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EDUCATING DROPOUTS IN RURAL AREAS CAPACITY BUILDING OF TEACHER TRAINERS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).07      10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).07      Published : Dec 2021

Educating Dropouts in Rural Areas: Capacity Building of Teacher Trainers

Abstract

    This study was designed to explore the effectiveness of training, which was arranged for the capacity building of trainers of teachers. These trainers were further responsible for the training of teachers who were teaching dropped out girls in the rural areas of Pakistan. This capacity-building training consisted of the trainers' professional development and subject knowledge enhancement. The training sessions were monitoring and evaluation, communication skills, Gender and protection, adult psychology, and teaching techniques of language, science, and mathematics of elementary level of education of dropped out learners. All 125 trainers were selected for obtaining the responses. It was mixed-method research, and data were collected through questionnaires and interviews. The data results revealed that the training workshop sessions remained very fruitful for trainers, and it increased their learning about the teaching profession and teaching to dropped out students in marginalized areas.

    Dropped Out, Education, Capacity Building, Trainer Training

    (1) Rukhsana Durrani
    Lecturer, ECE and ETE-Allama Iqbal open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Humaira Akram
    Teaching and Research Associate, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Shamsa Kanwal
    Field Coordinator, Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA

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    CHICAGO : Durrani, Rukhsana, Humaira Akram, and Shamsa Kanwal. 2021. "Educating Dropouts in Rural Areas: Capacity Building of Teacher Trainers." Global Educational Studies Review, VI (IV): 64-72 doi: 10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).07

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    HARVARD : DURRANI, R., AKRAM, H. & KANWAL, S. 2021. Educating Dropouts in Rural Areas: Capacity Building of Teacher Trainers. Global Educational Studies Review, VI, 64-72.

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    TURABIAN : Durrani, Rukhsana, Humaira Akram, and Shamsa Kanwal. "Educating Dropouts in Rural Areas: Capacity Building of Teacher Trainers." Global Educational Studies Review VI, no. IV (2021): 64-72. https://doi.org/10.31703/gesr.2021(VI-IV).07