سری پرکاش جی
افسوس ہے کہ گذشتہ مہینہ ہندوستان کی دو نامور شخصیتوں سری پرکاش جی اور پروفیسر محمد حبیب نے وفات پائی، سری پرکاش کی شخصیت مختلف حیثیتوں سے بڑی اہم تھی، وہ ہندوستان کے مشہور فلسفی صوفی ڈاکٹر بھگوان داس کے فرزند اور پنڈت جواہر لال نہرو کے پرانے معتمد علیہ رفیق تھے، انگلستان کی تعلیم کے زمانہ سے لے کر ہندوستان کی جنگ آزادی اور اس کے بعد تک ہر مرحلہ میں دونوں کا ساتھ رہا، آزادی کے بعد سری پرکاش حکومت کے ذمہ دار عہدوں پر رہے اور بڑی خوبی سے اپنے فرائض انجام دئیے اور اپنے اخلاص اور سلامت روی کی بنا پر پاکستان میں بھی ہائی کمشنری کے زمانہ میں مقبول رہے اور دونوں ملکوں کو قریب لانے کی کوشش کی، وہ ہماری پرانی مشترک تہذیب کی یادگار اور ہندو مسلم اتحاد کے بہت بڑے علمبردار تھے اور آخر تک اس پر قائم رہے، ان کا سب سے بڑا وصف ان کی بے تعصبی، فراخدلی اور اخلاقی بلندی تھی، وہ سیاست میں بھی صداقت و اخلاص پر عامل تھے، جو آجکل کے سیاسی لیڈروں میں کمیاب ہے اس لیے آزادی کے بعد کے حالات سے بہت بددل تھے، عرصے سے خانہ نشینی اختیار کرلی تھی، لیکن کبھی کبھی اپنے خیالات اخبار کے ذریعہ ظاہر کرتے رہتے تھے، ایک دو مرتبہ پنڈت جواہرلال نہرو کے ساتھ دارالمصنفین بھی آئے تھے، اور یہاں کے بزرگوں سے ان کے تعلقات تھے، وہ جس تہذیب کی پیداوار تھے اس کا دور اب ختم ہوگیا، سری پرکاش اس کی آخری یادگار تھے، اب ایسے نمونے نہ پیدا ہوں گے۔ (شاہ معین الدین ندوی، جولائی ۱۹۷۱ء)
Technological advancement makes translation convenient due to the emergence of various translation tools. This Explanatory-Sequential study aims to determine the preference and the factors affecting the preference of Filipino and Foreign college students toward the Online Translation Tool. Likewise, it also aimed to identify if there is a significant difference between the respondents' choices. To acquire the data, the researchers used a survey conducted on 15 Filipino and foreign collegiate students enrolled in universities in Manila and a focus group discussion among 3 Filipino students. The transcribed data were analyzed using Thematic Analysis. Moreover, the results of the quantitative data revealed that Google Translate was the preferred Online Translation Tool of Filipino and Foreign students for the reason of accessibility, user-friendliness, and the tendency of users to brand bias. The reasons presented in quantitative data are strengthened by the themes identified in the qualitative data. The three prevailing themes of Brand Bias, Accessibility, and Accuracy constituted the central theme of User Friendliness. It was identified through the Chi-Square Test that there is no significant difference among respondents' preferences (0.345 P-Value) toward online Translation software.
Professional development of teachers takes many forms, all aiming at a long lasting qualitative and considerable change in teachers' approaches to educate themselves. Internet Based Teacher Education (IBTE) is one of the ways of professional development that teachers can use in search of better ways of being informed teachers. IBTE courses might help teachers to take an account of their growth and development at any time, any place. The study sets out to understand the perceived needs of stakeholders on the professional development of teachers and further the role of supplementing face to face teacher education with Internet based teacher education. The objective was to ascertain if IBTE could serve teacher education in an NGO run school in the Pakistani context. Furthermore, I wanted to identify the existing skills of teachers, infrastructure and support mechanism required for IBTE in schools. In addition to this, what is needed further in terms of logistics, and what motivates teachers participation was also a part of the research. In this study, eight principals, thirty-seven teachers, one CEO and one Program Manager (PM) of an NGO participated and shared their views on professional development and supplementation of face-to-face (f-to-f) teacher education with Internet based teacher education. The study was conducted in both the qualitative and quantitative paradigms. The tools for data collection were, a survey questionnaire, observations and an interview followed up with an informal chat with the research participants. From the data five major themes on professional development needs and supplementation of f-to-f with IBTE emerged. First, teachers are aware of the need of professional development for themselves. Second, teachers consider f-to-f courses as beneficial however; they face a lot of challenges during those courses. Third, teachers think that there is a need to introduce a new mode of teacher education. They mainly emphasized on the need of school based or station based teacher education programs. Fourth, IBTE would enable them to face the challenges of the modern era, enhance and help their learning process, which will affect their students' classroom learning. Finally, teachers are aware of the needs of skills, logistics and support mechanism required and needed. In terms of what they have and what else is needed. In addition to these key findings, the study has also discovered some important contextual concerns, that seem to inhibit the teachers pursue of professional development activities. Some recommendations and implications have been drawn from the