Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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The course Contemporary trends and Issues will enable students to understand and evaluate the contemporary trends and issues that are prevalent in the education.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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After studying this course students will be able to:
- • describe and discuss the positive and negative impacts of information explosion
- • identify and analyze differences between madrassah and mainstream education and describe steps the government could take to bridge the differences
- • identify barriers to achieving universal literacy and how the same can be overcome at the local level
- • discuss issues related to poverty in education in Pakistan at multiple levels and identify steps that can reduce the existing disparity
- • analyze the relationship between the curriculum structure and career opportunities
- • evaluate the consequences of the growing privatization of education
- • discuss issues related to peace education in Pakistan and how it can lead to a more tolerant society
- • describe and discuss the impacts of other related trends and issues such as the environment, morals and values, HIV, etc
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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1
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Education in twenty first Century
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2
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International Conventions for Free and Quality Education
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3
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Status of Education in Pakistan
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4
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Pakistan’s Constitutional Provisions for Education
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5
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Equity Issues in Education: Poverty
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6
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Equity issues in Education: Silent Exclusion
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7
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Equity issues in Education: Income
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8
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Equity issues in Education: Health
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9
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Equity issues in Education: school equipment
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10
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Topic 10. Equity issues in Education: Gender
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11
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Equity Issues in Education: Gender (for Teachers)
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12
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Equity Issues in Education: Gender (Non-Enrollment rates)
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13
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Equity Issues in Education: Gender (Literacy)
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14
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Equity Issues in Education: Gender (Reasons for Gender Disparity)
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15
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Equity Issues in Education: Religion
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Week 02
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16
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Religious Discrimination-I (Textbook Analysis)
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17
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Religious Discrimination (textbook Analysis)
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18
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Socio-Cultural related Issues (Reform Opportunities)
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19
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Free and Accessible Education
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20
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Free and Accessible Education (21st Century)
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21
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Elements of Free and Accessible Education
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22
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Benefits of Free and Accessible Education-I
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23
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Benefits of Free and Accessible Education-II
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24
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Benefits of Free and Accessible Education-III
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25
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Free and Accessible education: Key Players I
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26
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Free and Accessible education: Key Players II
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27
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Free and accessible education: Attitudes and Values
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28
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Free and Accessible Education: Curricula
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29
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Free and Accessible Education: Empowerment for All
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Week 03
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31
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Introduction to Peace Studies
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33
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Topic 33. Peace Education II
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36
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Philosophy of peace education
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44
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Why Peace for Education?
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Assignment No. 1
Week 04
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51
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Conflict: Introduction
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54
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Conflict response style
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55
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Dealing with Difficult People
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56
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Looking at the problem or issue
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Quiz No. 1
Week 05
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59
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Conflict style based on TKI-I
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60
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Conflict Style based on TKI-II
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64
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What is Madrassa Education?
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65
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Classification of Madrassa Education
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66
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Historical Status of Madaaris in Pakistan
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67
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Dominance of Madrassa Education
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68
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Madrassa Education (Debate Controversies)
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69
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The debate (challenges)
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Week 06
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71
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Madaaris and radicalization
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72
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Madrassa Reforms: Ghost Madaaris
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73
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Madrassa Reforms: Foreign Funding
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74
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Madrassa Reforms: Demands
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75
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Madrassa Reforms; Obstacles
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76
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Madrassa Reforms: Capacity constraints
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77
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Policy recommendations for the government
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78
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Policy recommendations for the madrassa administration
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79
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Policy recommendations for civil society
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80
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Success stories: Indonesia and Cuba
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83
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Literacy and Education
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Quiz No. 2
Week 07
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85
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Literacy as social practice
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86
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Life on the basis of Literacy
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87
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Literacy rate In Pakistan
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88
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Definitions and Literacy rates
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90
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National Education policy
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91
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National Education policy II
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92
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National Education policy III
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93
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National Education policy IV
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95
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UNESCO and Universal Literacy
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98
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Problems in Literacy II
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Week 08
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100
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Medium of Instruction II
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102
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Why International language?
