Attitude toward Democracy in Pakistan: Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Sarwar, Muhammad; Yousuf, Muhammad Imran; Hussain, Shafqat
Titel	Attitude toward Democracy in Pakistan: Secondary School Teachers' Perceptions
Quelle	In: Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 7 (2010) 3, S.33-38 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1544-0389
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Foreign Countries; Democratic Values; Secondary School Teachers; Public Sector; Public Schools; Teacher Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Interviews; Likert Scales; Measures (Individuals); Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Ausland; Öffentlicher Sektor; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Lehrerverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Likert-Skala; Messdaten
Abstract	The study aimed at exploring the public sector secondary school teachers' perceptions for development of democratic values and strategies to improve the democratic system and attitudes toward democracy. Sixty secondary school teachers were selected as a sample. The qualitative data in the form of interview responses were collected to explore teachers' perceptions about democracy, problems in the smooth running of democracy and remedies to these problems. Five-point Likert-type attitude toward democracy scale (ATDS) was developed to assess the attitude of secondary school teachers toward democracy. The data were analysed by applying one sample t-test. The study provide discussion at conclusions drawn about democratic values and attitude of teachers toward democracy. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10