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Item Marginalization of Regional Languages and Footprints of English---A Case Study of Civil Servants of Pakistan(UMT, Lahore, 2019) Zunera Nazar HussainThis thesis is concerned with use and influence of English, Urdu, and Pakistan’s regional languages by Pakistan’s civil servants in their official duty. The main target of the study is to evaluate the possibility for regional languages to survive, and to analyse government’s policy on language marginalization. It is argued that multilingualism in Pakistan is hierarchical in nature, characterized by a double divide, one between the elitist language of power and the major regional languages (vernaculars) and, the other, between the regional languages and the dominated ones. The nature and implications of this double divide are analyzed in respect of the relative positions of English, Urdu and regional languages, which are further divided into majority and minority. The prime concern was to evaluate the survival chances of regional languages and steps taken by government in the form of policy regarding this issue of language marginalization. The study uses a quantitative research approach that includes a close-ended structured questionnaire to collect primary data from Pakistan’s civil servants. In the analysis portion first each research question is answered from the data collected furthermore data is correlated with the excerpts from the research articles of various scholars.Item SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM IN PUNJAB(UMT, Lahore, 2019) Hafiz Munir AhmadSchool health programs provide multiple interventions for improving students‟s health at school level. However, in Pakistan little is known about these interventions for indigenous students at existing school settings. The present study makes an effort to evaluate School Health Program (SHP) started by the Government of Punjab in 2007. The current study was carried out in 14 public schools of district Nankana Sahib comprising variable populations as well time span of different interventions. This study was conducted on three interventions consisting of: nutrition promoting schools policy, eco-friendly school environment and school based oral hygiene policy. The results showed that school based programs may provide an effective approach to improve students‟s health and learning abilities without putting excessive financial burden on parents as well as the government. This study suggests future policies about students‟s health through School Health Program.Item IMPACT OF PROBATION ON OFFENDERS REHABILITATION AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF PUNJAB PROVINCE(UMT, Lahore, 2019) OMAR DRAZThis research examines the impact of probation on offender’s rehabilitation in the province of Punjab (2013-2018 The results revealed that given the practical dimension of probation system in Punjab, the rehabilitation of offenders is a distant dream as it is a difficult task for probation officers to assist and befriend with the offenders because of increase in the number of probationers on the one hand and lethargic approach of those at the helm of affairs. It is founded that the Reclamation & Probation Department lacks the support of the Government for improvement of the probation system in the province as it is deprived of necessary infrastructure and departmental identity. So, the research concludes that RPD could not effectively contribute towards the ultimate purpose of criminal justice system; to rehabilitate and reintegrate offenders into the society.Item Human Rights Policy – A perspective of Marginalized Communities in Pakistan(UMT, Lahore, 2019) Gohar GillaniThis research aimed to investigate the subsequent impact of human rights policy on the human rights of marginalized communities. The major considerations were to find out about policy effectiveness and its insurance of minority rights, to estimate the degree of influence of different stages and factors which may responsible for success of the policy. The research was based on the philosophy of positivism for the collection of objective data. To conduct the research in an effective manner, both quantitative and qualitative approaches were adopted. Instrument of primary data collection was structured questionnaire related to the topic and interviews with concerned bodies. The research was completed within a time frame of six months and the whole data was collected all at once making it a cross-sectional study. Theresearch population was university students studying in different institutions. The quantitative sample size was 500 respondents selected randomly without any specification of gender, social class or age group and interviews of the people belonging to marginalized communities were also conducted to have a better insight of the issue. Later, the data analysis was done by statistical techniques using SPSS.The results showed that human rights policies have a significant impact when it comes to insurance of the rights of marginalized communities. The limitations of the research included limited span of time, cost constraints and a relatively small sample size to generalize the results of the study.Item The Five Factor Model Effects on Job Performance, Job Satisfaction and Subjective Well-Being of Government Employees(UMT, Lahore, 2019) ZARYAB SAJIDThe aim of the study was to investigate relationship of Five Factor Model (agreeableness, extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, and openness to experience) with job performance, job satisfaction also subjective well-being of government employees. Punjab is one of the biggest provinces in which 484579 people were working in government (2015) sectors in different field of life ( Rasul , 2017). There may be different personality traits of government employees. The investigator wants to see the impact of these personality factors on job related factors. The sample of the study carried out from different government sectors of Punjab i.e. Punjab Police including (Punjab Police, Punjab Traffic Police, National Highway and Motorway Police, and Punjab Safe Cities Authority), health department, government teachers, and WAPDA. Sample of the study was consisting of 250 participants (male = 150, female = 100). The sample (N=250) range in age from 25 to 54 years. Co-relational research design was used in the research. Convenient sampling technique was used. Regression analysis was done to examine whether big five inventory predict job performance and job satisfaction. Multiple hierarchal regression analysis (Moderation) shows that Overall model explained 29% variances in job performance inventory (F (10,238) = 10.14, p= .000) when covariates such as gender, age marital status and working experiences enter in block1. Model 1 explained 5% variances (F (4,6) = 3.65, p = .00) in JPI. In model 1 gender was negative non-significant predictor (β = -.10). In JPI which means that male participants have higher JP than female. The findings of the present study will be helpful in identifying suitable candidates in a particular job sector according to their personality traits.Item PUBLIC POLICY AND CLIMATE CHANGE INDUCED SECURITY RISK IN PAKISTAN(UMT, Lahore, 2019) MUSSA IQBAL