China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Role of Teachers in Career Counseling of Students at Higher Education Level

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a blessing for Pakistan and China. China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) appears as a major ‘Prosperity Tool’ which can help Pakistan to overcome its economic problems. CPEC has been researched up till now in various trade and commerce fields but its most important linkage with education was hard to find. This study was aimed to identify the role of university teachers in developing awareness and providing guidance and counseling to their students regarding career opportunities existing in the projects of CPEC. All the teachers of public and private universities of city Lahore were the population of the study. A sample of 150 teachers was selected randomly from different departments of two public and two private universities of city Lahore. A self-developed and validated instrument was used to identify the role of teachers. Reliability index (Chronbach Alpha) of the instrument was α= .82. Results showed that teachers were playing their role to make students aware of the CPEC projects. They were also providing counseling informally to their students at higher education level regarding the career opportunities existing in the CPEC projects. There was no significant difference found in the role of teachers in providing career counseling to their students at higher education level about CPEC projects with respect to their gender, residential area, type of university, designation and years of working experience. It was recommended that universities should arrange seminars, workshops, conferences, panel discussions and brainstorming sessions for the sensitization of their faculty members so that they could create awareness among their students regarding CPEC and take measures for their career counseling

Effect of Teachers’ Favouritism on Academic Sabotage: An Empirical Evidence of Elementary Education Students in Pakistan

Favoritism is the action of giving preference to one group or individual over others regardless of having same privileges. It is a common practice at most of the institutes of education. This study is an effort to impart insight by measuring the effect of teachers’ favouritism on academic sabotage of future teacher of Elementary Education in Pakistan. This causal comparative study was based on a survey method. A sample of 450 students of session 2015-2017 was selected from the teacher education department of Elementary Education of Pakistan by using simple random sampling technique. Scale developed by Aydogan (2008) used to measure the Favouritism. This scale was consisted of 28 items under four factors: nature of preference, violation of rules, students’ assessment, and terms of communication. Education sabotage was measured through the scale of nine (9) items developed by Harris and Ogbonna in 2006. The items of both scales were revised to fit in the educational context of Pakistan. Descriptive and inferential statistics (t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation, & Regression Analysis) were applied to analyze the data. Results depicted that according to future teachers’ perceptions teachers’ favouritism was at high level. In addition, there was insignificant difference in the perceptions of future teachers regarding teachers’ favouritism with respect to gender. However, a significant difference was found in the perceptions of students regarding teachers’ favouritism on the basis of their marital status. Moreover, there was a positive moderate relationship was determined between favouritism and academic sabotage. It is concluded that the teachers’ favouritism had significant effect on academic sabotage. It is suggested that policy makers may develop a transparent system for avoidance of favoritism in order to make educational institutes more effective and productive. Keywords: Favouritism, Academic Sabotage, Elementary Education

Work-Family and Family-Work Conflict among Elementary School Teachers in Pakistan

 The study was aimed to investigate thework-family and family-work conflict among elementary school teachers of Sheikhupuradistrict in Pakistan. Study was descriptive in nature. All the public elementary school teachers of Sheikhupura were considered the population. A sample of 886 ESTs was selected through simple random sampling technique. The 550 ESTs (males =185 and females= 385) had responded.A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data by the researcher. The questionnaire was divided into two sub-dimensions as work-to-family conflict and family-to-work conflict. Reliability value for the sub-dimensions of work-to-family conflict (α=.81) and family-to-work conflict (α=.87) was good. Results revealed that the elementary school teachers were experiencing work-family conflict at moderate level. Elementary school teachers were experiencing more work-family conflict than the family-work conflict. A significant difference found in the level of work-family and family-work conflict between male and female elementary school teachers. It was shown that female ESTs were facing more work-to-family and family-to-work conflict than male ESTs.&nbsp

Perception of Elementary School Students about their Parent Involvement at Home and School

