علی اکبر ناطق۔۔۔سوانح و تخلیقات
علی اکبر ناطق پاکستانی ناول نگار ،افسانہ نگار، شاعر اور نقاد ہیں۔عصری اردو ادب میں ’علی اکبر ناطق‘‘ ان شخصیات میں نمایاں مقام رکھتے ہیں جو پچھلی دہائی میں اردو ادب کے افق پر ابھر کر سامنے آئی ہیں۔ادب کی بہت ساری جہتوں میں مصنف مذکور نے اپنی قسمت آزمائی ہے اور وہ اس میں کامیاب دکھائی دیتے ہیں۔شاعری ،ناول نگاری،افسانہ نگاری اور تنقید مصنف کے اہم میدان ہیں شاعری میں ان کی پانچ کتابیں ہیں’’سبز بستیوں کے غزال ‘‘غزلیات کا مجموعہ جبکہ’’ بے یقین بستیوں میں‘‘،’’یاقوت کے ورق ‘‘،’’سر منڈل کا راجہ ‘‘،’’ریشم بننا کھیل نہیں‘‘ ان منظومات کے مجموعے ہیں۔حال ہی میں انہوں نے اپنے ادبی سفر میں ایک اور کتاب کا اضافہ کیا ہے جس کا نام’’سفیر لیلی‘‘ہے ،اس میں نظمیں اور غزلیں دونو ں شامل ہیں’’ریشم بننا کھیل نہیں‘‘ کتاب میں مصنف مذکور نے اپنی تینوں کتابوں (نظموں) کے مجموعے کو ایک ہی جلد میں شائع کروایا ہے جو سانجھ پبلی کیشنز سے 2019 ء میں شائع ہوئی۔تینوں مجموعوں کے دیباچے بھی اس کتاب میں ایک ساتھ شائع کیے گئے ہیں اس کے علاوہ دو افسانوی مجموعے اور ناول نگاری میں ناطق کے ناول’’نولکھی کوٹھی ‘‘اور ’’کماری والا‘‘ ادبی دنیا میں اپنا مقامپیدا کر چکے ہیں۔محمد حسین آزاد کا مرقع لکھنے کے ساتھ ساتھ تنقید پر بھی ایک کتاب ’’ہئیت شعر ‘‘شائع ہو چکی ہے ۔مصنف کی کچھ کتابیں ابھی غیر مطبوعہ ہیں۔ہر وہ مصنف جو ادب کی مختلف اصناف پر کام کر چکا ہو اور صفِ اول کا ادیب جانا جائے تو اس کی ادبی جہات کا مطالعہ اپنی جگہ نہایت اہمیت کا حامل ہے۔
Islamic rules and moral values are unique in all aspects. The members of Muslim Ummah have always tried to promote them. At the national level, this duty was carried out by people at different levels whether they were teachers, businessmen or lay man of the society. At international level, some rulers, business professionals and religious leaders played their role. Man's first relationship is with family. This relationship is the cornerstone in the development of a personality.
There has been a lot of change taken place in the family system. In the past, due to the limited necessities of life the financial responsibility was limited to a few people. Media was not that advanced and bold and family members were loving and respectful. With the beginning of advance era, human needs were widened and to satisfy them, women started participating in economic activities along with men. Due to which the child was shifted from his home to day care centre, while the media gave birth to the social media, the stories of compassion and care in home became the past. In the present era, there is a dire need to remove these barriers that hinder the development of Islamic values through balance between income and expenditure, positive and moderate use of media and positive attitude in family.
These issues will be discussed under the answers to the following questions.
What is the role of family in the development of Islamic ethics?
What are the problems faced by the family in the development of Islamic moral values?
What are the solutions to the present-day problems?
The purpose of this study was to identify the change (or lack of change) in the classroom practice of science teachers in a government school in Karachi, after completing the eight-week Certificate in Education (CE: Science) programme offered by the AKU-IED. The CE: Science focuses on exposing science teachers to new and innovative methods of teaching in the lower secondary classrooms. It emphasizes the training of teachers within the real classroom, and promotes activity-based science teaching, using low-cost or no-cost materials. I chose to study, in depth, the case of a male teacher, Abdul Sattar, from the Goodwill Government School, Karachi, who had completed his CE: Science last year. The data was gathered through interviews, classroom observations, and post observation meetings. The head teacher's interview, and informal conversations with students, also formed a part of the data. The major findings of the study are those the CE: Science does help change the classroom practice of the teacher, to a small extent. The participant's practice showed that he had perceptibly changed his attitude towards lesson planning, and now engaged in effective planning, where he actively searched for common everyday materials to use in classroom activities in science teaching. He also used demonstration as a method of bringing “alive” science for his students, and engaged in effective questioning, to engage the students. This resulted in enhanced students' motivation and participation in the classroom. Another important result of the CE: Science was that the teacher gave up corporal punishment and started using other means to reprimand, and to motivate students. The teacher also became aware of his need for updating content knowledge and pedagogical skills, and he has, since then, participated enthusiastically in professional development programmes, conducted by the Sindh Government. However, Abdul Sattar faces severe challenges in terms of lack of resources, shortage of teachers, heavy workload and overcrowded classrooms. The lack of parental involvement in school activities, the bureaucratic system and the rigid nature of the school culture are also inhibiting factors for change to occur.