conflict on emotional exhaustion of teachin... more This study examined the effect of incivility and role conflict on emotional exhaustion of teaching staff. Incivility was determined in terms of discouretous and neglecting behavior of family memebrs at home while immediate supervisors at workplace. Role-conflict refers to the interferences of family members during office hours. The study further examined the moderating role of gender in each proposed effect. For empirical analysis, primary data were collected from regular teachers of public sector universities of AJK through mailed questionnaires. To examine the proposed direct effects, Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied in AMOS 24. Feasible measurement model was identified and selected with the help of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The study further applied PROCESS macro of Hayes (2013) in SPSS 24 to examine the moderating role of gender. The results show a positive effect of family incivility, family-workplace conflict, and supervisors’ incivility on emotional ex...
The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of English teachers in developing reading ... more The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of English teachers in developing reading and writing skills at the elementary level. The study was descriptive, and the survey method was used for the collection of data. All the elementary English teachers of District Kotli were the population of the study. The researcher selected 256 teachers through a simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire-based on a five-point Likert scale was developed to collect the data from the elementary school teachers. The reliability of the instrument was measured, and it was found 0.790. The researcher applied mean and standard deviation for analyzing the data. It was found that the elementary teachers did not encourage students to use simple past tense for describing pasts events. It is recommended that for the development of language skills, teachers can use different forms of text vocabulary proficiency through classroom reading, and different forms of genres and texts. Moreover, teac...
The present research was conducted with the purpose to investigate the role of organizational jus... more The present research was conducted with the purpose to investigate the role of organizational justice on the lives of university teachers and to investigate the relationship between dimensions of organizational justice among university teachers. The study was descriptive in nature and survey method applied for the collection of data. All the university teachers working in universities of Islamabad were taken as a population of the study. 200 university teachers were taken as a sample of the study through a simple random sample technique. Organizational Justice Measurement Instrument (OJMI) developed by Ledimo (2015) was used in this research as a research instrument. The instrument comprised of 39 items. Data were collected through personal visits of the sampled universities. The data were collected through mean, standard deviation and correlation. The finding of the study revealed that there was a significant relationship found between the dimensions of organizational justice among...
Global Social Sciences Review
The present investigated the level of student support services' current condition of librarie... more The present investigated the level of student support services' current condition of libraries and the level of safety in degree colleges of Punjab by sampling 65 teachers and 120 students. A survey with 15 questions divided into three areas in educational environment and was posed to two cohorts of the above sample. The first are of the survey contained 4 questions on support services, 4 questions on libraries and 7 questions on safety were completed by the teachers and the students (see below for details). Percent agreement-disagreement scores were collected to assess how teachers and students perceived degree college environment. Results suggested teachers and students did not differ much on their assessment of colleges and agreed (56%; disagreed: 23%) student support, libraries and safety were adequate in their educational environment.
Global Regional Review
The main purpose of the study was to scrutinize the impact of student support services (SSS) on s... more The main purpose of the study was to scrutinize the impact of student support services (SSS) on students’ development at the university level. The research design was quantitative in nature. The population of the study comprised of all university students of Islamabad. The simple random technique was used for the selection of the sample. The respondents were 80 students from those universities. Data were collected through a questionnaire and it has consisted of 56 items. Data were analyzed using statically mean, standard deviation and regression analysis of the impact of SSS on students’ development. The findings of study reveal that library services are adequate as compared to the availability of other support services and the results also reveal a strong relationship found among student support services and students’ development. It is recommended that the universities should make sure the availability of SSS.
Volume V Issue I
The major aim of this study was to evaluate the enrollment trends in Technical subjects at second... more The major aim of this study was to evaluate the enrollment trends in Technical subjects at secondary level. The study was descriptive in nature and quantitative approach was applied for conducting this study. All the teachers, students and parents of Gujranwala Division in Punjab were the population of the study. Stratified random sampling technique was applied for the selection of sample. Three questionnaires were used in this study for the collection of data. Data were collected through personal visits of sampled schools. Data were analyzed by using percentage, mean and independent sample t-test. It was found that majority of students were enrolled in session 2019-20. Furthermore, majority of the students were enrolled in technical subjects on the demand of their parents and technical subjects have fame among the students. It is recommended that the government may arrange some kind of public awareness seminars at local level.