Parental involvement is an integral part of students’ school life. The concept of parental involvement emphasizes the parents’ responsibility for helping and promoting students’ success in school. This study aimed to identify the perception of elementary school students about their parent involvement at home and school. This quantitative investigation was based on a descriptive research design. All the students of public and private schools of Lahore city were the population of the study. Sample of 300 (male 137 and female 163) students was selected by using multi stage random sampling technique. Self-developed and validated questionnaire Parent Involvement at Home and School (PIHAM) consisted of 30 items was used for data collection. The Cronbach's alpha of the scale was α=.86. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive (Mean & Standard deviation) and independent sample t-test. Results of the study revealed that majority of the elementary school students perceive that their parents were involved in their academic affairs and parents’ qualification is a dominant factor of parent involvement at school and home. Parents are more involved in boy students’ academic affairs at home and school than the girl students. Moreover, parents are more involved in the academic matters of the students of class 6th than the studentsof class 8th.Keywords: Parent involvement, home and school, elementary school students

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Potential of Aerial Parts of Monotheca buxifolia

In this study, different aerial parts of Monotheca Buxifolia were screened for their antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-oxidant activity. Extract of the fruit was most active against P. mirabilis, MSSA and M. morganii strains. Moreover, the methanolic fruit extract demonstrated good antibacterial properties against VRSA, S. aureus and Acinetobacter. Despite having good antibacterial properties, Monotheca buxifolia showed low antifungal activity. The cytotoxic activity was the highest in the pet-ether fruit extract, causing 60% of lethality against Artemia salina larvae with LD50 at 3.307. The highest scavenging activity was shown by the methanolic leaf extract in a concentration-dependent pattern. The findings of this study suggest that Monotheca Buxifolia has good antibacterial, antioxidant potential but low antifungal properties

Attitude of Students about Learning Mathematics at Elementary Level

Mathematics is an important subject in the purpose of general education. Children are sent to school in order that they become useful member of the society and contribute for the welfare of their society and country. Quantitative approach and descriptive research design was used to conduct this study. The main objective of present study was to know the responses of students about their attitude for learning mathematics at elementary level. The Population of present study consisted of all the public and private elementary schools of Lahore city. A sample of 300 students was selected by using convenient sampling technique. Questionnaire was used as a tool of data collection. Descriptive statistics and independent sample t-test was applied to analyse the data. The results indicated that male and female students have the same responses about their attitude for learning Mathematics. Results of descriptive statistics showed that most of the students do not feel easy while they are in mathematics classroom, they do not think that mathematics is mush beneficial in their practical life, they think that they are good in other things as compare to mathematics, but they feel good if mathematics problems lead them to think out of the box. It is suggested that teachers should make students aware about the application of mathematics problems in their practical life pathways

Effect of Financial Assistance on the Motivation and Satisfaction of Students with Disabilities at University Level in Punjab

Education has become a necessary investment in future employment and life satisfaction and motivation for students with disabilities. Most, however, cannot afford to make this investment without some outside monetary assistance. The study was aimed to identify the effect of financial assistance being provided to students with disabilities enrolled in public and private sector universities in the province of Punjab on their motivation and satisfaction. The population of study comprised all students with disabilities (hearing impaired, visually impaired and physically handicapped) who were receiving higher education in public and private sector universities in Punjab. A sample of 56 students with disabilities including hearing impairment, visual impairment, and physical handicap was conveniently taken from three public and three private sector universities located in the Punjab. Data were collected through a self-developed questionnaire containing twenty-three statements measuring the effect of financial assistance on the motivation and satisfaction of university students. Reliability index of the instrument was (Cronbach alpha α= .95). Descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to analyze the data. Major findings revealed that financial assistance was having a significant positive effect on the motivation and satisfaction of students with disabilities. Conclusions were drawn and recommendations were made to the Government of the Punjab for making the process of providing financial support to the students with disabilities more transparent and fast. &nbsp

Peristaltic flow analysis of thermal engineering nano model with effective thermal conductivity of different shape nanomaterials assessing variable fluid properties

The current study is connected to a recent investigation regarding temperature-dependent viscous flow for various-shaped nanoparticles in a flexible tube. For velocity/pressure gradient/temperature, precise solutions have been determined. Cylindrical coordinates have been used to simulate the main flow problem, and the lubrication approximation method has been used to reduce the flow equations to ordinary differential equations (ODEs). For easier understanding, results are graphically discussed. Additionally, it can be seen that platelet-shaped particles have a smaller velocity field than brick- and cylinder-shaped particles. Further it is analyzed that if we add the specific brick-shaped nanoparticles to the fluid, the thermal conductivity of the fluid improves