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Understanding the Sustainability and Institutionalization of Change Initiatives for School Improvement

Thesis Info

Author

Hussain, Shahzad

Department

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

Program

MEd

Institute

Aga Khan University

Institute Type

Private

City

Karachi

Province

Sindh

Country

Pakistan

Thesis Completing Year

2008

Thesis Completion Status

Completed

Subject

Education

Language

English

Added

2021-02-17 19:49:13

Modified

2024-03-24 20:25:49

ARI ID

1676728010154

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The sustainability and institutionalization of change initiatives for school improvement dependent on a number of inter-related factors and many of which are cultivated through leadership. The focus of this study was to understand how school leadership sustains and institutionalizes change initiatives for school improvement. The study design was qualitative in nature. Two schools from each public and private educational system were selected, to understand the continuation of the innovations from two diverse outlooks and contexts. The focused, sustained change initiatives in this study were the initiation of the English medium section and school-based teacher professional development in the case study schools, respectively. The headteacher, professional development teacher, and two senior subject teachers from each school were the direct source of data collection for this study. Data were generated through multiple methods such as interview, observation, and document analysis. The findings of the study reported that despite working in a limited framework and resources, school leadership play crucial role as robust contributor in fostering educational changes and school improvement. It was also found that the close association and ongoing interaction of both the school leadership with the stakeholders stimulated and created a culture of collegial relationship in the schools. The involvement of stakeholders in decision-making, shared leadership, and provision of ongoing professional development opportunities created a sense of ownership, commitment, and determination among the staff members. As a result, they put their efforts collaboratively for the sustainability of the change initiatives and school improvement.
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افسوس ہے مولانا محمد اویس صاحب نگرامی بھی ایک طویل علالت کے بعد ؟اگست کی سہ پہر کولکھنؤ میں داعی اجل کولبیک کہہ کر اس خاکدانِ عالم سے رخصت ہوگئے۔ عمر ترسٹھ کے لگ بھگ ہوگی۔ اِنَّالِلّٰہِ وَاِنَّا اِلَیْہِ رَاجِعُوْن۔
نگرام لکھنؤ کاایک مردم خیز قصبہ ہے ،مولانا یہاں کے ایک نامور علمی خاندان کے چشم وچراغ تھے ۔تعلیم ندوہ میں پائی ،فراغت کے بعد دارالمصنفین اعظم گڈھ چلے گئے، کم وبیش سات برس یہاں مقیم رہ کر’ سیرت النبی‘ جلد اول پر نظرثانی کی۔ حافظ ابن قیم نے اپنی تصنیفات میں جہاں کہیں کسی آیت سے متعلق تفسیری کلام کیا ہے اُن سب کوتفسیر ابن قیم کے نام سے یکجا مرتب کیا،علاوہ ازیں معارف میں بھی متعدد مقالات لکھے ۔یوں توسب ہی علوم اسلامیہ میں پختہ استعداد رکھتے تھے لیکن قرآن مجید کاذوق سب پرغالب تھا۔ چنانچہ یہ سب مقالات بھی قرآن مجیدسے متعلق ہیں، دارالمصنفین سے جب وہ ندوۃ العلما میں منتقل ہوئے تویہاں بھی اُن کاخصوصی مشغلہ درسِ قرآن ہی رہا،مدرسہ کے اندر اوراُس کے باہر بھی۔ندوہ میں آنے کے بعد درس کی ہمہ گیر مصروفیتوں کے باعث وہ تصنیف وتالیف کی طرف زیادہ توجہ نہیں کرسکے،تاہم جوکچھ لکھ گئے ہیں اُس کی افادیت میں کلام نہیں ہوسکتا۔
طبعاً نہایت شگفتہ مزاج ،خوش خلق ،خوش پوشاک وخوش خوراک تھے، خندہ جبینی اُن کی فطرت تھی،عملاً نہایت صالح اور اوراد و وظائف تک کے پابند تھے۔ مولانا سیدحسین احمدصاحب مدنی ؒ سے بیعت تھے اور اس سلسلہ میں اُن سے برابر مراسلت بھی رکھتے تھے۔ اﷲ تعالیٰ غریقِ رحمت فرمائے۔
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