Research Projects - Aga Khan University

THE AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY 

Institute for Educational Development 

Research Studies from March 1993-April 30, 2013 

No. Study/Project Title Principal Investigator & Co 

Principal Investigator 

Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

1 A Study of Challenges and Constraints 

Facing the Quantitative and Qualitative 

Improvement of Basic Literacy Programmes 

for Women and Girls in Pakistan 

2 Documentation and Evaluation of AKU-IED 

Programmes 

3 Roads to Success: Self-sustaining Primary 

School Change in Rural Pakistan 

4 Improving the Quality of Rural Primary 

School Teachers in Pakistan 

5 NORAD’s Support to Primary Education in 

Pakistan: Some Lessons from Experience 

6 Evaluation of Learning Modules Developed 

During Second Primary Education Project in 

Sindh 

7* IED’s Impact - Expectations, Claims and 

Realities: A Case Study Report 

8* A Study of Community Participation for 

Promoting Pre-primary and Primary 

Education in the Rural and Urban Areas of 

Sindh 

9* Studying Multi-grade Teaching in Rural and 

Slum Urban Areas of Sindh 

10 Implementing Western-based Innovative 

Approaches to Teaching in a Non-Western 

Environment Cultural Context and the 

Professional Development of Teachers (PhD 

Thesis) 

M. K. Bacchus & Abbas Hussain 1993-1995 External United Nations Educational, Scientific, 

and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 

Sadrudin Pardhan & Mehrunissa 

Ahmad Ali 

1994-1996 External International Development Research 

Center (IDRC), Canada 

Iffat Farah 1994-1996 External IMTEC/World Bank 

Muhammad Memon & Yatta 

Kanu 

Iffat Farah, Mehrunissa Ahmad 

Ali, Robert Smith & Sissel 

Osthberg 

Muhammad Memon & Shazad 

Mithani 

Bernadette Louise Dean & 

Sarfaroz Niyazov 

Muhammad Memon & Shahid 

Siddiqui 

1995-1996 External United Nations Educational, Scientific, 

and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 

1996-1998 External Norwegian Agency for Development 

Corporation (NORAD), Norway 

Jan- Dec 1996 External World Bank/Govt. of Sindh, Pakistan 

1996-1997 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 

Educational Development, Pakistan 

1997 External United Nations Development 

Programme (UNDP) 

Muhammad Memon & Shahid 

Siddiqui 

1997 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Shahzad Mithani 1997-2000 External United Nations Development 

Programme (UNDP)



Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

11* Health Action Schools - A Pilot Research 

Study in Collaboration with Save the 

Children Fund (UK) 

Tashmin Khamis 1998 External Save the Children Fund (SCF), UK 

12 Activity Types and Pattern of Interaction in 

Language Classrooms in Pakistan 

Fauzia Shamim & Patrick Allen 

(University of Toronto) 

1998-2000 Internal and 

external 

AKU, Pakistan and Ontario Institute for 

Studies in Education of University of 

Toronto (OISE/UT) 

13 Tracking Study Subject Specialist Teacher 

Programme Graduates 

Aslam Aman & Gordon MacLeod 1998-1999 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


14 Northern Areas Educational Project Gulshan Merchant 1998-2003 External British Council, Pakistan 

Longitudinal Study 

15 Islam, Democracy and Social Studies 

Education (PhD Thesis) 

Bernadette Louise Dean 1998-2002 External United Nations Development 

Programme (UNDP) 

16 From Theory to Practice: An Understanding Razia Fakir Mohammad 1998-2002 External United Nations Development 

of the Implementation of In-service 

Mathematics Teachers' Learning from 

Programme (UNDP) / European 

Community (EC) 

University into the Classroom in Pakistan 

(PhD Thesis) 

17 Learning English and Learning to teach 

English: The case of two teachers of English 

in Pakistan (PhD Thesis) 

Ayesha Bashiruddin 1998-2002 External United Nations Development 

Programme (UNDP) / Canadian 

International Development Agency 

(CIDA) 

