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This research mainly focuses on Critical Analysis of on Education System in Which we can
develop progress. Data is gathered from students Respondents from morning students and
headmasters were taken randomly. This study focuses the main area which needs improvements.
According to this research we found that there is need of improvement in all the particulars . This
study also point out that there is great neeed of taking some actions regarding the subject to
improve overall interest of students so that students can easily take, get and complete their
knowledge in subject. This wholly affects on students interest in subject in future. Research also
suests different aspects for improvement and making work this thing will be highly beneficial for
students in future of schools students; this will have to complete with different of the provinces
as well.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NTRODUCTION
The education system in Pakistan focuses mainly on primary education however you find that a
large number of children ages 5-9 are not attending schools and it would appear that primary
system needs to enlarge if universal primary enrolment is to be achieved. In Pakistan, there were
14 million girls studying in basic education in 2005, compared to 18.3 million boys. In other
words, there were over 4 million more boys than girls in basic education. This is still an issue in
Pakistan where
Leading to serious matters of social exclusion and social immobility are the unresolved and
unsupported social problems children face, for example: teenage pregnancies, drugs misuse,
alcoholism and poor physical and mental health. One of the biggest and most impactful social
issues children face, is the case of child poverty. With over 3.5 million children in the UK living
in poverty and 1.6 of those living in especially detrimental conditions, it is crucial that aid and
support is being provided to improve the standard of living of these children; in terms of health,
education and their day to day lives . Without giving children the support they need to tackle their
issues, they can become excluded from society for being socially, culturally and economically
unstable. These negative images will only worsen their chances at progressing up the social
ladder. So what social policies and schemes are in place to tackle the issue of child poverty?
1.1 Critical Analysis of the Problems of Education in Possible
Solutions:
INTRODUCTION
Education is the road to national development. It creates sense of responsibility
among the people. On the basis of education people not only realize their duties but also
know how to achieve their national, societal and individual rights. One of the goals of
education is to enable the people by enhancing their general consciousness regarding their
national and international position as global citizens. This realization creates an atmosphere
of trust and cooperation in the society. Education promotes economic development and
consequently people become prosperous and play their respective roles in the overall
national development [1]. Pakistan is a developing country. Its economy is weak. There is
lack of political stability in the country. Besides, the country is in the deep grip of increasing
political turmoil, expanding terrorism, incessant sectarian violence, social instability, and
economic degeneration. All these problems are directly or indirectly the offshoot of a weak,
Today Pakistan is faced with many problems such as poverty, insecurity, sectarianism and
terrorism
[2]. The reasons for these problems are lack of tolerance, lack of general awareness and
illiteracy promoted by an ineffective education system. The vital role of education has been
neglected in Pakistan which has led to low development in all fields of life. Education has been
treated like a step child. The lowest budget has been awarded to the system of education since
the establishment of Pakistan which has weakened the foundation of the quality in the education
system. The education system, hence, has failed to raise the nation economically, politically and
socially. After lapse of half a century years and adoption of more than 25 educational polices,
still the education system has badly failed to take the nation out of the increasing economic,
Education lays the foundation for political, social and economic development of any country. A
viable education system enables the nation to achieve its national goals. Pakistan as a developing
country has faced critical problems of education since its inception and therefore, the system of
education has failed to deliver according to the aspirations of the nation. There are various
factors responsible for this situation. This paper explores some of the critical problems that have
so far plagued the education system of Pakistan. On the basis of critical review of available
literature, the paper presents solutions to the existing problems of the education system of
Pakistan The problems associated with the education system of Pakistan are lack of adequate
budget, lack of policy implementation, defective examination system, poor physical facilities,
lack of teacher quality, lack of implementation of education policies, directionless education, low
enrollment, high scale dropouts, political interference, outdated curriculum, corruption, poor
management and supervision, lack of research, and lack of uniformity [4]. The above mentioned
problems could be solved by formulation of rational policies and plan and by ensuring proper
implementation of the policies [5]. Education is a nourishing force. It is the constructive factor
for any society [3]. Education enables people to work for their development and growth. Hence
education brings out the hidden potentialities of individuals and develops them.
behind all national goals [5]. It was decided in the first national education conference 1974
held at Karachi that the education system would work according to the national aspirations
of Pakistan. The education system would be truly related to the needs of the people of
Pakistan. The father of the nation Quiad-e- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah the main goal of
the education system of Pakistan was to develop national character of Pakistani generation
[6]. This national character would contain high sense of responsibility, social integrity,
selfless service to the nation and morality on the part of the people of Pakistan.
formed and committees were constituted. But it is ironical to see that the implementation has
been very poor [5]. Because of this the quality of education in the country has suffered badly
instead of making progress. Another problem which has affected negatively the system is the
widening gaps and distance between the educational institutions and community. Parental
involvement in the education process is vital for ensuring the quality aspect. Home is the
first school of a child. Without parental involvement in the process of education the effective
implementation of policies will remain a far cry. This will solve the problem of disparity as
well [1].