The major purpose of the study was to measure the effect of scholarships on students’ social deve... more The major purpose of the study was to measure the effect of scholarships on students’ social development at the university level. The study was descriptive, and the survey method was applied for the collection of data. The population consisted of all teachers and students of public and private universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The total population of teachers in the public and private universities were 4073 and students were 101968. A stratified random sampling technique was applied for selecting the study sample. The researcher selected 525 teachers from public and private universities as well as 900 students from public and private universities. The researcher developed two questionnaires using a five-point Likert scale on the foundation of related literature and with the help of the supervisor. The validity of the instruments was checked by two experts in the field. The reliability of these instruments was determined through Cronbach’s alpha which was 0.832. Mean, standar...
International Journal of Innovation in Teaching and Learning (IJITL)
In recent years there has been an increased rate of awareness about occupational stress and its e... more In recent years there has been an increased rate of awareness about occupational stress and its effects on work competencies. The teaching profession is one of the sensitive profession on which the future of any country depends. As far as Pakistan is concerned teachers and teaching both are unfortunately not enjoying very good and healthy social and financial status. Thus, the study was designed to examine the determinants of occupational stress among secondary school teachers. The main objectives of the study were: to examine the occupational stress of teachers teaching at public and private secondary schools and to identify the reasons for occupational stress among teachers of secondary schools. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers selected descriptive research design. Population of the study included all public and private sector school teachers. The sample size was comprised of one hundred teachers (50 male and 50 female) through a stratified random sampling t...
Pakistan Journal of Education
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the instructions, founded on mind m... more The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the instructions, founded on mind mapping and traditional teaching techniques for cohesive and coherent teaching in the composition writing of tenth-grade students. This study used a pre-test post-test control group design. Sixty (60) junior students (30 boys and 30 girls) from two schools were randomly selected. The students in the control group were guided by traditional teaching techniques, and the students in the experimental group were guided by the technique of mind mapping. The Subject Achievement Test (SAT) was conducted as a pre-test and post-test on two groups to assess student achievement. As a result, it was discovered that there was a significant difference in the average posttest scores between the experimental group and the control group in terms of the student's Subject Achievement Test (SAT). In addition, gender has a great influence on students' writing performance. The conclusion is that mind ma...
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The major purpose of the research was to examine the effects of leadership traits of secondary sc... more The major purpose of the research was to examine the effects of leadership traits of secondary school principals on school improvement. A descriptive research method was used to conduct the study. All 2270 secondary school teachers and 317 principals of division Mirpur were the population of the study. A universal sampling technique was used for the selection of samples. A questionnaire was developed which was focused on the objectives of the study. The instrument was based on the effects of leadership traits on school improvement. The instrument was validated from two experts of the field and the reliability of the questionnaire was measured through Cronbach's alpha. The reliability of the instrument was found .823 which was excellent for using the tool. The researcher used mean and linear regression tests for the analysis of data. It was found that the leadership traits of secondary school principals had a positive effect on school improvement. Therefore, it is recommended tha...
The impact of stress and coping strategies on achievement motivation of university students was e... more The impact of stress and coping strategies on achievement motivation of university students was examined in this study.The current study was descriptive in nature and cross-sectional survey method was applied for the collection of data. Population of this study comprised of public sector universities of Islamabad.To select representative sample from the population, disproportionate stratified random sampling technique was used. The sample consisted of 756 students from two universities of Islamabad. In this study, three standardized instruments were used to measure stress developed by Barreca&Hepler (2000), coping strategies developed by David &Alexandra (1995) and achievement motivation developed by Mclnerney (2003). Data were analysed by applying mean, standard deviation, t-test and correlation. Research findings reveals that there is significant difference in responses between male and female university students regarding coping strategies and achievement motivation, this study also reveals that there is significant relationship between student's stress and achievement motivation and it also reveals that coping strategies have positive correlation with achievement motivation. It is recommended that higher authorities of educational organizations may organize orientation seminars, regular stress management programs, and guidance and counseling services to meet the need of students and to achieve their academic targets effectively.
