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Book SynopsisPakistan and Norway entered into an agreement in 2005 to start a multi-sector Institutions Co-operation Programme. Oslo University College, Norway entered into a partnership with Institute of Education & Research (IER) University of Peshawar and The Aga Khan University - Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) to develop institutional capacity, particularly of IER-PU by (i) strengthening, planning and implementing educational programmes offered by IER-PU,and (ii) strengthening teacher education programmes for improving quality of education. This is the first tripartite partnership in higher education sub-sector, which has successfully completed three years. The partnership has provided an excellent opportunity for the faculty from the public and theprivate sector teacher education institutions in Pakistan to work collaboratively to improve education in Pakistan.
Table of ContentsPREFACE (DR MUHAMMAD MEMON) ; INTRODUCTION (AYESHA BASHIRUDDIN) ; THE WAY IT BEGUN (DR SADRUDIN PARDHAN) ; THEME ONE: LEARNING FROM RESEARCH IN SCHOOLS ; 1. Teaching Grammar: Beliefs and Practices of Teachers of English (Dr Ayesha Bashiruddin, Nadeem Khan, Haleema Younis & Uzma Dyan) ; 2. Effects of Teaching and Learning in Large Primary Classes in Primary Schools (Rana Hussain, Javed Sikander Rana, Dr Kausar Waqar & Nazneen Shah) ; 3. Reflection on School Improvement Experiences (Dr Takbir Ali) ; 4. Exploring Indigenous Leadership Practices: Case study of School Principals in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPP) (Zubeda Bana, Rozina Sewani, Izaz Ali & Dr Iffat Ara) ; THEME TWO: LEARNING FROM RESEARCH IN TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ; 5. Teaching Practicum and Learning to Teach: A Gender Perspective (Dr Dilshad Ashraf, Dr Mohammad Nauman & Dr Kausar Waqar) ; 6. Using Innovative Teaching Approaches through Action Research for B.Ed. Programmes. (Dr Kulsoom Jaffer, Mohammad Asif, Rakshinda Meher & Dr Arbab Khan Afridi) ; THEME THREE: LEARNING FROM RESEARCH IN HIGHER EDUCATION ; 7. Developing Academic Alliances in Public and Private Sector Universities to Promote Excellence in Teacher Education (Zubeda Bana) ; 8. Graduate Students in Education in a Public Sector University: Quest for Quality. (Dr Nelofer Halai & Arshad Ali) ; 9. Communities of Practice as a Way Forward for Promoting Research in Higher Education Institutions (Dr Anjum Halai) ; 10. Improving Quality of Education through Improving Teachers Capacity: Policy Implications for Higher Education (Dr Mir Afzal Tajik) ; 11. Concluding Chapter (Dr Ayesha Bashiruddin, Prof Malak Naz & Zubeda Bana)