1.3 CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION
The education system of Pakistan despite of towering claims and plans faces the
uniform principles [5]. Different systems of education are simultaneously working in the
country. The curriculum is also not uniformed which has given birth to different schools of
thoughts. For example there is a world of difference between the attitudes of students
coming out from the public educational institutions, Deeni Madaris and the few private elite
institutions. This trend has accelerated the pace of polarization in the society. According to
Zaki (1989) this is the result of divisive Pakistani education system [1]. This system has
created a huge gap among the nation and even has deeply penetrated into the cultural veins
of the nation. The recent wave of terrorism and the increasing sectarian division are the
polarized system of education there has occurred a great social division in the society on
political, social and economic grounds rather than unity among the people which is cutting
knee deep the ideological and social foundation of the nation leading towards further
divisions on linguistic and regional grounds which can poetentailly damage the social
A sound education system is essential for every nation of the world [8]. Every nation
develops its generation on the basis of vigorous training and education on social, political,
economic and ideological grounds. Pakistani education system due being directionless and
weak has not been able to develop and guide its people on sound political and social
grounds. There is lack of cohesion in the system and it is more prone towards general
education which does not bring any skilled manpower to the market. Resulting there is
increasing unemployment. This situation may promote sense of deprivation among the
masses [9]. Due to this there is cultural and political unrest in the society. Besides, there is
lack of educational opportunities for science and technology. In this way the development of
Curriculum is the tool through which the goals of education are achieved. The
curriculum of education in Pakistan does not meet the demands of the current times. It is an
which compels the learners to memorize certain facts and figures without taking into
consideration the reality that education is the holistic development of an individual. It places
much emphasis on the psychology of the learner as well which cannot be negated in the process
of teaching and learning. The objectives of education must be developed the psychological,
Pakistan does not meet these modern standards of education and research. Hence this curriculum
is not promoting the interest of the learner for practical work, research, scientific knowledge and
lack of training opportunities for teachers in Pakistan. Although there various teacher
training institutes in the country. These institutes are either not well resourced or being poor
run due to lack of fund and trained human resource such trainers and administrators. There
are no proper training standards in the available training institutes around the country. Most
of the training institutes have been closed down due to lack of funds. The courses being run
in the teacher education intuitions are outdated and very traditional which does not enhance
schools is deplorable. According to a UNESCO report, the quality of the teachers and
instruction in schools is of low quality [5]. This situation is grimmer in remote parts of
Punjab, Sindh and Baluchistan where even there are no teachers available in schools.
Research has found that teachers do not use new methods and strategies of teaching and
learning [3]. Majority of the teachers do not know about lesson planning which renders them
incapable of dealing with various problems in the process of teaching and learning. Teachers
encourage cramming of the materials by students. Students do not know the use of libraries
in educational institutions. Thus the reading habits are decreasing among the students.
Teachers are highly responsible for all this mess. It is their professional responsibility to
guide the students towards book reading. Teachers rely on lecture methods which do provide
only note does the information and memorize this just to pass the examination. Thus
students are evaluated on the basis of memorization of facts and information rather than
performance [10].
and other educational institutions which leads to high scale dropouts of students. This trend
has increased to such an extent that there are now 40 lac students out of school due to drop
out in Pakistan. This trend according to Hayes (1989) is due to partly the punishment in
schools, poor motivating or unattractive school environment and partly due to weak
parenting on the part of parents [11]. Child labour and poverty is also one of the reasons for
reach to the matric level. This trend in Pakistan has added to the low literacy rate as well [8].
1.10 System of examination
standards must ensure validity and reliability of the procedures used in the assessment
process. The basic aim of assessment is to evaluate the performance of students. The
examination system of Pakistan is not only outdated but it also does not have the quality to
tests only the memory of students. It does not evaluate them in all aspects of learning [3].