Family problems and occupational tension have remained active areas of research in the field of s... more Family problems and occupational tension have remained active areas of research in the field of social sciences. The basic objective of this study was toexamine the impact of family issues and multitaskingon the job stress in the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. The data was collected from the employees working in different universities in the State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir by using Likert scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. We usedSPSS version 21 for analysis purposeand analyzed data by using regression analysis. The findings suggested that family issues and multitasking had a significant impact on job stress. Furthermore, the findingcan be used in policy initiative by top management to reduce the job stress of the employees and enhance the quality of services.
Pakistan Journal of Educational Research
The aim of this study was to check the integration of ICT in comparison of public and private sch... more The aim of this study was to check the integration of ICT in comparison of public and private school teachers in early childhood education. This study directed conceptual framework from theories of Diffusion of Innovation (Rogers, 2003) and from TAM model (Technology of Acceptance) by (Davis, 2003). The nature of this research was descriptive in nature and quantitative method was selected for data collection. This study based on public and private school teachers of tehsil Rawalpindi, there were 4,160 public schools’ teachers and 837 private teachers in tehsil Rawalpindi in which 320 public and 368 in private are primary teachers. Data were collected from 80 public and 80 private primary level school teachers as a sample. Five point Likert scale questionnaire was developed for data collection. Data analyzed through SPSS 21st version. Therefore, result shows that there is significant difference found between public and private schools teacher’s perception regarding effectiveness of I...
Global Economics Review, 2021
This study is conducted to assess the impact of heads' leadership and team management compete... more This study is conducted to assess the impact of heads' leadership and team management competencies on teachers' job satisfaction at the university level. Mixed method research was used to conduct the study. Four universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad were randomly chosen. Four deans of social sciences, 40 heads of social sciences, and 175 faculty members were chosen as the sample. Deans of social sciences were interviewed for qualitative aspects. Two questionnaires were developed, one for heads and the other for teachers for quantitative analysis. Statistical and descriptive evidence of the study concluded that heads' leadership and team management significantly contribute towards teachers’ job satisfaction level.
Global Social Sciences Review
The objective of the study was to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and th... more The objective of the study was to find out the relationship between emotional intelligence and the decision-making of secondary school principals. The current study was descriptive and quantitative in nature, and a survey method was applied to collect the data.All the secondary school principals working in District Haveli and Punch were the population of the study. The instrument used was a self-developed questionnaire to collect the data. The questionnaire was used comprising of three parts. Part A of the questionnaire was used for demographic data, part B was used to measure emotional intelligence, and Part C of the questionnaire was utilized to measure the decision-making styles. The researcher collected data from all secondary school principals of both districts, District Haveli and District Bagh, including private and public school principals, using a universal sampling technique. Data were analyzed through SPSS by using Pearson's correlation analysis. It is inferred that a...
The purpose of this study was to investigate meritocracy in the selection of top positions in the... more The purpose of this study was to investigate meritocracy in the selection of top positions in the federal government offices from the context of politics, bureaucracy, and selection policies. This research uses the five-point Likert scale, ranging from strongly agree to disagree. The data was collected from the officers working regularly in the different ministries of the federal government through a personally administered survey questionnaire with a 78% response rate. An assortment of key findings was noted among which the most prominent one is the issue of meritocracy which affects the right selection of public servants in the government institutions. Secondly, it was also noted that the recruitment and selection policies are also affecting the effectiveness of right selection. Thirdly, one of the important findings of this study was the political impact on equality of gender-based selection. It has been concluded in this study as highlighted in earlier studies that relevant auth...
Volume V Issue I
This research.is designed to assess the effects of the leadership style of the secondary school p... more This research.is designed to assess the effects of the leadership style of the secondary school principals on the school improvement. It was basically descriptive research in nature and for the collection of data survey method was used. Twenty senior school leaders from the AJ&k Mirpur department and 60 senior teachers from the public sector were selected as subjects. Samples were selected using simple random sampling techniques. Two questionnaires were prepared, one for the principal and the other for the senior teachers. Mean, standard deviation, and linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The result revealed that the leadership style of the school heads greatly contributed to the progress of the school. It is recommended that the principal must understand the level of learning in his department and the ability to share leadership style with the faculty and staff in order to get the most out of the academic process
Pakistan Journal of Educational Research
The current research was carried out to analyze the content and to assess teachers’ perception re... more The current research was carried out to analyze the content and to assess teachers’ perception regarding content of general science textbook at the elementary level for grade 8th in the environmental education context. For content analysis general science recommended by Punjab Textbook has been taken. For getting teachers perception, five-point Likert scale was utilized which consisted of 27 statements under the consideration of three components of Palmer’s teaching and learning model a) education about the environment b) education in or from the environment c) education for the environment. The outcomes of the research showed that activities of the content related to environment are more emphasizing towards psychomotor domain instead of equally focusing all domains. On the other hand, teachers’ perception indicate that more improvement is needed in textbook in relation to providing opportunities to boost the skills, knowledge, attitudes among students in order to protect the enviro...
