The graduates of the M.Ed. II program of the Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development representing seven countries of the developing world, have embarked upon their roles and responsibilities as Professional Development Teachers (PDTs). The study investigated the transition period of this cohort of PDTs from being the graduates of the M.Ed. program to being PDTs who have returned to their workplaces. An open-ended questionnaire was used as the major data collection tool and this was supplemented with interviews of some of the respondents. The major focus of both the questionnaire and the interviews was on PDTs' perspectives and perceptions. The questionnaire was sent to all the thirty-five PDTs of M.Ed. II, including those who are abroad. A total of thirty responses were received, which constitutes 86% of the target population. Supplementary interviews were held with 30% of the respondents The results indicate that the transition period through which PDTs have gone is full of challenges and constraints. Only a few PDTs, mostly from private schools, seemed to be moving smoothly into their new positions and professional roles as PDTs. The majority of PDTs seemed to have struggled for their identity in contexts, which were pervasive and hardly responsive to their professional needs. This struggle has taken different dimensions and was manifested in the psychological conflict of PDTs and the reality of their contexts. The psychological conflicts which PDTs experienced made them, at times, question both their roles as change agents and the very possibility of their bringing about change in their contexts. This conflict was exacerbated by the absence of specific support to meet their personal and professional needs. One of the major implications drawn from the study is about the importance of providing follow up support to PDTs in this transition stage of their professional careers. This could help PDTs to maintain their enthusiasm and commitment, and also assist them to be more successful in fulfilling their professional duties.
آدمی ہیں بے شمار مگرانسان کوئی نہیں بسکہ دشوار ہے ہر کام کا آساں ہونا آدمی کو بھی میسر نہیں انساں ہونا اس کائنات میں رنگینیاں ہی رنگینیاں ہیں، کہیں صحراء ہیں کہیں دریا ہیں، کہیں شجر ہیں تو کہیں حجر ہیں ،کہیں ندی نالے ہیں جو موتیوں کی طرح چمکنے والے پانی کو کھیتوں کھلیانوں میں پہچانے کے لیے رواں دواں ہیں، کہیں فلک بوس پہاڑ ہیں جو سیاحوں کی نظر اپنی جانب مبذول کروارہے ہیں۔ فلک پرکواکب اپنی سج دھج دینے سے موجود ہیں ، ماہتاب و آفتاب مفوضہ فریضہ سرانجام دینے کے لیے پرعزم ہیں۔ جملہ مخلوقات اپنی اپنی جگہ پر انتہائی اہمیت کی حامل ہے لیکن’’ احسن تقویم‘‘ اور اشرف المخلوقات کا تاج اللہ تعالیٰ نے انسان کے سر سجایا ہے ، شرف انسانی کی خلعت فاخرہ انسان ہی نے زیب تن کی ہے۔ میدان شرف و بزرگی کا شاہسوار انسان ہی کو بنایا ہے، آسمانِ رفعت کا آفتاب و ماہتاب انسان ہی ہے۔ انسان جب انسانیت کی خصوصیات سے مزیّن ومرصعّ ہوتا ہے تو فرشتوں کو اس پر رشک آتا ہے۔ بقول شاعر فرشتے سے بہتر ہے انسان بننا! مگر اس میں پڑتی ہے محنت زیادہ انسان کا مادہ انس ہے، جس کا مفہوم محبت پیار اور خلوص نکلتا ہے، اگر کوئی بظاہر انسان دکھائی دے رہا ہے، اس کے اعضائے جسمانی اس کے انسان ہونے پر دلالت کر رہے ہیں، دیکھنے والی دو آنکھیں ، سننے والے دوکان اور بولنے والی زبان یہ سب اعضاء اس کے انسان ہونے کا پتہ بتارہے ہیں کہ یہ انسان ہے ،لیکن اہل لُب کے نزدیک وہ انسان انسان نہیں جس کی شکل و صورت انسانوں والی ہو بلکہ وہ انسان انسان ہے جس کے کام انسانوں والے ہوں اور جو انسانیت کی معراج پر فائز ہو، صاف ستھرا لباس ہے، قد...
The religion that the Prophet ﷺ brought is a complete religion, and its teachings are for every aspect of life whether it is political life or economic life, individual life or collective life, there are rare instances of his guidance. In the Islamic system, the issue of distribution of wealth has been given great importance. On the contrary, it seems that the whole economy is based on making this sector stable and fair. So that wealth does not accumulate in one place but circulate it through donations and gifts other than Zakat. One of the purposes of the donations of the Holy Prophet was to train the Companions. With the donations of the Holy Prophet, the concentration of wealth was eliminated, the pleasure of Allah was obtained, and the state was strengthened internally and externally Muslims became economically and socially prosperous. The Muslim Ummah needs it in the present age to adopt the highest aspect of the life of the Holy Prophet and should not accumulate wealth but should spend it in various ways on God's creation without any purpose. This paper focuses on the wisdom of gifts/Attiyaat of the Prophet ﷺ. Why the Prophet ﷺfeel the need of giving other than Zakat.
The study was conducted to establish the Relationship between School Climate and Students’ Achievement of Government & Private Secondary Schools in the Province of Punjab. The instrument used in the study was organizational climate descriptive questionnaire (OCDQ) adapted by the researcher. The province of Punjab, Pakistan was divided into three strata i.e. Central Punjab, South Punjab and North Punjab. From each stratum 4, 2 and 1 districts, aggregating to 7 districts i.e. (20%) of the population was selected using stratified random sampling. The total number of sample was 792 teachers and principals from the selected, government and private secondary school of Punjab. SPSS 16 was used to analyze the data. To measure the differences, MANOVA was applied to compare the mean difference of all the sub-variables of principals’ behavior and teachers’ behavior aspect with respect to gender and sector. To measure students’ achievement, board secondary school examination results for the year 2012-2013 from all the selected schools were taken. Pearson correlation was applied to measure the degree of relationship of organizational climate and students’ achievement. The demographic details of the sample with respect to gender, sector and districts were: female representation was 50.2% of the total sample and male representation was 49.8%. Government sector representation was 50.5% as against 49.5% private sector representation. . The mean score and SD of government sector respondents was (3.86, 0.90) while the Mean and SD of private sector respondents was (3.51, 0.84). The analysis revealed that there was significant strong positive relationship between school climate and students’ achievement of government and private Secondary Schools in the Province of Punjab. Similarly the principals’ and teachers behavior aspects and all there sub-factors were also significantly correlated with students’ achievement.