Conference Programme
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| Day 1 (February 21, 2006) | ||
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| Pre-Conference Activities (AKU-IED Karimabad Campus) | ||
| Timings | Activity | |
| 08:30 am - 09:00 am | Registration | |
| 09:00 am - 10:30 am | Continuous Quality Improvement in Education:
How to use the basic principles in your own context Dr. Nelofer Halai (L1 A/1, Classroom 1) |
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| Assessment of Learning Dr. Thomas Christie (L3 A/2, Seminar Room) |
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| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11:00 am - 01:00 pm | Multigrade Teaching and Quality in Education Drs. Angela W. Little, Iffat Farah & Ms. Rana Hussain (L1 B/2, Mutipurpose Hall) |
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| Action Research for Quality Education Drs. Razia F. Mohammad & John Retallick (L3 A/3, Conference Room 2) |
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| 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 02:00 pm - 02:45 pm | 1Transportation to AKU Stadium Road Campus | |
| Main Conference (Venue: AKU Auditorium, Stadium Road Campus) | ||
| 3:00 pm - 3:05 pm | Tilawat-e-Quran & Translation | |
| 3:05 pm - 3:15 pm | Opening Remarks | |
| 3:15 pm - 3:25 pm | Introductory Remarks | |
| 3:25 pm - 3:45 pm | Welcome Speech & Introduction to Chief Guest | |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest | |
| 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm | Key Note I: Dr. Quratulain Bakhtiari. Director, IDSP, Quetta |
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| 5:00 pm - 5:15 pm | Question and Answer Session | |
| 5:15 pm - 5:25 pm | Concluding Remarks | |
| 5:30 pm | Refreshments / Registration | |
| Day 2 (February 22, 2006) | ||
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| Time | Session | Room |
| 08:45 am - 09:00 am | Tilawat & Intro to Keynote | Auditorium, AKU Stadium Road, Campus |
| 09:00 am - 10:15 am | Key Note II: Dr. Angela W. Little Professor & Chair of Education, Institute of Education, University of London |
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| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | 2Transportation to AKU-IED & TEA BREAK | |
| Concurrent Paper Session I (11:15 am - 11:55 am) | ||
| Session | Room | |
| From Educational Reformers to Community Developers:
The Changing Role of Field Education Officers of Aga Khan Education
Service, Pakistan Dr. Mir Afzal Tajik, AKU-IED, Karachi |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Beginning Teachers’ Professional Socialization
in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan: Challenges and Coping Strategies Dr. Duishonkul Alievich Shamatov, AKU-IED, Karachi |
L1 A/2 Science Room |
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| Reforming public education in developing countries:
turning challenges into opportunities Rana Hussain, AKU-IED, Karachi |
L2 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| Globalisation and Education Quality in Low Income Countries:
Towards a Research Agenda Dr. Leon Tikly, University of Bristol, UK |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Redefining Emotional Intelligence: A Case Study of
The Malaysian Teachers’ Perspective Noriah Mohd, University of Malaysia |
L3 A/3 Conference Room2 |
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| Predicting the future: The case of Madrassa Resource
Centre Primary Schools Improvement Intervention in Uganda Najib Kezaala, Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC), Uganda |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Quality in Teacher Education for Better Quality of
Life Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad |
L3 A/4 PDTs Room |
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| The Poverty of Abstract Methodology Dr. Abdul Wahab Suri, Karachi University, Karachi |
L3 A/5 Class Room 2 |
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| Concurrent Paper Session II (11:55 am - 12:35 pm) | ||
| Action Research as a Tool for Continuous Professional
Development in a Rural Context: Possibilities and Challenges Razia Fakir Mohammad, AKU-IED |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Teaching for quality education in Environmental Education:
Challenges and Possibilities Abid Shah, AKU-IED |
L1
A/2 Science Room |
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| Teachers as Leaders in the Pakistani context Nusrat Fatima Rizvi, AKU-IED |
L2 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| An Action Research at San Francisco State
University/San Francisco Head Start: A Continuous, and Effective
Improvement Plan for Early Childhood Teachers Dr. Zoobi Waqar, San Francisco State University, USA |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Rethinking Management Education in Malaysian Universities