Moreover, the examinations are influenced by external and internal forces which have
encouraged the trend of illegal practices such as unfair means. As a result of this the
examination system promotes rote learning and cramming which negates the role of high
intellectual power of learners in the education process such as critical thinking, reflection,
analytical skills and so on. It does not measure the actual achievements and performance of
students [6].
harsh treatment in form of transfers to remote areas or even termination from services [12].
supervision is aimless. There is not only lack of supervisory activities in schools but the
process of supervision itself does not bring any positive results for teachers and students.
Supervision system is concerned with controlling and harassing the teachers rather than
Education system in Pakistan is not free from external and internal influences.
Externally the system has been made hostage to political interference and internally it is
and promotions. Due to this the basic infrastructure of the education system in
Education resources such as books, libraries and physical facilities are important for
libraries and reading materials in all educational institutions of the country. Besides, there
are overcrowded classrooms, inadequate teachers and ill-equipped laboratories. This entire
grim situation has resulted in a despair and low standard education system [4].
1.14 Policy implementation
Since the inception of Pakistan a number of education policies were created. There
has been lack of political will on the part of successive government to implement the policies
vigorously. The policies were highly ambitious but could not be implemented in true letter
and spirit. There has been problem of corruption, lack of funds and gross inconsistency in
successive planning on the part of various political regimes in Pakistan. Moreover, in the
overall policy formulation teachers have been ignored. They are regarded as unimportant
element which has led to alienation between the teachers and the system of education [1].
Finance is considered the engine of any system. The education system of Pakistan has
been crippled mainly due to scarce finance. The successive governments have been giving
less than 2.5 percent budget to the education sector which is not sufficient for the growing
educational needs of the nation in the present changing times. In many of the developing
regional countries such as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh the budgetary allocation for education
world that spent less than 2 percent of their GDP on education sector [3]. With this
insufficient budgetary allocation, the country is hardly going to meet the targets of
However, there is a clear need for research into there lationship between education and
ave been adopted to analyze education policy linked to sustainable development, why is it a
priority, and how has it became a focus for each and every government all over the world.
demanding positive outcomes from education to curtail future needs of states to improve
quality of life and sustainability of the nation. The education policy preparation process is
mostly considered as a politically influenced process (Lee, 1995). An important factor for
determining the outcome of education is the policy formulation context, because education
policy does not exist in a vacuum (Skolnik, 2010). It is influenced by the contemporary context
of cultural and global challenges faced by human beings as a whole. Policy is drawn from the
nature, context, and culture of the country in question. Economic, political, cultural, historical,
regional and global contexts influence the process of policy preparation. There are both
micro and macro level factors which influence education policy. Here we look at
Pakistan‟s education policy at the micro level to address global sustainable development
Education development is a dynamic and continuous process to deal with contemporary and
future challenges. Education and Development have a pivotal and complex relationship with
each other. There are many schools of thought which argue that education is a tool for
development. In this paper by development we mean an education which by its content, method,
and pedagogy is framed by the policy for the development of the people. Also, this
paper defines development as a quality of life from a learning outcome point of view. On
the one hand education propagates development, which increases purchasing power and
quality of life, which ultimately demands more consumption of resources and a bigger
produce sensible citizens who can wisely decide their environmental footprints.
The primary purpose of education policy is to develop the knowledge economy in order to
compete in the contemporary world (Braban, Harmsen, 2016), and this is true for Pakistan‟s
evaluate the importance of education. Investing in human capital is another tool to explain
education. Education facilitates individuals‟ and societies‟ efforts to make better use of their
resources and to understand their potential (Malik, 2015). By doing this, nations can create a
common
different connotations and contexts - here it is used to mean the global to local links between the
concept of globalization and education. Its meaning, nature, and impact are contested in the
to determine the relationship between the common global objectives and the systematic concepts
of sustainable development. Keeping the above different ideas in mind, we can analyze
the relationship between education and development in Pakistan‟s education system. This is
If the link between education and development has some theoretical basis, an important
development has been recognized by many international institutions such as UNDP, World
achieving social welfare, sustainable development, and good governance. Education is seen as
the key to eradicating poverty, and to facilitating access to decent work and higher incomes.
It translates into productivity gains which fuel economic growth. Faced with concerns about
social injustice, unequal participation in development, and local and international conflict,
growing attention is being paid to the central role of education in the promotion of peace and
skills which will enable future generation to meet the challenges of contemporary global issues
The World Bank has decades of experience working on education around the globe. It
policies for every region of the world, and specific developing countries, to enhance
important because the World Bank has become the single largest source of development
capital in the field of international education(Heyneman, 2003). In this paper both Primary and
Higher education are considered because both have a vital importance for, and relationship
generation with all the basic characteristics of sustainable development and prepare future
The education system is the instrument which a society uses to equip its people to lead
productive public lives, and to live personal lives according to their talent and interests.
