منشی محمد حنیف
بمبئی کے خطوط سے منشی محمد حنیف صاحب کے انتقال کی خبر معلوم کرکے بڑا صدمہ ہوا، ان کی جوانی مدرسۃ الاصلاح سرائمیر کی خدمت میں گزری، پھر بمبئی گئے، اﷲ نے کاروبار میں بڑی برکت دی۔ ہر طرح کی فارغ البالی کے باوجود نہ دین سے شغف میں کمی آئی اور نہ مدرسۃ الاصلاح کی محبت میں فرق آیا۔ اس کی ترقی و فلاح کے لیے برابر فکرمند رہتے۔ دارالمصنفین سے بھی خاص لگاؤ تھا، اس کے لائف ممبر تھے، مولانا شاہ معین الدین احمد ندوی اور سید صباح الدین عبدالرحمن صاحب سے بڑے مخلصانہ روابط تھے، ان حضرات کی بمبئی اور اپنے گاؤں آندھی پور میں پر تکلف دعوتیں کرتے، مجھ پر بھی بڑی شفقت فرماتے۔ اب ایسے شریف، بامروت، وضع دار اور مخلص لوگ نایاب ہوتے جارہے ہیں، اﷲ تعالیٰ غریقِ رحمت کرے اور متعلقین و اعزہ کا غم زائل کرے!! (ضیاء الدین اصلاحی، مئی ۱۹۹۸ء)
It is with great pleasure that I write this editorial to welcome you to the first issue of this new International journal, “Pakistan Biomedical Journal” (PBMJ). The topics covered by the journal are certainly broad and interesting. Biomedical science is a collection of applied sciences that help us understand, research, and innovate within the field of healthcare. It includes disciplines like molecular biology, clinical virology, bioinformatics, and biomedical engineering, among others. It's designed to apply the biological sciences to advance not only individual health but also the area of public health. Biomedical Research can help health professions better understand things like the human body and cell biology, making advances in our understanding of epidemics, health initiatives, and human health in the age of longer life expectancy. It aids our understanding of infectious disease and provides research opportunities into some of our most troubling health issues. The journal will continue to publish high quality clinical and biomedical research in health and disease later in life. Peer review will remain a vital component of our assessment of submitted articles.I am very happy to have a team of excellent editors and editorial board members from the top international league covering in depth the related topics. They will ensure the highest standards of quality for the published manuscripts and, at the same time, keep the process time as short as possible. We hope to bring best researches in the field of biomedical sciences that may serve as a guideline in health awareness, understanding the mechanisms and its management in future. We definitely look forward to receiving your excellent studies to making PBMJ synonymous with high quality in the biomedical science domain.
In this study, I have tried to explore the relationship between a teacher's beliefs and practices regarding students' errors in their written work. In the process the study investigates the relevant questions, e.g. What is the relationship between a teacher's beliefs and practices? What are the reasons for holding such beliefs? Does she act according to her beliefs or does any other factor influence her practice? This research was done in a community school in Karachi, working with one teacher and six participants (students) from class six. Data was collected mainly through interviews, discussions and classroom observations. Findings revealed that teachers come to the classroom with certain beliefs, which are based on their prior experience as a learner and as a teacher. The findings suggest that the relationship between belief and practice is not a straightforward relationship. At times I could observe a direct reflection of the teacher's belief about errors in her practice of error correction. But at times there was little obvious link between what a teacher believes and her practice. This situation leads us to be cognizant of other factors such as school policy, that could influence a teacher's practice. The study also reveals how teacher's error correction can motivate or discourage students and affect consequently, their attitude towards learning.