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| | Article Name : | | Quality Education in Rural Areas of Pakistan:
The Role of Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) | Author Name : | | SARFRAZ ASLAM, Prof. CONGMAN RAO | Publisher : | | Bridge Center | Article URL : | | | Abstract : | | The development and survival of any state depends upon
education. Informal education goes hand in hands with formal
education to take part in a detrimental role in the establishment of a
society. AIOU (Allama Iqbal Open University Pakistan) took its root in
1974 to initiate a distance learning system to serve the peoples without
any discrimination of gender, religion and locality. The rural sites of
the country started to get benefit from the educational programs of the
AIOU. The study was aimed to assess the role of AIOU (Allama Iqbal
Open University) in two dimensions, to provide quality education in
rural areas, actual role of AIOU for quality education improvement in
Pakistan. The study was qualitative in nature and conducted among
10-rural distance tutors of AIOU in district Okara, Pakistan. 10
interviews were conducted for the data collection after that the data
were analyzed through coding and the thematic process, to find out
more sophisticated results noteworthy analysis of in hand literature
was also surpasses out. In all aspects of the school and its adjoining
education society, the privileges of the intact child, and all children, to
endurance, security, growth and involvement are major point of focus.
This brings to understanding that the spotlight is on learning which
reinforce the potential of children to act positively. On their own possession and all the way through the attainment of applicable
information, practical ability and suitable approaches; those generated
for children, and help them to produce for themselves and others,
shelter places, security and healthy interaction (Bernard, 1999). On the
basis of deeper and critical investigation, the study found that the
AIOU beyond all doubts devoted with the commendable body of
accountability and is a platform to provide equal chances for all
without any discrimination. Quality assessment system, non political
interference, quality curriculum and teachers motivation makes AIOU
an organized system striving for achieving quality oriented goals.
AIOU is playing a vital role in rural education for sustainable
development in Pakistan. | Keywords : | | AIOU, rural education, education development, quality
education, quality assessment |
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