An "Oasis" of Literacy in a Desert of Poverty: A Case Study of a Rural School for the Underprivileged in Southern Punjab

Autor/inn/en	Kazi, Asma Shahid; Aziz, Fakhra; Quraishi, Uzma
Titel	An "Oasis" of Literacy in a Desert of Poverty: A Case Study of a Rural School for the Underprivileged in Southern Punjab
Quelle	In: SAGE Open, 8 (2018) 2, (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2158-2440
DOI	10.1177/2158244018784115
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Self Efficacy; Self Esteem; Student Characteristics; Economically Disadvantaged; Rural Areas; Access to Education; Grade 10; Secondary School Students; Secondary School Teachers; Student Satisfaction; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Job Satisfaction; Educational Facilities; Student Development; School Community Relationship; Educational Quality; Equal Education; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Sekundarschüler; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Bildungsstätte; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Indien
Abstract	This study is an attempt to investigate the impact of educational facilities of a school on various aspects of self-efficacy, confidence, and character building of the underprivileged people in Dera Jutta, a village in Southern Punjab. Trust for Rural Uplift and Community Education (TRUCE) was initiated in the year 2000, and under its auspices, Nafisa Mai School was started. To gain insight into the project, data were collected from students of Grade 10 and teachers of all classes with the help of semistructured interviews and in-depth probes. Detailed classroom observations were also conducted to gain insight into the facilities and methodology. Data were analyzed by coding them into themes. The results reveal a high level of student satisfaction related to the academic and cocurricular facilities and activities. Findings also show that although many students drop out after primary and middle school, 100% success rate is witnessed in terms of pass percentage at the matriculation level. The teachers' interviews portray immense satisfaction and dedication in terms of job satisfaction and facilities. The greatest impact revealed both by students and teachers however was not just in terms of academic achievement but in various aspects of self-efficacy, confidence, and character building. The entire village and its adjoining areas have benefited from the school initiative, along with other community ventures of TRUCE in empowering the community. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01