Proposed Strategies for the Effective Implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in Punjab
The present study aimed to propose strategies for the effective implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in government schools in Punjab. A sample of 300 heads of educational institutions was taken from the 36 districts of Punjab to evaluate this programme. A questionnaire was used to collect the opinion of the heads of educational institutions. The findings of the study show that physical facilities were provided by the government for the implementation of ECE programme in only 1000 schools in Punjab. The curriculum developed by the Federal Government is used for the development of the students. The heads of educational institutions and ECE teachers were provided training for effective implementation. The school council members/parents required to involve for the effective implementation of the ECE programme. The appointment of teachers on merits basis, having professional degree in Early Childhood Education is also required to make the ECE programme more effective and successful.
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Early Childhood Education, Physical Facilities, Head's Training, Teacher's Training, School Council Members/Parents
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(1) Masroor Ahmad
Student,Department Educational Planning & Management,Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad Pakistan.
(2) Haroona Jatoi
Director General (R),Academy of Educational Planning & Management (AEPAM),Academy of Educational Planning & Management, Islamabad Pakistan.
(3) Saqib Riaz
Associate ProfessorDepartment of Mass Communications, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Ahmad, M., Jatoi, H., & Riaz, S. (2019). Proposed Strategies for the Effective Implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in Punjab. Global Regional Review, IV(I), 77-86. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).09
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CHICAGO : Ahmad, Masroor, Haroona Jatoi, and Saqib Riaz. 2019. "Proposed Strategies for the Effective Implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in Punjab." Global Regional Review, IV (I): 77-86 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).09
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HARVARD : AHMAD, M., JATOI, H. & RIAZ, S. 2019. Proposed Strategies for the Effective Implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in Punjab. Global Regional Review, IV, 77-86.
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MHRA : Ahmad, Masroor, Haroona Jatoi, and Saqib Riaz. 2019. "Proposed Strategies for the Effective Implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in Punjab." Global Regional Review, IV: 77-86
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MLA : Ahmad, Masroor, Haroona Jatoi, and Saqib Riaz. "Proposed Strategies for the Effective Implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in Punjab." Global Regional Review, IV.I (2019): 77-86 Print.
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OXFORD : Ahmad, Masroor, Jatoi, Haroona, and Riaz, Saqib (2019), "Proposed Strategies for the Effective Implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in Punjab", Global Regional Review, IV (I), 77-86
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TURABIAN : Ahmad, Masroor, Haroona Jatoi, and Saqib Riaz. "Proposed Strategies for the Effective Implementation of Early Childhood Education Programme in Punjab." Global Regional Review IV, no. I (2019): 77-86. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-I).09