Kiran Hashmi

• B.Ed C.PEd. MA M.Phil PhD
• Ziauddin University

Developing 21st century skills is crucial for our future leaders. One effective way to foster these skills is through STEAM education, which combines Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics to promote critical thinking and competency in learners. In this study, we conducted individual-based action research in a school located in Kar...

Developing 21st century skills is crucial for our future leaders. One effective way to foster these skills is through STEAM education, which combines Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics to promote critical thinking and competency in learners. In this study, we conducted individual-based action research in a school located in Kar...

The development of social media has significantly impacted education, with institutions striving to use these tools to foster critical thinking, collaboration, and knowledge creation among students. This study investigates the effects of social media on student learning in higher education through the lived experiences of six participants using a q...

Action Research, despite its prominence in the B.Ed. curriculum, is still underutilized in Pakistan's academic sector to a great extent. Action research is exclusive to B.Ed. programmes, even if undergraduate courses in teacher education programmes cover various research methodologies. But the outcomes of these kinds of projects are frequently not...

Despite its potential benefits, action research has been underutilized in many countries. In Pakistan, action is not only underutilized but also underestimated by educational researchers. As a result, the importance of having the skills to supervise action research is often overlooked. Action research has emerged as a noteworthy approach in the fie...

Leaders' emotional well-being and its impact on their leadership performance are not extensively discussed in previous literature. Measuring the emotions of educational leaders can provide valuable insights into their emotional states and help develop strategies to improve their leadership effectiveness. This study aims to develop a set of items an...

The paper presents the results of the content analysis of the Pakistan Studies textbooks, of grade IX and X, published by the Sind Textbook Board (STBB). The content was evaluated against the objectives, set by the Federal Ministry of Education. The analysis includes the connections between the selected content and the set framework with additional...

This study aimed to explore the availability of community-based mentoring programs for children and youth within the various communities including Bohri, Ismaili, Memon, Parsi, Christian, and Hindu in Karachi, Pakistan. It also aimed to understand the impact of community and community-based mentoring programs on children and youth’s overall develop...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the level and manner of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), teachers' leadership roles in ECCE settings and to evaluate the teacher leaders' support in ECCE settings as per prescribed teacher leadership dimensions: (a) developmental focus, (b) recognition, (c) autonomy, (d) collegiality, (e) partic...

Self-efficacy entails the belief of an individual in oneself for the accomplishment of a specific task. The study investigated sources as well as perceptions that promoted the development of academic self-efficacy of undergraduates. The phenomenological approach employed to analyze the perceptions of undergraduate male engineering students. As phen...

Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are run under a set hierarchy of executive, operative and administrative levels of educational leaders with a prescribed pattern of processes and functions. A variety of diverse tasks with varied complexities are assigned to the educational leaders of all levels which are expected to be completed within the set...

The study highlights the perception of teachers on Professional Learning Community. Professional Learning Community (PLC) focuses on learning rather teaching, collaborative work and holding teachers accountable for results. PLC ensures that students learn, teachers create a culture of collaboration and the focus is on results. For this, quantitativ...