Higher education faces the same challenges as Primary education. Higher education plays a
vital role in high level progress in any nation through its research and innovation. “An important
Education,2009, Pakistan).In early Pakistan policy documents, Higher education was firstly
taken as an instrument to provide factory workers to enable more production for economic
growth of the country. The initial 4 educational policy documents propose this as one of the
objectives for higher education. Also Higher education was to do research and innovation to
Economic growth was the central issue in Higher education, rather than general progress in all
disciplines to meet all the needs of society. Later, the Pakistan 2009 education policy
discussed some of the challenges and highlighted a strategic vision for education. Since the
founding of the nation, Higher education has faced many challenges to develop productive
graduates who can not only contribute to the economy, but also act as responsible citizens.
Challenges hamper the achievement of set objectives. Some key challenges were funding,
technology, and equipment. Actions were suggested in the 2009 document to cater for these
challenges. Many of these actions have been achieved, but the expected results are still awaited.
Future educational policies need a strategy to transform the educational system from not just a
knowledge economy but also beyond it. Higher education for sustainable development can
be considered to be more than creating the knowledge economy, it is also to orient graduates
to think critically for future decisions by being a local as well as global responsible citizen
of planet earth by protecting people and the planet. It should operate to create a sustainable
In all the educational policy documents of Pakistan, Higher education still faces similar
challenges. Currently, it is merely addressing the demands of the market to produce skilled,
knowledgeable, and visionary graduates. It has not advanced in terms of research, innovation,
and technological growth and this is perceived as hampering economic growth. Every document
development education and demonstrates commitment by proposing solutions, but the set
challenges:
Education policy is a priority agenda for every nation state across the globe. Local, national,
regional, and global awareness and focus on education is increasing among nations.
Educational outcomes are demanding more attention from every segment of society to
2.3 Education for Sustainable Development:
sustainable development”. It was the first time that this term was introduced formally at an
development issues at a large scale across the globe. Since the inception of the concept at the
Rio Conference in 1992, it has become prominent in the global development agenda of the
political domain. all three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social, and
environment. In the social domain, this vision presents the social trends. Demographic changes
are discussed to understand the population dynamics, especially the youth segment of
society. “Pakistan will have one of the youngest workforces in the world by 2025(P. c. o.
Pakistan, 2015)”.This vision aims to build skillful youth to optimize the high youth bulge
in the next three decades. Population increase is considered to cater for the challenges of youth
employment, urbanization, quality of life, and basic infrastructure to improve the overall living
otherwise this will raise more challenges in an already poverty-stricken country. Environment
is also discussed in this document. Climate change is considered to be a threat to the nation‟s
sustainability. Its impacts are occurring all over the country. This document accepts the
urgent need to address the issue of Climate Change. It is recommended that new
avoid deteriorating the climate more, such as renewable energy, education, increasing
adaptation of capacity for the poor and vulnerable, etc. Sustainable natural resource use is also
stressed in this vision. Sustainable practices to use water and other natural resources
Though the education system has attracted a considerable attention, it is difficult to ascertain any
deterioration in its quality as well as quantity. There has been manifold increase in the number of
educational institutions. The government is spending much more than it was in the past but the
results are still not satisfactory. The parents blame the teachers, teachers the students and
students, in turn, shift the entire responsibility to the system and society. To ascertain the erosion
Basic Ingredients.
Major Weaknesses.
Basic Ingredients
Designed from 5 to 12 years of age to impart universal literacy and explore hidden talent among
the students from class I to 8. Elementary education employs regional languages as medium of
instruction. Rural areas confront low enrolment, weak turnout, weak infrastructure and
inadequate facilities, whereas urban institutions are overcrowded and located in unhealthy
environment. This crucial stage of a child’s learning is overloaded with stereotypical academic
curriculum basically aiming at providing primary inputs for higher education. The syllabus
Secondary and Higher Secondary stage is an integral part of the growth package for an
individual towards his intellectual, research and professional excellence, coincides with
adolescence stage (a delicate and sensitive phase of human development) which requires
calculated guidance with logical reasoning. The existing curriculum at this stage is again
information oriented, predominantly bookish and theoretical in nature, which does not develop a
child as to the demands of either the society or work place. The students thus lack exposure to
practical and creative work. Soon after their secondary schooling, many of them begin to search
for a clerical type of job. At present, 60-80% of students in secondary classes are enrolled in arts
subjects, which leads through an aimless general education that has very little acceptance in our
terms of instructions at secondary and higher secondary levels is further accentuating the
This commences at the age where the element of coercion fades away and students are motivated
enough to pursue serious studies and possess abilities for academic/intellectual growth. There are
basically stages of scholarly activities at higher education. These are B.A, M.A and the M.Phil.
