The Role of Different Factors in the Promotion of Islamic Values among the Students of Secondary Level In Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract

Islam is a very vast religion and itself an educational system. Therefore there were so many researches done in generating the basic knowledge of Islam.This study also probed into a descriptive research to evaluate the role of different factors like parents, teachers, text books etc in promoting Islamic values among the students of secondary (IX-X) level. The main objective was to clear the duty of parents in this regard. The secondary objective was to evaluate the key place of teachers in inculcating Islamic values among the students. Special focus was given to the secondary level education because at this stage many sexual changes occur among children, so the training of Islamic values is essential for a child. The population of the study was the both male and female students of IX & X classes. By random sampling 20 Government schools were selected. 200 respondents including 100 boys and 100 girls (students) were selected for the collection of data. The researcher had also taken the interview of renowned scholar. The data was collected through questionnaire and interview. The researchers presented the 221 www.hrmars.com/journals statistical analysis by using simple percentage and correlation methods. The results identified the importance of Islamic values and determined the role of parents, teachers and other factors in promoting Islamic values. Mostly the responses show that there is a great role of parents and teachers in this regard but they are failed in their jobs. In the light of conclusion it was recommended that parents should play their active role in providing Islamic knowledge and text books should also be written in perspective of Islamic values.

Personal values of principals and their manifestation in student behaviour

“…Given this Muslim dominance, the nature and significance of Islamic values within the everyday life of the Pakistani person becomes an important consideration in this research. As described by Faizi et al (2011), Islam is primarily a matter of faith based upon beliefs made manifest in the living out of desirable values through standards of behaviour. Indeed, at the heart of the Islamic faith is a social doctrine and ''a call to righteousness among all members'' (Abbasi et al, 2010: 4007) for ''the word, Islam, contains the same meaning as 'peace' in the Arabic language'' (Faizi et al, 2011: 1).…”

“…Specific to the research design of this particular study is the anticipated process by which the Muslim learns to adopt these preferred Islamic pro-social behaviours. To this end it is noted that the traditional role of parents is now being supplemented with that of the school (Faizi et al, 2011). According to Sharma (2006), the development of pro-social behaviour in children is not only one of the important concerns of schools in Muslim countries but, more, it should play an everincreasing part in the life of the school.…”

Teachers’ Perception about Alignment of Components of National Curriculum of Islamiat Grade I to VIII, in Pakistan

“…Curricular effectiveness means to identify curriculum' theory and describe its national objectives and standards achievement subsequent scrutiny of its program contents for comprehensiveness, accuracy, depth, balance, engagement, timeliness, support for diversity, examination of the quality, fidelity, and character of its implementation components (On Evaluating Curricular Effectiveness by National Research Council of USA, 2017). Faizi (2010), Khan (2014) and Muzaffar, et al 2018) explained that students of Islamiat in Pakistan learn only by rote memorization. They memorize some texts from the text book for preparing themselves for exams.…”

Accountability of Performance Integrated With the Value of Islamic Civilization: The Case of Muhammadiyah University of Makassar

“…In Islamic point of view, the law is the standard for regulating the action. Humankind is governed to obey the Islamic value based on Qur'an and Hadith and each person is given a high potential and correct way to undergo life (Faizi et al, 2011).…”