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Item Effect of Disability, Distance and Destitution on Hopes for Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Schools(UMT, Lahore, 2019) Afaf ManzoorThe case of out of school children in Pakistan is vital to resolve in gaining a respectable place among global community. Children with disabilities are disproportionally and systematically marginalized in Pakistan. In-spite of many efforts by government, a large number (95%) of those children have no access to education and only 5% are in all types of schools. This huge disparity indicates that existing schooling that consists of segregated thought and charity paradigm is inherently incapable to bring out of school children in school. Moreover, these children constitute one third of 20 million children who are out of school. It appears that commitments on national and international treaties cannot be fulfilled until these children are mainstreamed in the system. The right based approach is a viable solution internationally and is now getting its roots in Pakistan as well. Various empirical studies indicated that poverty and disability are major causes that keep children out of school. Even this relationship is bilateral and serve as both cause and effect.Item Role of Educational Leaders for the Promotion of Quality Learning Environment in the Public and Private Sector Universities at Lahore(UMT, Lahore, 2019) Rahila NizamiIt is a mixed methods study, about investigating the roles of educational leaders for quality learning environment in the Public and Private sector universities at Lahore. The objective of this study was to identify the gaps in the roles being played and entrusted to educational leaders. It highlights the current picture by finding the practiced roles being compared with the quality and leadership of public and private universities, point out the quality indicators and relationship of leadership with learning environment in the selected universities. The study was restricted to the public and private universities of Lahore which are recognized by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. The population consisted of all the Deans, Directors, HODs, Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors and lecturers of the universities at Lahore working in the four faculties like Natural Sciences, Management Sciences, Arts and Humanities and the Social Sciences. This population was divided in two tiers viz tier one was comprised of Deans, Directors, HODs, Professors, Associate Professors second tier was stretched over Assistant Professors and lecturers of the universities at Lahore working in the four faculties. Census sampling was done for the first tier and for the second tier all were approached and those who gave their willingness were added in the sample.Item FAMILY SOCIAL CAPITAL AS A PREDICTOR FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MULTAN DIVISION(UMT, Lahore, 2019) GHULAM MURTAZAThe purpose of the study was to find out association between family social capital and academic achievement of the secondary school students. The study was confined to (632) public secondary schools (male and female, urban and rural) in Multan division. The sample of the study was 886 urban students (boys), 785 urban students (girls), 803 rural students (boys) and 337 rural students (girls).The total sample comprised of 2811 students of 9th class. After reviewing the related literature, a hypothetical framework was developed to measure the family social capital of secondary school students. A self-inventory of five point rating scale was developed for the students of 9th class. There were twenty-seven statementsabout students’ demography. The self-inventory was consisted of sixty statements. The self inventory was divided into six components: education level of the family, family-child relationships, familial monitoring, family expectations, parenting style (attitude) and parent school association. The validation of research instrument was checked by five research experts in education. The reliability of research instrument was .89. The factor loading of components of family social capital was determined by using Component Factor Analysis (Exploratory Factor Analysis). Sampling Adequacy was measured by using KMO (Kaiser Meyer-Olkin) of Sampling Adequacy that was .92(marvelous). Academic achievement of the students were determined from the marks of SSC Examinations year 2015.Item THE VOICES OF OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION POLICY(UMT, Lahore, 2019) Farzana NazirThis study was aimed to investigate and document the voices of Out of School Children and their Parents in order to identify some implications for education policy. This study identified major causes for being out of school such as policy barriers because of poor legislation, psychological and cultural constraints, demographic changes, and socioeconomic disparities. Qualitative research approach with a case study design and the ethnographic method was used to explore the views for being oof school for children and their parents in-depth and to get a clear picture of their problems which were the main causes of being out of school. For this purpose Thematic analysis of interviews of both children and parents regarding out of school and drop out children, focus group discussion of children, focus group discussion of parents, reasons for out of school Facebook data and reasons for dropout Facebook data was conducted. This process was done with the help of NVivo 11 plus software. The population comprised of Out of School Children and their parents in Punjab.Item EFFECTS OF PARENTS’ BELIEFS ON THEIR CHOICES FOR EARLY INTERVENTION TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM(UMT, Lahore, 2019) Amna ArifThe main objectives of the present study were to investigate the indigenous early intervention approaches for Autism in Punjab, Pakistan, unfold the beliefs of parents about the causes of autism and exploring the relationship between the beliefs of parents and selection of early intervention approach, exploring the association between the type of intervention and the severity of autism and unfold the process of decision-making parents follow to select an early intervention approach, underline the most common symptoms of autism parents notice and their effects on their choice of intervention. Last but not least, the study also intended to highlight the demographic characteristics of parents and children which influence their beliefs and choice. The study was descriptive in nature and conducted a survey by using quantitative research method.