A study of contribution of pak-turk international school system for promotion of bilateral relationship between turkey and pakistan
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2018
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UMT.Lahore
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Implementation of a global education is in much demand. Nations across the world are actively searching for means and ways to raise human capital, which is capable of speaking more than one language and is able to adopt itself in different cultures and communities. International schools are one way to achieve this goal of preparing global citizens. PakTurk International Schools are one of such chain of schools in Pakistan with aim of promoting trade and cultural relationships between Pakistan and Turkey. PakTurk International Schools, the education system are subject of this descriptive qualitative case study, in which the role of Pak-Turk has been explored to in the context of strengthening the bilateral relation of Pakistan and Turkey. In this regard, three campuses out of 25 were selected by using purposive sampling as 2 in Lahore and one in Islamabad for this exploratory case study. Observations, survey and in-depth interviews were used as tools for data collection. Parents, Teachers and administrative staff of selected schools participated in data collection through 3 different open-ended surveys while in-depth interviews were conducted with principals of the schools as well as the education directors of Pak-Turk schools for Lahore, Islamabad and overall Pakistan. Content analysis was performed on survey results, while interpretive analysis was performed on interviews. Themes were allowed to emerge providing deeper insight; furthermore, discussion on themes led to concrete findings and conclusion of the results. The study concluded that Pak Turk Educational system is playing a positive role in the bilateral relationship of Pakistan and Turkey.
Keywords: Bilateral relationship of Pakistan and Turky, Case study, Globalization, International schooling, Pak Turk Educational system.