What do Pakistani parents look for in schools?

When selecting a school for children, parents ask a fundamental yet profound question: Why should we enrol our child in your school? This concern transcends borders, reflecting universal...

Bridging the rural–urban divide: The role of community colleges in Pakistan

Education is vital for a nation’s development to ensure socioeconomic progress. Pakistan, however, faces educational crises, including limited access to quality education and rural–urban...

Challenges of systematic review researchers from developing countries

Systematic reviews are essential for evidence-informed decision-making processes in health and education (Langer & Stewart, 2014). A systematic review is a rigorous and methodical synthesis of...

Beginner researchers from Pakistan speak out: Key challenges and needs revealed

Conducting research is a complex process, particularly for beginner researchers (Alarcão, 2018). As they navigate various phases – conceptualisation, data collection, analysis, literature...

How do schools learn and improve: A case study of six schools in Pakistan

Schools are dynamic entities capable of growth and adaptation. Comparing them to living organisms, Sergiovanni (1994) underscores their inherent capacity for learning and development over time....

Philosophical discourse surrounding artificial intelligence: Extended findings of a meta-synthesis on ChatGPT

Artificial Intelligence in educational research and practice

In his seminal paper in 1950, ‘Computing Machinery and Intelligence’, Alan Turing raised the question: ‘Can machines think?’. Igniting debates among both philosophers and computer...

Teaching ‘policy analysis’ through a case-based approach in higher education: Context of Pakistan

Teaching a course on ‘policy analysis’ remains challenging for several reasons: drawing from multiple theoretical threads (Heck, 2004); relying mainly on ‘desk reviews’ of policies as...

School-based interventions for promoting social capabilities among students: Findings from a scoping review

In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the importance of holistic student development (Ansari, 2022; Rogers & Dawson, 2016). This shift arises from the limitations of focusing...