18 Role of Social Interactions in Students’ 

Learning of Mathematics in Classrooms in 

Pakistan (PhD Thesis) 

Anjum Halai 1998-2001 External United Nations Development 

Programme (UNDP) / European 

Community (EC) 

19 Munazza’s Story: Understanding Science 

Teaching and the Conceptions of the Nature 

of Science in Pakistan through a Life History 

Study (PhD Thesis) 

20* Understanding School Head Teachers’ Role 

in Pakistan 

Nelofer Halai 1998-2001 External United Nations Development 

Programme (UNDP) / Canadian 

International Development Agency 

(CIDA) 

Muhammad Memon 1999-2001 External British Council, UK



Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

21* Studying Head Teachers’ Role in Managing 

Change in Pakistan Schools 

22 Narratives of Professional Development 

Teachers 

23 Documentation of ‘Best Practices’ and 

‘Lessons Learned’ in the Community 

Managed and Financed Education Initiatives 

for Program and Policy Advocacy 

24 Understanding How a Government 

Secondary School Headteachers Addresses 

School Improvement Challenges in Northern 

Areas of Pakistan (PhD Thesis) 

25* Review of the Management of School 

Education in Sindh 

26 International Academic Partnership (a 

Partnership between AKES and Phillips 

Academy, USA) (IAP) Partners’ Progress 

Report 

27 Is Gender a Barrier to Career Development 

in Management at AKU-IED The 

Perceptions of Some Faculty Members 

28 Exploring the Beliefs and Behaviour of 

Effective Headteachers in the Government 

and Non-government schools in Pakistan 

(PhD Thesis) 

29 From Educational Reforms to community 

Developers: The changing role of Field 

Education Officers of Aga Khan Education 

Service Chitral, Pakistan (PhD Thesis) 

Muhammad Memon 1999-2001 External British Council, UK 

Gordon MacLeod 1999-2004 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Iffat Farah 1999-2004 External United States Agency for International 

Development (USAID) 

Mola Dad Mohammad Shafa 1999-2003 External UNDP/CIDA/Aga Khan Foundation 

(AKF) 

Muhammad Memon Jan - Dec 2000 External Government of Sindh, Pakistan 

Gordon MacLeod Mar - Aug 2000 External Aga Khan Education Services/Philips 

Academy, USA 

Naureen Madhani 2000- 2001 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Jan-e-Alam Khaki 2000-2005 External CIDA/AKF (Canada) 

Mir Afzal Tajik 2000-2004 External CIDA/AKF (Canada)



Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

30 Learning about Right and Wrong: 

Perspectives of Primary Students of Class 1 

in a Private School in Pakistan (PhD Thesis) 

31 Realities of Female Teachers’ Lives: 

Studying Teachers’ Different Roles in the 

Northern Areas of Pakistan (PhD Thesis) 

32 The Professional Socialization of Beginning 

Teachers in Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan (PhD 

Thesis) 

33 Impact of Advanced Diploma in School 

Management (ADISM) Programme on 

Headteachers’ Management and Leadership 

Practices 

34 Planning for Staff Development for Open 

Learning – An Assessment of Staff 

Perceptions and Skills 

35 Multigrade Teaching in Northern Areas of 

Pakistan and Chitral 

Nilofar Vazir 2000-2004 External CIDA/AKF (Canada) 

Dilshad Ashraf 2000-2004 External CIDA/AKF (Canada) 

Duishon Shamatov 2000-2005 External CIDA/AKF (Canada) 

Qamar Safdar Jan - May 2000 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Naureen Madhani Feb - Nov 2001 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Rana Hussain 2001-2003 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


36 Exploring how Children with Special Needs Debbie Kramer-Roy 2001-2003 AKU-IED Aga Khan University, Institute for 

can be Included in the Mainstream School 


37 Building Communities of Practice for 

Improving Teaching and Learning of English 

in Pakistani Schools 

Iffat Farah & Fauzia Shamim 2001-2004 University 

Research 

Council (URC) 

