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Theses/Dissertations from 2023

 

Exploring the practices of leadership in promoting the use of ICTs in organizational communications in a private educational institution in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Nisha Ahsan

 

Factors influencing subject choices of students: A case study of two schools in O-Level stream, Maida Ali

 

Enabling a primary school Mathematics teacher to teach mental Mathematics, Saima Amir Ali

 

Exploring evolution of STEM teacher identity during immersive STEM experiences, Javeria Bano

 

Understanding teachers' views on professional development: An exploratory qualitative study in a private school system, Kainat Faiz

 

Exploring interdisciplinary STEM quest as an opportunity for online teacher professional development using TPACK framework, Shaouna Iftikhar

 

Exploring the efficacy of role-play as a pedagogical strategy to enhance grade VI students` conceptual understanding in selected Science concepts, Kiran Durdana Khan

 

Strategies applied to teach English pedagogy courses to pre-service teachers in B.Ed. (Hons.) in Karachi, Sindh: A single case-study design, Deenar Khowaja

 

In-service Science teachers professional development for designing unit for project based learning by design thinking process, Kiran Sultan Ali Nanji

 

Understanding the recruitment and retention system of a private school system in Northern Sindh, Pakistan, Tooba Noor

 

Digital storytelling as a pedagogical approach: A multiple case study, Saima Sher

 

Teachers' perspective on current professional development practices from the lenses of reflective practice and professional learning communities, Hussain Wali Taj

 

Exploring the affordances of technology integration for grade 8 English language teachers in private schools, Naheeda Yasmeen

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

 

Exploring the classroom practices of B.Ed.(Hons.) and B.Ed. (1.5 Years) with subject mastery teachers at the secondary level of federal government schools in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Ambreen Prih Abbasi

 

Teachers` professional development for differentiated instructions in a digital classroom: A grounded theory study, Nadia Ahmed

 

Exploring the perceptions of teachers regarding school leadership practices in the public schools of Sindh, Pakistan, Zahoor Ahmed

 

Exploring social capabilities and life skills of students and the role of schools in promoting the same: A mixed-methods study, Aisha Naz Ansari

 

Covid-19 and dropout of vulnerable schoolgoing children, Benazir Majeed Ullah Baig

 

Analysing middle grades` Social Studies textbook of Sindh textbook board with the lens of career education, Azmatullah Abdul Basit

 

Active learning in ECED classroom: A case study from community center Karachi, Pakistan, Hussun Bibi

 

Teaching practices of climate change within and outside Social Studies classrooms: An exploratory study conducted in middle schools, Sahar Sherali Damani

 

Leadership during disruptions: "Leading and managing ECE education during Covid-19 pandemic", Sheema Gohar

 

Exploring gender enactment in the classroom practices of public and private elementary schools in Chitral, Nahida Hasan

 

Grade 10 students` perspectives on making learning of Chemistry effective: An exploratory study from District Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan, Rehmat Hussain

 

Exploring lived experiences of female schoolteachers in Karachi, Marvi Khattak

 

Self-regulated learning in classrooms: An exploratory study on teachers` practices, Saman Khawaja

 

Examining classroom talk in elementary grade 8 ESL classroom of a private and a public school in Upper Chitral, Sidra Nawaz

 

An exploratory study on the literacy programme of the TAF foundation for out-of-school children, Hoor Siddiqui

 

Exploring Science pedagogies of elementary teachers: A case study from Sindh, Nosheen Hakim Ali Soomro

 

Towards a better tomorrow: Reflective practices of student teachers during practicums in two education colleges of Karachi, Pakistan, Munir Muhammad Iqbal Tharwani

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

 

Exploring hurdles in timely promotions of government college teachers in Sindh province, Munawar Aftab

 

Exploring participation of graduate students in an online course: Did this participation result in identity construction?, Abdullah Anwer

 

Exploring the emerging leadership model in a non-for-profit high school of Gilgit Baltistan: A grounded theory study research, Abida Bano

 

Investigating b.ed. (hons.) prospective teachers` beliefs about their self-efficacy as a teacher in the context of Balochistan, Mehnaz Bashir

 

Perceptions of AKU-EB secondary school students about different learning activities in the physics classroom: Comparison across gender in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, Muhammad Fida

 

Exploring the factors associated with the quality of pedagogical practices of elementary school science teachers across Pakistan: A secondary analysis, Syed Hassan