and Institutions of Higher Learning Balakrishnan Muniapan, Curtin University of Technology, Malaysia |
L3 A/3 Conference Room2 |
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| Using School Development Plans to improve quality of
learning and teaching: Experiences and lessons from schools in AKF
school improvement supported programmes in East Africa Seth Onguti, Aga Khan Foundation, East Africa |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Literature and National Building: Politics and Pedagogies Shirin Zubair, Baha-ud-Din Zakariya University, Multan |
L3 A/4 PDTs Room |
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| Globalisation and Teaching Learning – Productive
Human Capital, Pakistani Perspective Bartholomew David, Notre Dame Institute of Education (NDIE) |
L3 A/5 Class Room 2 |
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| Concurrent Paper Session III(12:35 pm - 01:15 pm) | ||
| Developing Teachers skills in Thar district area, Sindh
Pakistan Saeed Nasim, AKU-IED |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Least Common Multiple of Teacher Leadership Styles:
Implication on Classroom Khalid Mahmood, AKU-IED |
L1
A/2 Science Room |
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| Teachers professional development for quality education Nadeem Kirmani, AKU-IED |
L2 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| Development in East Africa: The case of the AKF School Improvement
Projects School Cluster Strategy Akim Okuni, SIPRR, AKF East Africa |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Women in Educational Leadership: A comparative of Kenyan
and Pakistani Women Educational Leaders Jane F. A. Rarieya, AKU-IED |
L3 A/3 Conference Room2 |
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| Improving Teaching and Learning of Difficult
Topics in a crowed classroom Ruaichi Mero, Support to Education in Primary Schools (STEPS), Tanzania |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Rethinking
Quality through Components of Teaching Process in Teacher Education Dr. Sajida Zaki, NED University of Engineering & Technology |
L3 A/4 PDTs Room |
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| E-Learning: Issues and Challenges in the Perspective
of Pakistan Zaki Rashidi, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (FAST-NU) |
L3 A/5 Class Room 2 |
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| LUNCH BREAK(01:15 pm - 02:00 pm) | ||
| Concurrent Symposia I (02:00 pm - 03:00 pm) | ||
| Initiating Change in Classrooms: Pathways and Challenges
for East African Schools Anjum Halai, AKU-IED & Team members |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Teacher Education and Research in Central Asia Duishon Shamatov, AKU-IED & Team members |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Un-packing the Quality Knack Pack (Part I) – AKES,
P’s Teacher Development Experiences through Research and Practice Shahzad Mithani AKES,P and Team members |
L1 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| Concurrent Paper Session IV (03:00 pm - 03:40 pm) | ||
| Teaching Quality in Self-Study Research Ayesha Bashiruddin, AKU-IED |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Teacher Mentoring Programme: A vehicle to support professional
development for improving the quality of Education in Districts of
Sindh and Balochistan of Pakistan Rakhshinda Meher, AKU-IED |
L1 A/2 Science Room |
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| Relationship between Instructional Leadership and Continuous
Professional Teacher Development in Primary Schools: Empirical Evidence
from School Improvement Projects in Kampala, Uganda Fredrick M. Samanya, Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC), Uganda |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Educational Quality Focus for the Development of Mobile
Higher Educational System through Web Based Technologies Mrs. Saba Aziz Hilal, DAV Institute of Management, Haryana, India |
L3
A/3 Conference Room2 |
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| Effect of Sanitation facilities on Quality Education
under crowded upe conditions Grace J. Mahumbuga, Support to Education in Primary Schools (STEPS), Tanzania |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Principals as instructional leaders in improving class
room teaching Dr. Mussarat Anwar Sheikh, Fatima Jinnah Women University |
L3
A/4 PDTs Room |
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| Health Curriculum and School Quality: AKU-IED’s
perspectives Dr. Shabnam Ahmed, AKU-IED |
L3 A/5 Class Room 2 |
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| Change in teaching styles at postgraduate level in
UAE UmmeSalma Mujtaba, UAE |
L3 A/1 Class Room 3 |
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| 3Poster Display & Tea Break(03:45 pm - 04:30 pm) | ||
| Significance of School Experience based Teaching Practicum