Inclusive education represents the concern of the entire school and is committed to providing qua... more Inclusive education represents the concern of the entire school and is committed to providing quality education to all students in the most effective way, so that special education and general education are consistent. The study aimed to analyze inclusive education in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The study was descriptive in nature and a cross-sectional survey was applied to collect the data. All 538 secondary school teachers and headteachers of District Pooch were the population of the study. A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample. The researcher selected 185 secondary school teachers and 45 head teachers through a proportionate stratified random sampling technique as a sample. A questionnaire for teachers and headteachers was used as a research instrument in this study. Data were collected through personal visits and postal service. Data were analyzed through mean scores and standard deviation. Based on analysis it was found that inclusive education provid...
This study examined the effect of incivility and role conflict on emotional exhaustion of teachin... more This study examined the effect of incivility and role conflict on emotional exhaustion of teaching staff. Incivility was determined in terms of discouretous and neglecting behavior of family memebrs at home while immediate supervisors at workplace. Role-conflict refers to the interferences of family members during office hours. The study further examined the moderating role of gender in each proposed effect. For empirical analysis, primary data were collected from regular teachers of public sector universities of AJK through mailed questionnaires. To examine the proposed direct effects, Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied in AMOS 24. Feasible measurement model was identified and selected with the help of confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The study further applied PROCESS macro of Hayes (2013) in SPSS 24 to examine the moderating role of gender. The results show a positive effect of family incivility, family-workplace conflict, and supervisors’ incivility on emotional ex...
The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of English teachers in developing reading ... more The main purpose of the study was to evaluate the role of English teachers in developing reading and writing skills at the elementary level. The study was descriptive, and the survey method was used for the collection of data. All the elementary English teachers of District Kotli were the population of the study. The researcher selected 256 teachers through a simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire-based on a five-point Likert scale was developed to collect the data from the elementary school teachers. The reliability of the instrument was measured, and it was found 0.790. The researcher applied mean and standard deviation for analyzing the data. It was found that the elementary teachers did not encourage students to use simple past tense for describing pasts events. It is recommended that for the development of language skills, teachers can use different forms of text vocabulary proficiency through classroom reading, and different forms of genres and texts. Moreover, teac...
The present research was conducted with the purpose to investigate the role of organizational jus... more The present research was conducted with the purpose to investigate the role of organizational justice on the lives of university teachers and to investigate the relationship between dimensions of organizational justice among university teachers. The study was descriptive in nature and survey method applied for the collection of data. All the university teachers working in universities of Islamabad were taken as a population of the study. 200 university teachers were taken as a sample of the study through a simple random sample technique. Organizational Justice Measurement Instrument (OJMI) developed by Ledimo (2015) was used in this research as a research instrument. The instrument comprised of 39 items. Data were collected through personal visits of the sampled universities. The data were collected through mean, standard deviation and correlation. The finding of the study revealed that there was a significant relationship found between the dimensions of organizational justice among...
Global Social Sciences Review
The present investigated the level of student support services' current condition of librarie... more The present investigated the level of student support services' current condition of libraries and the level of safety in degree colleges of Punjab by sampling 65 teachers and 120 students. A survey with 15 questions divided into three areas in educational environment and was posed to two cohorts of the above sample. The first are of the survey contained 4 questions on support services, 4 questions on libraries and 7 questions on safety were completed by the teachers and the students (see below for details). Percent agreement-disagreement scores were collected to assess how teachers and students perceived degree college environment. Results suggested teachers and students did not differ much on their assessment of colleges and agreed (56%; disagreed: 23%) student support, libraries and safety were adequate in their educational environment.