 

Regularisation of contract teachers in school education and literacy department (SELD), government of Sindh, Aftab Hussain

 

Productive uses of the results of teachers’ performance appraisal for teacher development in public schools of district Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Akhtar Hussain

 

Confronting a crisis: How leadership reacted during Covid 19 pandemic: A case of two private schools of Karachi, Pakistan, dealing with the challenges of online teaching and learning, Dur E Zainab Hussain

 

Mothers’ experiences of applying into their caregiving practices ECD knowledge learned through midwife counselling sessions, Uzma Hussain

 

ECE teachers self-reported pedagogical quality of early childhood education environments of private preschools in Karachi, Pakistan, Aimen Lakhani

 

Helping Pakistan studies and Islamiyat teachers from the selected public school in Hyderabad teach civic skills through concrete experiences: An action research study at secondary level, Misbah Madad

 

Exploring the primary grade teachers` perceptions and practices about gender equity and related issues in education specifically in teaching and learning in co-education primary level classrooms of a semi-government school in Sindh, Rabia Naimatullah

 

The learning experiences of Karachi based public school students during Covid-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study, Rozmeen Nazimuddin

 

Beyond prescribed curriculum: understanding primary school teachers` perspective of hidden curriculum in the context of Karachi, Pakistan, Nabila Siraj

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

 

A study of the conditions created by schools in and outside the classroom for promoting civic sensibility among secondary school students in district Chitral, Pakistan, Sher Afzal

 

The relationships between conceptions and opportunities of teachers’ professional development, Aamna Rais Ahmed

 

What matters – teaching qualification or subject matter knowledge? : Comparing classroom practices of teachers with and without pre-service professional qualification in primary public schools of district Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Afaq Ahmed

 

Exploring fathers’ perceptions and experiences of their roles to support their child’s early language development (3-4 years old children) in Turbat and Gwadar in Baluchistan, Sadia Naseer Ahmed

 

Exploring performance of the headteachers appointed through recruitment test : A case study from district Khairpur Mirs` Sindh, Javed Ali

 

Exploring the perceptions of stakeholders about the role of assessment (classroom-based assessment) on students’ learning motivation Karachi, Pakistan, Zehra Shoukat Ali

 

Exploring gendered nature of illustrations in government primary schools’ social studies textbook, Taiba Yar Baig

 

Perceptions and experiences of professional development in the initial years of teaching: A case of B.Ed. (Hons) graduated teachers, Rabia Batool

 

Exploring adolescent girls' perceptions and experiences about their entry and re-entry in education through non-formal education provision, Seemi Batool

 

Exploring reflections of a private education board`s mission of a equity in policy and practice : A case study of two schools, Gillian Ann Dsouza

 

Enabling a science teacher to teach online, Ridah Feroz

 

Exploring student teachers` self-reported experiences and perceptions about practicum in B.ED (HONS) : A survey study from the province of Sindh, Muhammad Hafeez

 

Exploring perceptions of teachers' readiness to implement national ECE curriculum in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, through the stakeholders' perspectives, Asad Hisham

 

Teachers’ attitudes about career education in middle grades in context of Northern Sindh, Pakistan, Zahid Hussain

 

The perceptions of the newly recruited public school teachers about inclusive education in Northern Sindh, Ghazanfar Iqbal

 

Exploring processes and issues of implementing performance assessment in grade 7th science classroom of Karachi, Pakistan, Noorani Karim Jindani

 

Exploring perceptions of teachers about accelerated curriculum and their teaching practices in non-formal basic education setting in two districts of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, Imran Khan

 

Teaching mathematics for social justice : An action research study, Shagufta Sojhro Khan

 

An action research on reading comprehension development at kindergarten level using interactive read-aloud strategy by providing in-service training to teachers, Lubaina Maryam

 

Improving argumentation skills and content knowledge of grade-ix students through socio-scientific issues-based science teaching: A quasi-experiment research in Karachi, Pakistan, Uzma Munir

 

Exploring parents’ perceptions about their preschool child’s learning and development and their role to support it in the context of Pakistan, Anum Malik Murad Ali Kheraj

 

Graphic organisers (GOs) as a reading strategy to improve reading comprehension skills of grade 6 students in a government school of district Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan, Rajeesh Parshotam

 

A case study of grades 7 and 8 English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ practices of questioning, Abdul Rehman

