ڈاکٹر عبدالستار الجواری
عربی زبان کے عاشق شیدائی اور اسلامی علوم خصوصاً قرآنیات کے خادم کی حیثیت سے ڈاکٹر احمد عبدالستار الجواری کا نام عرب کے علمی حلقوں میں تعارف کا محتاج نہیں۔ ۲۲؍ جنوری ۸۸ء کو وہ نماز جمعہ کی تیاری کررہے تھے کہ اچانک ان کا پیمانہ عمر لبریز ہوگیا، انتقال کے وقت ان کی عمر ۶۲، ۶۳ سال تھی اور وہ علم کے بام عروج پر پہنچے ہوئے تھے۔
وہ ۱۹۲۵ء میں بغداد کے قدیم تاریخی محلہ کرخ میں پیدا ہوئے، اس محلہ کے خانوادے اور گھرانے آج بھی قدیم عربی روایات و خصوصیات کے حامل ہیں، ڈاکٹر احمد نے بھی ایک شریف و معزز خاندان میں آنکھیں کھولیں، بی اے تک کی تعلیم بغداد میں حاصل کی اور طہ الراوی، مہدی البصیر، عبدالوہاب عزام اور زکی مبارک جیسے ممتاز اساتذہ سے استفادہ کیا، بعد میں قاہرہ سے ایم اے کیا وہاں ان کو طہ حسین، احمد امین، احمد الشائب، مصطفی السقا اور امین الخولی جیسے مشاہیر فضلا کی عنایات بھی حاصل رہیں۔ تعلیم کے بعد وہ عراق کی مختلف اعلیٰ تعلیمی و انتظامی ذمہ داریوں سے عہدہ برآ ہوتے رہے، ۱۹۷۹ء تک وہ کئی محکموں کے وزیر بھی رہے لیکن یہ انتظامی سرگرمیاں ان کی علمی و تحقیقی راہ میں کبھی حائل نہ ہوئیں، عالم عرب کے اہم سمیناروں اور باوقار علمی مجلسوں میں برابر شریک ہوتے رہے۔ ان کے مقالوں اور خطبوں میں عموماً اسلامیات اور امت عربی کے مسائل زیر بحث آتے جو علمی متانت و سنجیدگی کی وجہ سے بڑی توجہ سے سنے جاتے۔ ان علمی خدمات کے اعتراف میں ۶۵ء میں ان کو عراق کی المجمع العلمی کا رکن بنایا گیا، بعد میں وہ دمشق اور قاہرہ کی علمی اکیڈمیوں کے بھی رکن مقرر ہوئے، ۶۹ء میں عرب کی یونیورسٹیوں اور کالجوں کے اساتذہ کی انجمن اتحاد معلمین عرب...
The paper examines the dynamics of The Gambian National Youth Service Scheme (NYSS) founded in 1996 through the efforts of Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme. Though modeled after the NYSC, it has ventured into things NYSC has not. One of these was its most recent partnership with the IOM to curb recurrent illicit migration of The Gambian youths. The questions are, has this aspect of Nigeria-The Gambia history been documented? Has Nigerian Scheme gone into partnership with the IOM in the enterprise like The Gambian counterpart? Since its establishment, how many times has NYSC adjusted to changing realities? In what theoretical contexts could one frame the argument of the NYSS/ IOM partnership and what lessons does that holds for NYSC and similar youths’ services in Africa in the century? In addressing the problem, the paper adopts the qualitative method of historical research and gleans on evidence from diverse sources. It foregrounds its argument on the ideas of the National Youth Service as “Moral Equivalent of War”, “Service- Learning” and “A Way of Strengthening Ties among the People of the World” espoused by William James, John Dewey, and Rosenstock-Huessy. It concludes by charging NYSC and similar services to adjust to meet the current challenges of African youth and society
The teachers are dynamic force of education system. Policy makers, district and school leaders, parents, all are increasingly concerned about the improvement of the quality of education. Effectiveness in learning and sound foundation of an educated society can be possible by the committed role of teachers. So, availability of effective teachers in making an efficient education system is a prerequisite. Teachers? education and training programs are being offered by different institutions in Pakistan. The purpose of these trainings is to develop teachers who are professionally competent. Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Education Development provides in-service training for public sector school teachers to enhance their professional competence. This study was conducted to evaluate the impacts of continuous professional development programs conducted by Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) on the professional skills of secondary school teachers.
The population of the study comprised of secondary classes? teachers of high schools of district Gujranwala. A sample of 200 teachers, 150 teachers for questionnaire (75 trained and 75 untrained) and 50 teachers for observation (25 trained and 25 untrained), was selected from government high schools through convenient sampling techniques. Twenty-five head teachers were also selected for questionnaire through convenience sampling techniques from government high schools. Data was collected through personal observation and questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as means and inferential statistics such as Chi Square were used to describe the data. It was concluded that there was a significant association between the training and performance of secondary school teachers. The teachers who received in-service training through QAED were found more effective in their performance. It is suggested that in-service training must be arranged for all the teachers to prepare skilled teachers to improve students? performance. To get maximum output from in service trainings, there should be proper monitoring system by higher authorities.