/Ph.D. The first one introduces the field of specialisation, the second the mastery of same field
and the third carries students into new advanced fields through independent study and original
research work. Under the present educational environment, higher education is producing
academics instead of practitioners as there is virtually no concept or avenue for the use of higher
learning of certain subjects in our society. Since thinking process and creation of knowledge
remains quite restricted without proper experience and experiments and therefore, higher
Twain was famous for his quotes and one of his saying mentioned on schooling which was “I
never let my schooling interfere with my education", (Twain, No Date). However, what did
Twain actually try to bring to everyone’s understanding in his saying? The definition for this
quote cannot be simply defined through dictionaries as there is no specific definition for these
words. We can, however understand this saying through our thoughts or experience, but when we
do so, various explanations are developed, which indirectly leads to several never ending
interpretation. Twain saying made it clear that there is a difference between the term schooling
and education. Most of us tend to have the perception that the two words Thus, it can be
understood that schooling aids in attaining an individual’s self achievement and in becoming a
successful nation. Students are foster to become adults with all the essential skills, attitudes and
knowledge so that they can become successful leaders, parents, and workers that will benefit the
county. Besides that, schooling aims to ‘help every young person to live a fulfilling life and to
help others to do so (White, No Date). Schools are designed with a far ahead plan curriculum that
guides an individual to live their life to the best and helping those underprivileged people to
experience the best in their life. Often when we are questioned on the purpose of schooling, we
tend to respond that schooling provides a child with the knowledge of various subjects such as
English, science and mathematics. The theoretical knowledge gained from this subject will be
However, we overlook that character development which is also known as personal or social
community members and work on behalf of the public interest’ (Gilleylen et al., 2008). Arthur
claimed that the main intention of character education is to ‘instill virtues so they become internal
principles
The structure of society is composed of six major institutions: health, economics, politics,
religion, family and education. These institutional structures function to carry out the work of
societies. Throughout the history of the United States of America the educational institution has
undergone many structural, functional and methodological renovations. Beginning with the
introduction of compulsory schooling, the intentions of the original planners of the modern
schooling system have been gradually, yet radically, misconstrued. It is the goal of this essay to
distinguish between schooling and education, to provide a brief history of compulsory schooling
in America, and shed light on the differences in the schools created by the original planners and
It is important to note that schooling and education are not interchangeable terms. Education is the
universal process of learning that occurs by experience as well as through formal institutions that
spans the entirety of one’s life. Informal learning is the kind of education that one receives from
events and persons who exert influence on their lives such as family, peers, media, etc. Formal
learning, on the other hand, takes place in the school system. Schooling then, can be distinguished
as the formal learning one receives as they progress through the educational system. The learning
process is influenced by a multitude of things. Aspects of the system itself, for example, such as
classroom…
3.2 Differences And Differences Between Formal Education And Learning
SOMEWHAT FIXED PARAGRAPHS Formal education and learning are two different things.
They both have their similarities and non-similarities. Based on personal experience, learning is
when the instructor interacts with the students, making them understand and develop skills from
in and outside of the classroom. For example, rather than having the teacher only show how to
solve a math problem on the board with hopes that you will understand it perfectly from then on.
The teacher would also interact with the students if they’re still struggling, making them do
activities that could be with other students to solve problems together, and making them think
differently in various ways and connecting the students’ minds together. This would not only
enable the students to achieve good grades but they would also understand the information better.
Imagine this, if teachers stood up and talked to the students face to face rather than just handing
them packets more, imagine how better the learning skills in students would develop. Another
example would be making something like experiments in science class would be more fascinating
than looking at a paper. Students are the future of this nation, if we want to see change then we
have to actually change our system of education. We can’t change anything if we’re going to
Formal power is given to someone related to the job and position held in the organization.
Depending on the position, authority varies and decision making power can be more or less. In
other hand, informal power is something a person earned himself. Informal power has unique
characteristics depending on the education, experience, and expertise in certain field. These
qualities are viewed with respect, however there are several factors to gain personal power.
There are many sources of power that someone can achieve using different resources.