 

The relationship b/w physics teachers’ subject content knowledge, awareness of students’ alternative conceptions & their teaching approaches to address students’ alternative conceptions of electric circuit concepts : A multiple case study from IBA-CCs of Sindh, Attaullah Shamsuddin

 

In-house instructional materials development at a private, English medium school in Karachi : A case study, Javeria Shamim Siraj

 

Teachers’ contextual experiences about the application of ICT resources in teaching and learning in a private secondary school in Karachi, Aneela Zaidi

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

 

Culture and teacher professional development : Exploring male and female mentors’ and mentees’ experiences of professional development in the Baltistan Region of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan, Shujaat Ali

 

Exploring the early childhood education teachers’ and grade I teachers’ perceptions regarding school readiness for children’s transition to primary school : A quantitative study in the context of private schools in Karachi, Zehra Shabbir Ali

 

Improving students' writing skills using mind - mapping technique at primary level in a private school in Karachi, Binish

 

Role of teacher’s constructive feedback in improving grade 5 students’ writing skills in a public school in Karachi, Kaneez Fatima

 

Reading in English : Attitudes and strategies of B.Ed. (Hons) students in Karachi, Pakistan, Rabiya Ashraf Ganatra

 

Exploring the role of volunteerism in developing leadership skills amongst the youth of Ismaili Muslim Community in the context of Karachi, Pakistan, Farhan Fida Hussain

 

Understanding the grade V students’ ecological identity in Karachi and helping them in enhancing their ecological consciousness, Najmi Khatoon

 

Teaching mathematics (geometry) through pedagogy of STEM Education in grade 8 in a private school of District Ghotki, Sindh, Jai Parkash

 

Exploring students’ learning experiences shaped by the examinations conducted by a national private examination board in Pakistan, Munira Muhammad Rangwala

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

 

Exploring higher education commission's quality assurance mechanisms for assuring quality in higher education at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sohail Ahmad

 

Hope or hype - public private partnership for the development of education in Sindh, Pakistan, Nazeer Ahmed

 

Exploring experiences of key stakeholders of the new BEd (Hons) elementary programme in a public sector university and a government elementary college of education in Karachi, Pakistan, Barkat Ali

 

Unearthing literacy conceptions of middle school students: A qualitative exploration, Komal Waqar Ali

 

Exploring the efficacy of specially designed hands-on activities to develop conceptual understanding of the scientific method for middle school science teachers, Sumaira Ali

 

Policy, procedures and head teachers leadership approaches for teacher motivation, Muhammad Amin

 

Exploring teachers' experiences of a blended teacher professional development programme in Karachi, Pakistan, Shehnaz Bhutto

 

Exploring pre-service teachers' motivation for joining the teaching profession in Karachi, Pakistan, Nida Ijaz

 

Understanding education faculty members' (EFMs) experiences and perspectives on the B.Ed. Honors programme at a public international university (PIU) in Northern Pakistan, Abdul Wali Khan

 

An Exploratory case study of public-private partnership in education : A case from Karachi Pakistan, Khushal Khan

 

Exploring perceptions and practices of teachers about inclusion of students with special educational needs (SEN) : A case study of a private inclusive school in Karachi, Yasmeen Khan

 

Exploring mothers' perceptions of the role of play in early childhood development (4 to 6 years old) in the context of upper Chitral, Pakistan, Kirran

 

Teachers' experiences and practices of developing teaching portfolios: An exploratory study, Samira Din Mohammad

 

Role of parental involvement in secondary education, Shamsun Nisa

 

Access or beyond access? Unpacking gender and gender equity in Gilgit-Baltistan eduacation strategy, Nasira Parveen

 

A follow-up exploration of the implementation of teachers' learning after professional development programme in Early Childhood Education (ECE): A case study, Salima

 

Cultural diversity in a public sector university of Pakistan : Exploring students' perceptions and experiences, Fardad Ali Shah

 

Community engagement in one of the private schools in upper Chitral, Khyberpakhtunkhawa, Pakistan, Syed Sarwar Ali Shah

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

 

The impact of social class on educational achievement and lived experiences in two private A-Level schools in Karachi, Taimur Altaf Arbab

 

New reform in teacher education: An investigation of the implementation of 4-years B.ED. (Hons.) elementary programme in four selected teacher education institutions in Sindh, Pakistan, Shamshad Begum