Advancing Public Education in Pakistan Through a Teacher Exchange Program in the United States

Autor:	Sajid Ali Yousuf Zai, Madeline Milian
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Professional development ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Sociology Public relations Public education business Focus group Diversity (politics) media_common
Zdroj:	Pakistan Journal of Education. 36
ISSN:	2413-8517 1818-3344
DOI:	10.30971/pje.v36i3.766
Popis:	This study examined a multi-year teacher exchange program to understand its possible impact on advancing Pakistan’s public education. A major goal of the study was to analyze how educators in the program viewed, interpreted, and could transform the new knowledge and strategies learned in the program into effective practices in their Pakistani educational settings. Data were gathered from open-ended questionnaires and focus groups discussions with 37 in-service secondary teachers who attended a 6-week professional development program in the United States. Participants indicated that low-class size, technological tools, diversity, teacher-student interactions, social and cultural practices, and classroom structures were some of the major differences between the US and Pakistan’s classrooms. Information on differences, similarities, and culturally acceptable adaptations are shared.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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