Reward
Coercive
Legitimate
Referent
Expert
Information
When I was reading the your post about the Shared Governance Model, I have limited knowledge
adapted an ecologic model that emphasizes interdependence among component parts and uses
available resources (1998). In health care system the horizontal communication channel will be
more focused on the patient care and increase the staff commitment to quality patient care. The
main purpose of shared governance multidisciplinary team is to focus on patient care from the
grass-root level and identify the problem in a positive way to improve the patient care service.
Critical thinking is something a person cannot learn just by watching. It has many components
that need practice and experience. “Faccione (2004) identifies several core critical thinking skills,
including interpretation, analysis, inference, explanation, and self-regulation” (Ward, 2006). The
essential component of critical thinking is to analyze and recognize the importance. Critical
thinking is scientific
3.4 Effects of Existing Education System
Lack of National Aspirations. The development of education is confronted with just about all
problems that can be found anywhere in the world. A long detailed description of objectives and
aspirations of all educational policies since 1947-98 magnifies the confusion as it has always
Waste of Effort. The present education system does not prepare a student for the challenges of
the life rather it only prepares him for examination. At the same time huge amount is spent on
sending individuals abroad for higher studies and research but the country does not have
requisite means and infrastructure to benefit from their higher standards on their return, thus the
higher qualification become a mere status symbol with no advantage to the country and no
Loss of Inherited Trade. Most of our students come from the working class. The present system
of education detaches them from their ancestral trade/business and imparts them a general
education though at times it may be very sophisticated education. These youth are ultimately a
loss to their trades, to their parents, to the society and to themselves as well. The present system
youth. [16]
Unemployment. Education policies in the past made an effort to give an industrial bias to
education. Hence a number of polytechnics and commercial colleges were opened throughout the
country. The result is that now we have a daring situation of unemployment among technically
qualified. Moreover trade and industry field in the country is still not sufficiently developed to
unemployable graduates of such indifferent quality that they are often not even good clerks and
assistants. It is not the number of persons graduating that asses the efficacy of an education
system but the quality of such graduates. When the incapable graduates grow in abundance and
the society has no system other than the degree to determine merit, the incompetent are bound to
infiltrate all walks of life and reasonable positions and threaten the very survival of the socio-
economic institutions. The proliferation of facilities for higher education without appropriate
Lack of National Aspirations. The development of education is confronted with just about all
problems that can be found anywhere in the world. A long detailed description of objectives and
aspirations of all educational policies since 1947-98 magnifies the confusion as it has always
Waste of Effort. The present education system does not prepare a student for the challenges of
the life rather it only prepares him for examination. At the same time huge amount is spent on
sending individuals abroad for higher studies and research but the country does not have
requisite means and infrastructure to benefit from their higher standards on their return, thus the
higher qualification become a mere status symbol with no advantage to the country and no
Loss of Inherited Trade. Most of our students come from the working class. The present system
of education detaches them from their ancestral trade/business and imparts them a general
education though at times it may be very sophisticated education. These youth are ultimately a
loss to their trades, to their parents, to the society and to themselves as well. The present system
youth. [16]
Unemployment. Education policies in the past made an effort to give an industrial bias to
education. Hence a number of polytechnics and commercial colleges were opened throughout the
country. The result is that now we have a daring situation of unemployment among technically
qualified. Moreover trade and industry field in the country is still not sufficiently developed to
Bad Governess. Giving higher education to those not possessing the intelligence and aptitude is
unemployable graduates of such indifferent quality that they are often not even good clerks and
assistants. It is not the number of persons graduating that asses the efficacy of an education
system but the quality of such graduates. When the incapable graduates grow in abundance and
the society has no system other than the degree to determine merit, the incompetent are bound to
infiltrate all walks of life and reasonable positions and threaten the very survival of the socio-
economic institutions. The proliferation of facilities for higher education without appropriate
Waste of Female Strength. Women who constitute 52 % of the country’s population have
literacy rate of only 26%. The dropout ratio for women during and after primary schooling is
about 80%. The main reason behind it is that girls are not considered as an economic asset to the
system of education is one of the root cause of the general dropout in our education system. At
present there are internal examination from class first to seventh, under which students are failed
or passed on the basis of annual test. There is no test of observing or recording the performance
of the student throughout the year. As a result the passing or failing of a students in the annual
examination becomes a matter of the pupils memory. The high percentage of failures not only
leads to heavy dropouts but also brings to life feeling of frustration and inferiority in the student.
