The study aimed to explore the role of classroom culture in constructing gendered identities of children at primary school level. The study was conducted in one of the co-education public sector schools in Karachi, Pakistan, in Class Five to explore its culture. An observational study within qualitative paradigm was conducted to observe teachers and students' actions, interactions and decisions in the context, as they unfolded in the natural setting. The data were collected through observation of classroom culture, focused group interviews with children in single sex and mixed groups, unstructured interviews with teachers, informal discussions with children and teachers of Class Five and the analysis of artifacts and available documents in the classroom. All these sources helped me to explore the processes at a micro-level in order to get an in-depth understanding of the role of classroom culture in constructing gendered identities of children through close observations of the actions, as well as the verbal and nonverbal communication of the key players. The study revealed that children bring powerful gender concepts from their homes and society. The classroom as a cultural site becomes a platform for them to produce and reproduce gender stereotypes. Girls get messages of femininity, whereas boys learn masculine attributes through several means, such as language, which is used for both verbal and non-verbal communication among the key players, as well as through participation in the teaching learning processes and curricular and co-curricular activities. It is the school and teachers who can challenge the gender stereotypes, because teachers can play the role of change agents in society and the schools prepare the children for their future roles and responsibilities. The study also highlights the importance of a favorable learning environment for both boys and girls by involving them in pair and group activities. Sometimes, children may be involved in games for physical and mental development and to make them social. The study evidenced that teachers treat boys and girls differently, based on gendered expectations. It points out the importance of gender awareness among the teachers to provide an equitable learning environment to strengthen the students' learning.
’’انٹی کرپشن‘‘ یعنی انسدادِ بد عنوانی! نحمدہ ونصلی علی رسولہ الکریم امّا بعد فاعوذ بااللہ من الشیطن الرجیم بسم اللہ الرحمن الرحیم معزز اسا تذہ کرام اور میرے ہم مکتب شاہینو!آج مجھے جس موضوع پر اظہار خیال کرنا ہے وہ ہے:’’انٹی کرپشن‘‘ یعنی انسداد بدعنوانی!‘‘ ملاوٹ کرپشن ہے سب کا مزاج خدا جانے بدلے گا کب یہ سماج صاحبِ صدر! انٹی کرپشن یعنی انسداد بدعنوانی کے لفظ سے ہی یہ بات مترشحّ ہورہی ہے کہ بدعنوانی کو : کوئی معاشرہ ، کوئی قوم، کوئی خاندان کسی لحاظ سے بھی مستحسن قرارنہیں دیتا، جس مضمون کا عنوان ہی غیر مناسب اور ناموزوں ہو اس میں موجود موادکبھی اچھے نتائج برآمد نہیں کرسکتا۔ کرپشن کے لفظ میں سینکڑوں برائیاں ، سینکڑوں نازیبا حرکات پنہاں ہیں ، کرپشن کا اژدہا معاشرے کے حسن کو اپنی بھیانک شکل سے شب بیماراں کرنے کے درپے ہے۔ کرپشن جس مقام پر بھی ہو تو اس کی شائستگی اور شیفتگی کا قلع قمع کر دیتی ہے۔ جنابِ صدر! مجاہد سرحد پر کھڑ اتساہل اور غفلت کا شکار ہے تو وہ بھی کرپشن کر رہا ہے۔ مسیحااپنے فرائضِ منصبی بطریقِ احسن سرانجام نہیں دے رہا تو وہ بھی بدعنوانی اور کرپشن کا شکار ہے۔ اس کی لا پرواہی سے مریض لقمہ اجل بن رہے ہیں تو اس عظیم پیشہ سے وابستہ شخص گویا انتہائی درجے کابدعنوان اور کرپٹ ہے۔ معزز سامعین! کر پشن اور بدعنوانی کے حامل شخص سے خلاصی انتہائی ناگزیر ہے۔ بدعنوانی کے خوفناک سالوں سے نکلنے کے لیے دیانتداری اور ایمان داری کی شمع کو منور کرنا ہوگا۔ اسلام کے گلشن سے گلہائے رنگارنگ کا نظارہ کرنا ہوگا، جرأت اور جوانمردی کے اسپ تازی کی شاہسواری کرنی ہوگی۔ صدرِ ذی وقار! کرپشن اور بدعنوانی ایسی نہیں کہ ناپ تول میں کمی کی جائے ، ہر غیر اخلاقی...
Myths and Misconceptions spread very fast as compared to facts in the current situation of social connectivity. The same is about Covid-19 infection and its vaccine in women of reproductive age and in pregnancy. We need to correct these misconceptions with evidence which is the objective of this editorial about covid vaccination.
Drought and salt stress are major abiotic constraints affecting crop productivity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). These are thought to be the most promising traits to improve and stabilize crop yield to meet the demand of increasing population. Wheat like other cereals is recalcitrant to in vitro manipulation. Keeping in view the above mentioned facts, present studies were aimed to develop an efficient reproducible regeneration protocol for gene delivery to develop transgenic wheat lines with improved tolerance against drought and salinity. Different combinations of phytohormones, carbon sources and calli age were evaluated to maximize regeneration. DREB1A transcription factor was isolated from rice and transferred to wheat through Agrobacterium mediate transformation. The ectopic expression of DREB1A in transgenic plants did not result in growth retardation or visible phenotypic alterations. T0 progeny of four transgenic events were exposed to progressive drought and salinity trials in pots and hydroponics respectively. Transgenic lines showed improved tolerance to these stresses as compared to control.