Aga Khan University, Pakistan 

38 Conceptualising the Notions of 

‘Citizenship’, ‘Human Rights’ and ‘Conflict 

Resolution’ in the Pakistani Context 

39* Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities 

Project 

40 The Impact of selected ADISM strategies on 

Mid-Level Managers and School Reform 

Bernadette Louise Dean 2002-2005 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Bernadette Louise Dean 2002-2004 External Canadian International Development 

Agency (CIDA) 

John Retallick & Shehzad Mithani Sept - Dec 2002 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 

Educational Development, Pakistan



Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

41 Action Research Project in Advance 

Diploma in Mathematics Education (2002- 

2003) 

42 Understanding and Enhancing Science 

Teachers’ Conceptions of the Nature of 

Science: A Study in Curriculum and 

Professional Development 

Anjum Halai 2002-2003 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Nelofer Halai 2002-2006 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


43 Researching Practice, Practicing Research Bernadette Louise Dean 2002-2005 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Pakistan 

44 Managing a Curriculum Initiative: A 

Documentation and Analysis of the Course 

Development Process 

45 An analysis of AKU-IED’s partnerships with 

the University of Toronto and University of 

Oxford 

46* Decentralization of the Education System in 

Sindh: A Critical Review 

47 Case Studies of School Improvement in 

Pakistan 

48 Improving Education Monitoring and 

Evaluation System (IEMES) 

49 ANTRIEP Research Project: Case Studies of 

Successful School Managing in Pakistan to 

be conducted by AKU-IED 

50 Whole School Improvement Programme 

(WSIP) Research Project 

51* A Study of Organizational Learning 

Practices for School Improvement: The 

Impact of the ADISM Programme 

Naureen Madhani May - Dec 2002 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Naureen Madhani 2002 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Muhammad Memon 2002 External Govt. of Sindh, Pakistan 

Anjum Halai & Stephen Anderson 2003 -2005 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Shahzad Mithani 2003 External Learning for Life (LFL), UK 

John Retallick 2003- 2004 External Asian Network of Training and Research 

Institutions in Educational Planning 

(ANTRIEP), India 

Fauzia Shamim 2003-2005 External EC through Aga Khan Education 

Service, Pakistan (AKES,P) 

Muhammad Memon, John 

Retallick 

2003-2006 

(awaiting 

report) 

University 


Council (URC) 

Aga Khan University, Pakistan



Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

52 Effectiveness of In-Service Teacher 

Education Programmes offered by the 

University of Education, Lahore 

53 Impact on Headteachers’ Role Perception 

and Professional Practice of the Certificate 

in Education Management, Northern Areas 

of Pakistan 

54 Enhancing Online Teaching and Learning at 

AKU-IED 

55 Teacher Learning through Action Research 

in a rural context in Pakistan 

56 Case Studies of School Improvement in East 

Africa 

Muhammad Memon & Harcharan 

Pardhan 

2003-2004 External Department for International 

Development (DFID), UK 

Naureen Madhani 2003 Internal Grant AKU-IED/ Professional Development 

Center Northern Areas (PDCN) 

John Retallick & Fauzia Shamim 2004-2005 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Razia Fakir Mohammed & Roshni 

Kumari 

2004-2005 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Anjum Halai 2004 - 2006 External AKF Canada / CIDA through PDC East 

Africa 

57 Health Related Experiences of a Female 

Teacher: A Life History 

Almina Pardhan & Shabnam 

Ahmed 

2004 -2005 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


58 Case Studies of Organization of Teaching of Fauzia Shamim 2005 - 2007 External National Committee on English, Higher 

English in Public Sector Universities in 

Pakistan 

Education Commission, Islamabad; 

British Council, Pakistan 

59 How does Gender Affect the Processes of 

Teaching and Learning in Primary and 

Jane Rarieya & Bernadette Dean, 2005 - 2006 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Secondary School Contexts in Pakistan A 