and Quality in Teacher Educatio Parveen Mehboob. Fatimiyah Schools |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Empowering teachers in solving school/classroom problems Bartholowmew David, Notre Dame Institute of Education (NDIE) |
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| Collaboration for Success: Inclusive Education in the
ESRA Mentoring Programmes Debbie Kramer-Roy, AKU-IED |
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| Dynamics of Quality Education in Low Cost Private Schools Syed Tahir Hussain, AKES,P South |
L1 A/2 Science Room |
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| A Learning Portfolio of Teacher Education Students MEd and BEd-IGCE Students of NDIE |
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| Relationship of Depression, Locus of control and Loneliness Fatima Bukhari, Islamia University Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur |
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| Plenary Session I (04:30 pm - 5:30 pm) | ||
| Cross countries: cross continents, Cross-cutting?:
Some issues in educational research and development Gordon MacLeod and Panel discussants |
Social Area and Multipurpose Hall | |
| Social Evening(7:30:00 PM) | ||
| Day 3 (February 23, 2006) | ||
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| Auditorium, AKU Stadium Road, Campus | ||
| 08:45 am - 09:00 am | Tilawat and Introduction to Keynote | |
| 09:00 am - 10:15 am | Key Note III: Dr. Manzoor Ahmed Director, BRAC University - Institute of Educational Development, Bangladesh |
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| 10:15 am - 11:15 am | 2Transportation to AKU-IED & TEA BREAK | |
| Concurrent Paper Session V (11:15 am - 11:55 am) | ||
| Action research-based teacher professional development Dr. Bernadette Dean, AKU-IED |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Policies and practices of capacity building of educational
managers - prior and after decentralization Sajid Ali, AKU-IED |
L1 A/2 Science Room |
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| A Story of Change and Innovation to Enhance Quality
of Schooling: A Case Study of IED Impact Dr. Nelofer Halai, AKU-IED |
L2 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| The local and Global Dynamics in the construction of
the quality of educational provision Dr. Sarfaroz Niyozov, OISE, University of Toronto, Canada |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Enhancing School Management Committee (SMC) Leadership
in Improving Quality Teaching and Leadership in Primary Schools:
The EUPEK Project Experience in Kampala, Uganda Philip Kateeba, Enhancement of Universal Primary Education and Community (EUPEC), Uganda |
L3 A/3 Conference Room 2 |
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| Record of Early Childhood growth and Development: 0-6
years Seema Laasi, AKU- Human Development Program |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Mainstream Schools Survey n Karachi: A qualitative
study to explore the inclusion of children with Special Needs Talat Azad, Memon Education Board |
L3 A/4 PDTs Room |
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| Factors that inhibit middle
and secondary school teachers in Pakistan from adopting a student-centered
approach towards the teaching process Martin Thomas, Notre Dame Institute of Education, Karachi |
L3 A/5 Class Room 2 |
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| Concurrent Papers Session VI(11:55 am - 12:35 pm) | ||
| Emerging roles and relationships of teacher leaders
for quality teaching and learning in Pakistan: A case study Dr. Fauzia Shamim, AKU-IED |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Education Development Projects at IED: Implications
and lesson learnt Khalid Mahmood, AKU-IED |
L1
A/2 Science Room |
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| Gendered schooling: A case from Northern Pakistan Dr. Dilshad Ashraf, AKU-IED |
L2 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| Quality Enhancement in Education in Asian Perspective Dr. H. Indurkar, Medicaps Institute of Technology and Management, Indore, India |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Improving multigrade teaching: Action research with
teachers in multigrade settings in rural Sri Lanka Manjula Vibhasini Vithanapathirana, University of Colombo |
L3 A/3 Conference Room 2 |
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| Performance Management for Organisational Development Aamna Khalid, Beaconhouse National University (BNU) |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Towards Universal Primary Schooling: Estimating Returns
to Education in Pakistan Shama Mohammed, AKU - Human Development Program |
L3 A/4 PDTs Room |
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| Development of teachers' knowledge and skills for
teaching and learning of spoken language Sukaina Bhojani, Fatimiyah Schools |
L3 A/5 Class Room 2 |
