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- Title
Teachers' Capacity Building: Need Analysis of a Pakistani University.
- Authors
Malik, Samina; Bux Jumani, Nabi
- Abstract
The phenomenon of 'Teachers Capacity Building' is a continuous improvement process at an individual's decision to enter teaching until retirement. Hence, this study focuses on it. The objectives of this research were to explore perceptions of respondents(faculty members) about i) adequacy, ii) implementation, iii) appropriateness of the capacity building programs and iv) improved practices as the consequence of capacity building programs in International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. This case study constitutes qualitative and quantitative methods. A total of 250 out of about 674 male and female faculty members and 12 out of 60 Chairpersons of different departments were randomly sampled and approached for data collection. The data-collecting instruments were questionnaire and interviews. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequencies, mean, and rank order while qualitative responses were coded, categorized, and analyzed into themes. The data analysis reveals that capacity building activities at IIUI (International Islamic University) for faculty members previously organized were not adequate and these were not very relevant to their needs as need analysis was not done before conduction of capacity building activities. Those activities could not improve standards of education in different departments markedly. It was therefore recommended that the capacity building trainings and induction programs may be organized frequently for university faculty like it happens in universities in Europe and other parts of the world. A need analysis, in this regard, may be done prior to conduct any training program, and impact analysis after executing the plan may be done to check the effectiveness of the program.
- Subjects
COLLEGE teachers; RETIREMENT; INTERNATIONAL Islamic University (Islamabad, Pakistan); QUALITATIVE research; QUANTITATIVE research
- Publication
Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences (PJSS), 2014, Vol 34, Issue 2, p701
- ISSN
2074-2061
- Publication type
Article