Situational Analysis 

60 Capacity Building and Decentralization at 

District Level 

Sajid Ali 2005 - 2006 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


61 An Exploration of Science and Mathematics Harcharan Pardhan & Khalid 

Teachers (I-VIII) Subject Matter Knowledge Mahmood 

as an Issue 

2005 - 2008 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 




Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

62 Strengthening Literacy and Non-formal 

Education Policies and Practices in Selected 

South Asian Countries 

63 Studying the Experiences of AKU-IED 

Doctoral Students 

64 Evaluation of Cluster based Mentoring 

programme for teachers professional 

development in Sindh and Balochistan 

65* Developing Research Capacity through 

Action Research: A Case of Professional 

Development Centre Chitral. 

66* Studying Key Stakeholders' Perceptions 

about Teaching and Learning and the 

Implication of their Perceptions for 

Teachers' Practices and Students' Learning 

67* Impact of Donor Funded In-Service Teacher 

Education on Teaching and Learning in the 

Province of Sindh (Pakistan) 

68* Gender Construction through Textbooks: 

Analysis of Primary School Textbooks in 

Sindh, Pakistan 

Iffat Farah 2005 External United Nation Educational, Scientific 

and Culture Organisation (UNESCO) 

Nelofer Halai & Dilshad Ashraf 2005 -2007 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Rana Hussain 2005 - 2007 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Mir Afzal Tajik 2005 - 2008 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Mir Afzal Tajik 2005 - 2008 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Nilofar Vazir & Razia Fakir 

Mohammad 

Abid Shah Hussainy & Dilshad 

Ashraf 

2005 -2007 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 




69 Gender Difference in Boys and Girls Play Almina Pardhan & Audrey Juma 2005 -2007 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


70 The Consortium for Research on Educational 

Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE) - 

Overview of Primary Education in Pakistan 

Iffat Farah, Sajid Ali, & Adnan 

Siddiqui 

2006 External University of Sussex, UK 

71 Experience of Primary Teacher Deployment 

in Pakistan 

Meher Rizvi, Duishon Shamatov 

& Noman Siddiqui 

2006 External Commonwealth, UK



Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

72 “What Works in Education in Pakistan & 

Why” A Cross-National Study of Best 

Practices 

73 Leadership and Management of Change 

(Research Programme Consortia - DFID 

Study) 

74* Implementing Curriculum Change in 

Science and Mathematics (Research 

Programme Consortia - DFID Study) 

75 An Evaluation of Diploma in Educational 

Management and Administration Programme 

Offered by Nkrumah Teacher Training 

College, Zanzibar 

76 Health Education Practices in Primary 

Classrooms in Pakistan (PhD Thesis) 

77 Assessment Practices in Primary Classrooms 

in Pakistan (2006) (PhD Thesis) 

78 The Effects of the ESRA Program on 

Teaching Practices: A Pilot and Feasibility 

Study 

79 A Study on Gender Analysis of Classroom 

and other Processes in Schools 

80* Enhance Research Capacity of University of 

Education faculty and PhD Students 

81* Conceptions of Citizenship Education in the 

School Community 

Anjum Halai & Moladad Shafa Jan - Dec 2006 External Society of Advancement in Higher 

Education (SAHE) and Open Society 

Institute (OSI) 

Iffat Farah 

Anjum Halai 

Jan 2006 - Dec 

2010 

Jan 2006 - Dec 

2010 

External 

External 

Department for International 


Department for International 


Muhammad Memon 2006 External Professional Development Centre, Leadin 

Project (PDC EA) Dar es Salaam, 

Tanzania 

Sadia M. Bhutta 2002-2006 External European Commision through AKU-iED 

Sherwin Rodrigues 2002-2006 External European Commision through AKU-iED 

Meher Rizvi & Phil Nagy 2007 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Dilshad Ashraf 2007 - 2008 External Commonwealth, UK 

Nelofer Halai 2007 - 2008 External Canadian Pakistan Basic Education 

Project (CP-BEP) 

Bernadette Dean 2007- 2010 University 


Council (URC) 




Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

82 Piloting the use of the RESPONSE SCALE 

in Pakistani schools in view of improving 

the school climate 

83 Schools' Participation in "Great 

Conversation": Implications for School 

Improvement Initiatives in Rural Sindh in 

Pakistan 

84 Using Video-Based Virtual Learning 

Environment as an Alternative to Field 

Experiences for In-service English Language 

Teachers 

85* Reduce Corporal Punishment in 50 Selected 

Schools in Karachi and Larkana District to 

50% 

86 HEC- BC Link Research on Methodolgies, 

ECCED and Monitoring and Evaluation 

87 Exploring the relationship between Inservice 

Teacher Education and Self 

Efficacy 

88 Understanding How Improvement-Oriented 

High School Teachers Experience Change in 

Northern Pakistan (PhD Thesis) 

89 Conception and Enactment of Democracy: 

Opportunities and Challenges in Pakistani 

Schools (PhD Thesis) 

Shabnam Ahmed & Kausar Waqar 2007 - 2008 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Zubeda Bana 2007 - 2008 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Azra Naseem 2007 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Bernadette Dean 2007 - 2008 External United Nations Children's Funds 

(UNICEF) 

Anjum Halai 2007 -2009 External Higher Education Commission and 

British Council Link Programme (HEC- 

BC) 

Rashida Qureshi 2007 - 2009 External Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Takbir Ali 2003-2007 External Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Karim Panah 2007 - 2009 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 




Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

90 Becoming a Teacher Educator in Public 

Sector Institutions in Pakistan: Stories from 

Personal and Professional Lives (PhD 

Thesis) 

91 Exploring the Relationship Between 

Everyday Literacy Practices of Women and 

Adult Literacy Programme in a Rural 

Pakistani Context” (PhD Thesis) 

92 School Improvement in Pakistan: A 

Conceptual and Empirical Analysis 

93* Exploring children’s roles in influencing 

health practices at their homes 

94 Assessing the Impact of Teachers 

Professional Development Programmes on 

Children Learning Outcomes: Developing 

Contextually Relevant Tools for Pakistan 

95 Exploring Indigenous Educational 

Leadership and Management Practices of 

Secondary School Head teachers in the 

North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in 

Pakistan 

96 Teaching of Grammar: Beliefs and Practices 

of Teachers of English 

97 Exploring Male and Female Student 

Teachers’ Perceptions on the Role of 

Teaching Practicum on their Learning to 

Teach 

Haji Karim 2007 -2009 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Tabassum Afzal 

2007 (In 

progress) 

Internal Grant 

Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Rashida Qureshi 2008 - 2010 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Shabnam Ahmed 2008 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Rashida Qureshi, Sadia Bhutta and 

Sherwin Rodrigues 

Zubeda Bana and Iffat Ara 2008 - 

December 2009 

Ayesha Bashiruddin & Nadeem 

Khan 

Dilshad Ashraf & Mohammad 

Nouman 



2008 - 

December 2009 

2008 - 

December 2009 

External 

External 

External 

Pak Norway Project, Oslo College, 

Norway 


Norway 


Norway



Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

98 Exploring effects of teaching and learning in 

large primary classes in Peshawar Primary 

Schools 

99 Facilitating Teachers’ Professional 

Development by Using Innovative Ways of 

Teaching in the B.Ed. Programme at IER, 

University of Peshawar 

100 Applying Innovative Assessment Practices 

in Practicum at Bachelor in Education Level 

at IED Peshawar 

101 The Experience of Graduate Studies: 

Students’ Perspective from Pakistan 

102 Researching Teachers Professional 

Competencies in North West Frontier of 

Pakistan 

103* Tracing the Pathways: Working Women’s 

Experiences in the World of Academe – a 

Pakistani Perspective 

104 (Re)Sourcing the Teaching and Learning of 

Mathematics in Multilingual Contexts 

Rana Hussain 2008 - 

December 2009 

Kulsoom Jaffer and Arbab Khan 

Afridi 

2008 - 

December 2009 

Unaeza Alvi 2008 - 

December 2009 

Nelofer Halai & Arhad Ali 2008 - 

December 2009 

Takbir Ali 

2009 - Dec 

2010 

External 

External 

External 

External 

External 

Dilshad Ashraf 2008 - 2010 University 


Council (URC) 