This is not only a national wastage but adds to our society a large number of handicapped
different languages being used in various regions as medium of instruction and even within a
indigenous languages has not been carried out in a systematic and co-ordinated manner. This
apart, a student remains exposed to learning three/four languages. From this ensues limited
linguistic ability which ” restricts the students horizon and forces them to rely on memorising
and learning by rote.” [18] The students mug up few topics that they expect in examination; if
the question paper include those topics, the examinees are happy and if the expected questions
are not asked, they protest violently and leave the examination hall.
Qualified and motivated youth in the teaching profession is essential to ensure a quality
education. The best graduates join either engineering or medicine while the rest look for other
outlets before joining as a teacher. Low pay grades, poor social status, meagre benefits and a
missing career-ladder in teaching profession does not attract the best students. Presently,
teaching is a difficult job with low salary, no status and ever-growing public criticism. These are
making it difficult for the teacher to work with pride and dedication.
Having completed the analysis, it is felt that there are basically five major fields in the education
system, which needs close attention to put the things at their right place. The recommendations
Economic Reforms.
Structural Organisations.
Qualitative Improvements.
National Emergency
Economic Reforms
User Charges. There is a strong justification to gradually raise fee structure for secondary and
higher level education. However, on social consideration the raise should be steeper for higher
level than secondary level. Those poor outstanding students, who qualify for higher studies,
Education is basically the responsibility of provincial government, but at the same time it is also
a national concern and in certain major areas, decision ought to be taken at national level. There
decentralised to the district level and still down to union council level. Moreover, there is a need
to incorporate private sector particularly the NGO’s and support them in a massive way through
financial support to enable them to undertake literacy programmes on a much larger scale.
Structural Organisation
4.5 Primary and Adult Education.
Primary and adult education should form the bulwark of our education structure and should
receive highest allocation. Emphasis should be laid on properly equipping the existing schools
before establishing new formal schools or informal and community schools. However, the
existing and new schools should take into account the socio-economic environment of areas in
the matter of educational cycle and timings of schools. If this is not taken into account, high
Secondary Education. Secondary schools are of two types, general and vocational/polytechnic.
These schools should be unified and converted into complete stage of education with curricula of
compulsory subjects and a few elective subjects for preparing the students for a definite
vocational career.
Tertiary Education. The colleges and the universities, both general and professional, have
outgrown in number. The need is to consolidate and improve these seats of higher learning than
expanding them. This improvement and consolidation should be brought about by:
a. Admitting the students purely on merit after subjecting them to aptitude tests so as to
d. Bestowing on Professors and Teachers the same social status as is enjoyed by them in
advanced countries.
Medium of Instructions. The issue of medium of instruction has continued to be skirted due to its
people and enshrined in the Constitution, should be introduced as the medium of instruction.
At the secondary level also, the national language should be made the medium of instruction.
English should be taught as compulsory subject and its curricula should be completely revised to
c. At tertiary level, English should be the medium of instructions. The possibility of introduction
Qualitative Improvements
Teachers Education. The output of qualified teachers has lagged behind the expansion in the
schools. Therefore, the number of teacher’s training institution should be increased and
unqualified teachers should be compulsorily trained in these institutions. Those who do not
qualify should not be retained. At the same time, the terms of service of teachers should be
With the expansion in the educational network, supervision and assessment of teachers has
received a serious setback. This lack of supervision and support has resulted in large-scale
absenteeism and low morale among teachers. Hence, in order to improve supervision and carry
out on-the-spot support to teachers (model teaching, in service training etc) existing training and
literacy at national, provincial and local level. It has been observed that government
junior teachers attending the classes. In the rural areas the situation is much worse.
in four areas, namely buildings and furniture, laboratories and equipment, textbooks and sports.
Curriculum. Curricula in educational institutions are not only overcrowded but also out of pace
with advancement of knowledge. Therefore, a major effort should be made to revise curricula at
primary, secondary, college and university levels in order to make it meaningful and responsive
to the needs of the society. Moreover it should be same for both the government and private
Textbooks. Our textbooks are of poor quality lacking content, method of presentation, printing
and set-up. At the same time, they are cost productive. These textbooks have also a strong
flavour of foreignness which, to a large extent, owes to syllabus as also to scarcity of writers who
can compose textbooks without relying heavily on plagiarism. Therefore, a massive reform of
Examination System. The examinations test the students for rote memory and largely exclude
conceptual and cognitive tests. The system should be reformed with emphasis on internal
assessment and its linkage with curriculum development process. There is also a need for the
standardisation of the examination system. All examination papers should be prepared by one
central authority, through one curriculum both for private and government schools. Effort should
also be made to make evaluation system foolproof. There is also a need to take suitable measures
MAJOR WEAKNESSES
The most important problem being faced by our educational system is that of quality education.