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| Practitioners views on changing school culture: leading
towards quality in education Khairisho Shonusariev, AKES, Tajikistan |
L3 A/1 Class Room 3 |
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| Concurrent Papers Session VII(12:35 pm - 01:15pm) | ||
| Leadership for promoting quality in science teaching
and learning: Reflections from the Science Association of Pakistan. SAP Executive Committee Members , AKU-IED, Karachi |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Effective School Leadership: Can it lead to Quality
Education? Dr. Jan-e-Alam Khaki, AKU-IED, Karachi |
L1 A/2 Science Room |
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| Externalising Tacit Knowledge for Improving Practices:
Experience from Leadership Programs under ESRA Muhammad Babur, AKU-IED, Karachi |
L2 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| A Comparative Study of Secondary Schools
Organisational Climate in Iran and India Dr. Abbas Madandar Arani, University of Lorestan, Iran |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Defining Quality in Teaching and Learning in Early
Childhood settings: Experience from the field Atiya Hussain, AKU-IED, Karachi |
L3 A/3 Conference Room 2 |
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| Quality perspective in e-learning D.K. Mishra, Medicaps Institute of Technology and Management, Indore, India |
L3
A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Monitoring the Improvement of the Learning Environment
of Government Primary School achieved through the UEI-PDP for Teachers Fehmida Shaikh, Notre Dame Institute of Education, Karachi |
L3 A/4 PDTs Room |
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| Teacher Education in Pakistan with particular reference
to teachers' conceptions of teaching Amin Rehmani, AKU-Examination Board |
L3 A/5 Class Room 2 |
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| LUNCH BREAK (01:15 pm - 02:00 pm) | ||
| Concurrent Symposia (02:00 pm - 03:00 pm) | ||
| Potentials, Prospects and Problems of Educational
Leadership for Quality Education Rashida Qureshi AKU-IED and Team |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Learning to Lead Assessing a School Based Teacher
Leadership Programme Yasmin Mehta, Karachi Grammar School and Team |
L3 A/3 Conference Room2 |
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| Un-packing the Quality Knack Pack (Part II) – AKES,
P’s Experiences of school improvement and systemic reforms Shahzad Mithani, AKES,P and Team |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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|
The role of schooling in constructing gender identities in Pakistani
students Rahat Joldoshalieva, AKU-IED and Team |
L1 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| Concurrent Paper Session VIII (03:00 pm - 03:40 pm) | ||
| Learning and modes to ascertain learning: Perception,
purpose and practice Unaeza Alvi, AKU-IED |
L1 A/1 Balochistan Room |
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| Understanding a Novice Teacher’s Learning to Teach in a Private
School in Karachi, Pakistan Haji Karim Khan, AKU-IED |
L1 A/2 Science Room |
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| A Female PDTs’ Journey in the Northern Areas
of Pakistan ss Safida Begum, AKU-IED |
L2 A/1 Class Room 1 |
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| Teachers leaders: Experiences of Pakistani Teachers in leading school
improvement activities Dr. Rashida Qureshi, AKU-IED |
L1 B/2 Multipurpose Hall |
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| Education and Social Inequality Dr. Azra Abidi, Jamia Millia Islamia, India |
L3 A/3 Conference Room2 |
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| School Improvement in Multigrade Situation (SIMS) An
innovation of the PDCC Jala Wali Khan, Professional Development Centre, Chitral |
L3 A/2 Seminar Room |
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| Integrated Approach in Comprehending and Teaching Physiology
and Biochemistry Dr. Faheem Tahir, National Institute of Health |
L3 A/4 PDTs Room |
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| International Influences on Policy Making in Pakistan Malick Shahbaz Ahmad Tahir, Strengthening Particpatory Organisation (SPO) |
L3 A/5 Class Room 2 |
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| TEA BREAK (03:40 pm -04:00 pm) | ||
| Plenary II: Synthesis, Conclusion & Vote of Thanks (04:00 pm - 05:30 pm) | ||
| Dinner for Pakistan Educational Research Association members | ||
1 Busses will leave at 02:10 pm from AKU-IED Karimabad Campus.
2 Busses will leave at 10:25 am from Stadium Road Campus, Tea will be served at AKU-IED Karimabad Campus.
3 Authors will be available during the time to take questions & discuss their posters.
Note: Throughout the conference publishers stall will be arranged. Registration desk will also remain open if there are spaces.