Norway 


Norway 


Norway 


Norway 


Norway 


Anjum Halai 2008 - 2011 External International Commission on 

Mathematics Instruction (ICMI) 

105* Academic Audit of Sindh Graduates Kulsoom Jaffer 2008 External European Commision 

Association 

106* Academi Audit of The Citizen Foundation Dilshad Ashraf 2008 External The Citizen Foundation 

107* Internal Evaluation of Professional 

Development Centre, Northl (PDCN) 

108* Internal Evaluation of Professional 

Development Centre, Chitral (PDCC) 

Kulsoom Jaffer and Roshni 

Kumari 

2008 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Dilshad Ashraf 2008 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 




Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

109 Large Scale Quantitative Study on ESRA 

Cluster Based Mentoring Programme 

110 Parental Perceptions of School Quality Dilshad Ashraf and Roshni 

Kumari 

111* Comparison of Early Childhood Education Saima Khalid and Nilofer Vazir 

Teacher’s Training Programme with 

National Curriculum Framework in Pakistan 

112 Implementation of National Curriculum – 

Early Childhood Education and its influence 

on classroom practices in different RCC – 

Public Schools in Pakistan 

113 Constructing Narratives of Professional 

Development: Through the perspectives of 

Teachers and Teacher Educators of English 

114 Exploring the Unexplored: Educational 

Management and Leadership of Senior 

Education Officials in Pakistan 

115 Students’ Attitude Towards Science in the 

Rural Areas of Sindh and Baluchistan 

116 Students’ Attitude Towards Maths in the 

Rural Areas of Sindh and Baluchistan 

117 Exploring the Understanding of Head 

Teachers of Sindh and Baluchistan 

(participants of Certificate in Education: 

Educational Leadership and Management, 

offered under Ed-Links Project) about 

Inclusive Education 

Meher Rizvi and Phil Nagy 2009 - 2010 University 


Council (URC) 


2009 - 2011 External Campaign for Quality Education (CQE) 

July 2009 - Dec 

2011 

Saima Khalid and Nilofer Vazir Dec 2009 - 

2011 

Ayesha Bashiruddin 

Jan-e-Alam Khaki, Mir Aftzal 

Tajik, Zubeda Bana and Qamar 

Safdar 


2010 


2010 

Naheed Parween and Sadia Bhutta July 2010 - Dec 

2010 

Sahreen Chauhan and Sadia 

Bhutta 


2010 

Kausar Waqar August 2010 - 

Dec 2010 

External 

External 






RCC – Aga Khan Foundation 

RCC – Aga Khan Foundation 













Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

119 Teacher Educators’ Identity and Practice and 

Public Sector Institutions in Sindh and 

Punjab: A Cross-Case Study 

120 Identity Construction: A Narrative Iinquiry 

of Teachers’ of English in Pakistan 

121 Education for “Cultural Diversity”: Multisite 

ethnographies of educational programs 

at UCA and AKU-IED 

122 An exploration of the lives and work of 

AKES-P Teachers: A part of a long-term 

strategy development process. 

123 Researching Teachers’ Knowledge about 

Mathematics: Implications for Policy and 

Practice 

124 Educational Inequalities and Students’ Life 

Chances: Critical Ethnographic Account of 

Two Schools in Gilgit-Baltistan 

125 An Investigation of the Educational 

Experience of Students Living in Poverty. 

126 Narratives of Personal and Professional 

Identity Construction of Teachers of English 

Language in Pakistan. 

127 School Curriculum Rresponse to Global 

Education Needs and its Testing in Pakistan: 

A case study. 