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103
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Basic and Secondary Education
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104
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Literacy and Lifelong Learning
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106
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Instructional provisions
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Mid- Term Exam
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107
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4 Models of Education
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108
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Implementing Mother Tongue as Medium of Instruction
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113
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EU’s Definitions (EC 2001) I
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114
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EU’s Definitions (EC 2001) II
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116
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Livingstone (2001) II
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Week 09
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119
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Beckett and Hager (2002)
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120
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Colley, Hodkinson and Malcom I
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121
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Colley, Hodkinson and Malcom II
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122
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Colley, Hodkinson and Malcom III
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123
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A Contemporary Concern
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125
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Population Situation 1
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126
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Population Situation 1-II
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Quiz No. 3
Week 10
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131
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Why population education
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132
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The role of Ideology and Culture 1
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133
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The Role of Ideology and Culture 2
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134
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Levels of Aggregation
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136
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Relevance and Participation
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137
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Program Planning/ Implementation
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138
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Future Oriented learning
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139
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Persuasion and prescription 1
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140
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Persuasion and prescription 2
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142
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Methodological issues
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143
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Population Education/Other “Educations”
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144
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Population Education and the Media
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Week 11
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145
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Research for Program Development
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147
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Innovation and Renovation
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148
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Population Education: Integration
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149
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Introduction of Privatization
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150
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Three forms of Privatization 1
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153
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Privatization Policies in Education 1
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154
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Public School Liberalization
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156
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Tuition Credits and Deductions
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GDB
Week 12
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157
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Subsidies and Assistance Grants
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159
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Implementing Privatization Programs
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160
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Implementing Privatization Programs 2
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161
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Why is Privatization Happening? 1
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162
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Why is Privatization Happening? 2
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163
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Why is Privatization Happening? 3
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164
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Why is Privatization Happening? 4
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165
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Privatization in Pakistan I
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166
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Privatization in Pakistan 2
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167
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Privatization in Pakistan 3
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Week 13
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168
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Financing private Education in Pakistan I
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169
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Financing Private Education Pakistan 2
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170
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Financing Private Education Pakistan 3
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171
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Diversity Private Education Pakistan 1
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172
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Where has this diversity come from?
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173
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What are the implications of diversity in the provision of education?
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174
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Quality of Teaching and Learning 1
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175
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Quality of Teaching and Learning 2
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176
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 1
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177
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 2
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178
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 3
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179
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 4
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180
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 5
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181
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 6
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182
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 7
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183
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 8
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184
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Evaluate Privatization Programs 9
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185
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What is Environmental Education? 1
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186
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What is Environmental Education? 2
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187
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What is Environmental Education? 3
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188
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Vision of Environmental Education
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191
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Existing Frameworks 1
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192
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Existing Frameworks 2
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197
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EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 1
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198
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EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 2
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199
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EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 3
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200
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EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 4
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201
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EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 5
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202
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EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 6
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203
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EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 7
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204
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EE in Environment-Friendly Schools 8
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Week 14
Quiz No. 4
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214
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EE in the School Area 1
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215
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EE in the School Area 2
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216
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EE in the School Area 3
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217
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EE in the School Area 4
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218
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EE in the School Area 5
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219
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EE in the School Area 6
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220
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EE in the School Area 7
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Week 15
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222
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Engaged Learning: Today’s Digital Natives 2
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223
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Education Revolution 1
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224
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Education Revolution 2
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225
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A Look at Yesterday and Today 1
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226
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A Look at Yesterday and Today 2
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227
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The Communication Revolution 1
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228
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The Communication Revolution 2
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229
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Engaging “Digital Natives” 1
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230
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Engaging “Digital Natives” 2
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231
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Paths to Successful Education 1
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232
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Paths to Successful Education 2
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233
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Effects of Using Technology 1
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234
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Effects of Using Technology 2
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235
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Technology-Enabled Education 1
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236
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Technology-Enabled Education 2
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237
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Technology-Enabled Education 3
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238
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Technology-Enabled Education 4
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239
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Technology-Enabled Education 5
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240
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Technology-Enabled Education 6
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241
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Technology-Enabled Education 7
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242
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Technology-Enabled Education 8
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243
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Technology-Enabled Education 9
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244
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Challenges of T-E Education Initiatives 1
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245
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Challenges of T-E Education Initiatives 2
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246
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Challenges of T-E Education Initiatives 3
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247
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Challenges of T-E Education Initiatives 4
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248
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Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 1
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249
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Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 2
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250
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Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 3
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251
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Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 4
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252
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Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 5
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253
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Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 6
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254
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Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 7
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255
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Reforms for Tech-Supported Education 8
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Final Term Exam
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