Global Regional Review
The main purpose of the study was to scrutinize the impact of student support services (SSS) on s... more The main purpose of the study was to scrutinize the impact of student support services (SSS) on students’ development at the university level. The research design was quantitative in nature. The population of the study comprised of all university students of Islamabad. The simple random technique was used for the selection of the sample. The respondents were 80 students from those universities. Data were collected through a questionnaire and it has consisted of 56 items. Data were analyzed using statically mean, standard deviation and regression analysis of the impact of SSS on students’ development. The findings of study reveal that library services are adequate as compared to the availability of other support services and the results also reveal a strong relationship found among student support services and students’ development. It is recommended that the universities should make sure the availability of SSS.
Volume V Issue I
The major aim of this study was to evaluate the enrollment trends in Technical subjects at second... more The major aim of this study was to evaluate the enrollment trends in Technical subjects at secondary level. The study was descriptive in nature and quantitative approach was applied for conducting this study. All the teachers, students and parents of Gujranwala Division in Punjab were the population of the study. Stratified random sampling technique was applied for the selection of sample. Three questionnaires were used in this study for the collection of data. Data were collected through personal visits of sampled schools. Data were analyzed by using percentage, mean and independent sample t-test. It was found that majority of students were enrolled in session 2019-20. Furthermore, majority of the students were enrolled in technical subjects on the demand of their parents and technical subjects have fame among the students. It is recommended that the government may arrange some kind of public awareness seminars at local level.
The major purpose of the study was to measure the effect of scholarships on students’ social deve... more The major purpose of the study was to measure the effect of scholarships on students’ social development at the university level. The study was descriptive, and the survey method was applied for the collection of data. The population consisted of all teachers and students of public and private universities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The total population of teachers in the public and private universities were 4073 and students were 101968. A stratified random sampling technique was applied for selecting the study sample. The researcher selected 525 teachers from public and private universities as well as 900 students from public and private universities. The researcher developed two questionnaires using a five-point Likert scale on the foundation of related literature and with the help of the supervisor. The validity of the instruments was checked by two experts in the field. The reliability of these instruments was determined through Cronbach’s alpha which was 0.832. Mean, standar...
International Journal of Innovation in Teaching and Learning (IJITL)
In recent years there has been an increased rate of awareness about occupational stress and its e... more In recent years there has been an increased rate of awareness about occupational stress and its effects on work competencies. The teaching profession is one of the sensitive profession on which the future of any country depends. As far as Pakistan is concerned teachers and teaching both are unfortunately not enjoying very good and healthy social and financial status. Thus, the study was designed to examine the determinants of occupational stress among secondary school teachers. The main objectives of the study were: to examine the occupational stress of teachers teaching at public and private secondary schools and to identify the reasons for occupational stress among teachers of secondary schools. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers selected descriptive research design. Population of the study included all public and private sector school teachers. The sample size was comprised of one hundred teachers (50 male and 50 female) through a stratified random sampling t...
Pakistan Journal of Education
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the instructions, founded on mind m... more The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the instructions, founded on mind mapping and traditional teaching techniques for cohesive and coherent teaching in the composition writing of tenth-grade students. This study used a pre-test post-test control group design. Sixty (60) junior students (30 boys and 30 girls) from two schools were randomly selected. The students in the control group were guided by traditional teaching techniques, and the students in the experimental group were guided by the technique of mind mapping. The Subject Achievement Test (SAT) was conducted as a pre-test and post-test on two groups to assess student achievement. As a result, it was discovered that there was a significant difference in the average posttest scores between the experimental group and the control group in terms of the student's Subject Achievement Test (SAT). In addition, gender has a great influence on students' writing performance. The conclusion is that mind ma...
sjesr
The major purpose of the research was to examine the effects of leadership traits of secondary sc... more The major purpose of the research was to examine the effects of leadership traits of secondary school principals on school improvement. A descriptive research method was used to conduct the study. All 2270 secondary school teachers and 317 principals of division Mirpur were the population of the study. A universal sampling technique was used for the selection of samples. A questionnaire was developed which was focused on the objectives of the study. The instrument was based on the effects of leadership traits on school improvement. The instrument was validated from two experts of the field and the reliability of the questionnaire was measured through Cronbach's alpha. The reliability of the instrument was found .823 which was excellent for using the tool. The researcher used mean and linear regression tests for the analysis of data. It was found that the leadership traits of secondary school principals had a positive effect on school improvement. Therefore, it is recommended tha...