128 Science Teachers' Beliefs and Teachign 

Practices in Private Nursing Schools, 

Karachi 

Nelofer Halai Nov 2010 - 

August 2012 

Ayesha Bashiruddin Nov 2010 - 

Decemebr 2011 

Alkarim Datoo Nov 2010 - 

Decemebr 2011 

Almina Pardhan, Nusrat Fatima 

Rizvi & Aziz Talbani (TKN 

Consultant) 



Council (URC) 



Council (URC) 



Council (URC) 




2011 External Aga Khan Education Service Pakistan 

and AKU-IED 

Munira Sarang 2008 - 2011 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Hajee Parveen Roy 2009 - 2012 Internal Grant Aga Khan University, Institute for 


Wachira Nicholas 

Meenaz Shams 

Tajuddin Sharar 

Naghma Rizvi 

2009 (In 

progress) 

2009 (In 

progress) 

2012 (In 

progress) 

2012 (In 

progress) 





Council (URC) 



Council (URC) 










Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

129 Exploring Student Participation in School 

Governance in Public Secondary Schools in 

Zanzibar: The case of Mkoani District. 

130 Schooling and the Development of Cultural 

Identity. 

131 Educational Development and Improvement 

(EDIP) and School Communities' 

Perceptions on Educational in Gilgit- 

Baltistan of Pakistan 

Mohammad Juma Abdalla 

Zakir Hussain 

2012 (In 

progress) 

2012 (In 

progress) 

Mola Dad Mohammad Shafa, 2012- (In 

Sharifullah Baig, Khush Funer and process) 

Abida Begum 

132 Baseline Study of Teachers Almina Pardhan and Ayesha 

Bashiruddin 

133 Research Consultancy for building capacity 

in Monitoring and Evaluation of Academy 

Outreach Programme 

134 Assessing the Impact of Teachers 

Professional Development Programmes on 

Children Learning Outcomes: Developing 

Contextually Relevant Tools for Pakistan 

135 Role of Civil Society Institutions in 

Promoting Cultural Diversity and Pluralism 

in Chitral District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 

136 Science Classroom Research for Inquiry 

Process in Teaching (SCRIPT) 

137 Exploring the Government Elementary 

Teacher Education College Principals’ 

Understandings of their Roles and 

Responsibilities in the Context of the 

Changing Role of Teacher Education in a 

Globalizing World 

External 



AUSAID 

2012 External Aga Khan Education Service Pakistan 

Sadia Bhutta Oct - Dec 2012 External Aga Khan Academy Mombassa 

Sadia Bhutta Sherwin Rodrigues 

Mir Afzal Tajik, Ali Nawab and 

Abdul Wali Khan 

Nelofer Halai 

Zubeda Bana and Jan-e-Alam 

Khaki 

2012- (In 

process) 

2012- In 

(process) 

2012- In 

(process) 

2012 - (In 

process) 



Council (URC) 

External 

External 

External 


Higher Education Commission (HEC) 


USAID



Time Period 

Funding 

Source 

Sponsor(s) 

138 Language and Learning Research Project Ayesha Bashiruddin (AKU-IED) 

and Abbas Rashid, Ayesha Awan, 

Salaeya Butt (SAHE) 

139 Collaborative research Perceptions and 

practices of written feedback in Higher 

Education in Karachi 

Raisa Gul from SONAM (PI) and 

Nusrat Fatima Rizvi from IED 

(Co-PI) 

2012 - (In 

process) 

2012 - (In 

process) 

140 Teacher Labour Market in Sindh Sajid Ali 2012 - (In 

process) 

141 Pakistani Early Childhood Teachers’ Beliefs 

and Practices about Early Literacy 

Development 

142 Exploring Decision Making Structures and 

Processes in and around Schools: A case of 

Educational Governance in Pakistan 

Almina Pardhan and Cassandra 

Fernandes 

Dilshad Ashraf, Takbir Ali with 

Ali Abdi and Lynette Schultz of 

University of Alberta 

2103 - (in 

process) 

2103 - (in 

process) 

External 

External 



Council (URC) 

External 

External 

Society of Advancement in Higher 

Education (SAHE) 



AUSAID 

CIDA/AKF (Canada) 

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