Department of Social Sciences

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Department of Social Sciences was established in 2008 in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) at UMT. The idea behind the launch of DSS was to cater to the needs of participants who have a keen interest in joining this realm of knowledge.

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    Thoughts and perceptions about citizenship education and its inclusion as a separate subject in the curriculum of schools of Lahore
    (University of Management and Technology Lahore, 2016) Shamaeen Noor
    Citizenship education is becoming a very essential aspect in the education sector worldwide. It provides the awareness of rights and responsibilities to the members of a nation-state. The research emphasizes the importance of good citizenship education from school level. If citizenship education is delivered to children from the primary years of schooling, they would become fully aware of the privileges they enjoy as members of a state and the corresponding duties that they have to perform. This would develop strong civic sense in the young minds; inculcate democratic, social, and moral values in them; and make them critically thinking members of the society. Citizenship education makes people accustomed to discuss their differences in a rational way and they can deal with their conflicts and controversies in a better way. This makes life as friction free as possible and lead towards social cohesion and harmony. In Pakistan, however, citizenship education has never been a formal part of the school curriculum and even the educational policies. Since the inception of Pakistanin 1947, the implementation of the several educational policies and five-year plans have been questionable. The literature review critically evaluates the educational policies, states the anecdotes showing lack of civic sense in the citizens, and presents an analysis of the textbook. In addition, it explains why citizenship outcomes are not seen in the society. Considering the significance and sensitivity of citizenship education, the research study explores the possibility of inclusion of this as a separate subject in the curriculum of schools. The research methodology used is qualitative in nature. The study is based on in-depth interviewing with seven respondents that were selected using Purposive and Snowballing sampling techniques. The themes emerged from these interviews are used in data analysis. This provided the foundations for the discussion; which is later followed by recommendations for the inclusion of citizenship education as a course in schools, specifically in the Lahore region. The majority of the respondents showed their consent and inclination towards the stance of including citizenship education in the curriculum.