The major factor being over-crowding in the classes i.e. 80 students or more are handled together
in a small room. The teaching staff is also unable to pay individual attention to their students;
Unfortunately non-availability of qualified and properly trained teachers also retarded the
expansion of literacy rate by adversary affecting the establishment of new educational institution
as well as the quality of education in existing institutions. In a nation wide study in Pakistan in
1995, teachers with less than Matric level education could not answer 30% of questions based on
Socio-economic factor is a major reason for a large number of dropouts of students even before
completing their primary/middle standards. Economic pressures force a student to assist the
family to increase family income at the expanse of his education. Other contributing factors in
Female Education.
Literacy rate of female in Pakistan is half of that of males. Primary reasons for this are:
Girls are often required to help with household work of the family.
Non availability of female teacher’s. In Pakistan female teachers at primary level are 25%
of total teachers.
Non Participation of Private Sector. Insufficient government facilities do not cater for
requirements of the country. In rural areas, where literacy rate is at the lowest, no worth
to the students at the beginning of 9th class to suit their individual needs, aptitude and
temperaments. It is unfortunate that most of our education is of a general and academic nature.
Therefore there is an intellectual drought. The general academic nature, no doubt, helps in
broadening the vision and creating a general consciousness of the happenings around us, but it is
seldom of any use in carrying out the practical affairs of life successfully in the complex society
of today.
Allocation of Funds. UNESCO has recommended that 4% of the G.N.P, is a reasonable amount
about 2.2% of G.N.P on education. Infact Pakistan is the only country in South Asia, where
Evaluation System.
Prevalent examination system is marred by a number of evils. Tests are based on end of cycle
certification rather than periodic tests. Dangerous trend of cheating and manipulation has also
Language. Our education system suffers from a precarious struggle between education in
English and Urdu. Presently, there are two standards of education each basing on one language.
Out of meagre amount spent on education, a huge portion is wasted through corrupt and
inefficient system. According to a survey by Army Rs 1.5 billion per year were embezzled in
Curriculum of primary education is not in line with our objectives and national aspirations.
Textbooks are sub standard and generally are not in conformity with the specifications/standards
School timings for the year do not take into account agriculture cycles, which limits attendance
in rural areas.
This paper conludes that education develops people in all domains of life such as
social, moral, spiritual, political and economic. It is a dynamic force which enables every
nation to achieve its overall national goals. It is an established fact that countries that have
developed a sound system of education have a sound social and political system. With
effective educational systems many countries are playing a leadership role in the comity of
nations. They are enjoying their liberties and also are politically and economically free and
developed. The education system of Pakistan has not been able to play its role effectively in
nation building. This factor has contributed towards development of frustration among the
education system which has drastically failed to raise the nation on sound economic, social,
degree holders who are deficient in high order live skills such as reflection, critical thinking,
analysis, research and creativity. The education system instead has focused on feeding the
individuals with outdated information and knowledge which is less relevant to the current
fast changing world. Students coming out of the Pakistani education system are theoretically
sound but have no skills to apply whatever they learn from their institutions due to the
Finaly, this study concludes that the there is an urgent need to reform the system of
education of Pakistan and for this purpose this study presents the following
recommendations.
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. There should be sufficient budgetary allocation for education in the national GDP.
This will provide the system with resources to take fresh breath of life.
form primary to higher levels. For this purpose the existing system of teacher
4. Curriculum should be evaluated on annual basis. In this regard a vast survey could
expectations and observations. In this light of this and the expert recommendations
of the educations researchers the curriculum goals should be redefined and the such
curriculum should be prepared which caters to the psyche and needs of the society
and the country without any discrimination of cast, color and creed.
5. There should be as less political interference as possible. This will allow the system
intervention creates gaps in the system which has led to corruption and other evils.
6. Polices should be implemented without any delay of time and resources. There
should be a strong political will on the part of the government to implement polices
without any delay. Poor policy implementation has led to creation of gaps and trust
7. Examination system should be made free form the mafia of unfair means,
corruption and illegal gratifications. For this purpose the system of supervision and
should enhance the salaries and the education professionals so that their tendencies
are not diverted towards evil means of getting favors and support.
8. The culture of research should be promoted within educational institutions. For this
purpose the pace of research oriented programs in teaching and learning should be
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2011.
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