Teachers’ Engagement

A two-day dialogue on social harmony held on 17-18 January 2019, in Karachi, organized by PIPS. It was sixth in a series of dialogues on social harmony. In this dialogue, around 40 teachers of various colleges from Balochistan and Karachi participated.  The dialogue called for promoting culture of two-way dialogues, especially through educational institutes, so … Read more

The culture of one-way communication is so dominant that people tend to talk at each other, rather than talking with each other. To bridge gaps among citizenry, culture of two-way dialogues need to be promoted. Such dialogues can easily be promoted through educational institutes, by channelling diversity of thoughts in the positive direction. These thoughts … Read more

Speakers at a two-day dialogue underscored that academic institutions should promote the culture of critical inquiry so that we are able to diagnose our problems scientifically, by looking at explanations beyond pointing fingers at others. This came in two-day dialogue on social harmony, held on 24-25 December 2018, in Karachi, with teachers of various colleges from Balochistan … Read more

A two-day dialogue on social harmony was held on 28-29 November 2018 in Islamabad, with college teachers from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including erstwhile tribal areas. They underscored that colleges should promote the culture of asking questions so as to generate ideas. This was the third in a series of dialogues with public sector teachers held in … Read more

On 5th and 6th November 2018, the second round of two-day dialogue with college teachers, on social harmony, was organized in Islamabad, participated by around forty teachers from the northern region of Pakistan comprising of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Islamabad. The dialogue started with introductory note by PIPS’s senior project manager Muhammad Ismail … Read more

On 29 and 30 October 2018, PIPS convened dialogue on social harmony, with public colleges’ teachers from northern Punjab. Spanning for eight sessions, it was led by learned scholars and analysts. PIPS’s senior project manager Muhammad Ismail Khan shared the dialogue is held to foster two-way interaction in society. Teachers can uphold diversity in the … Read more

Students of different backgrounds often carry strong biases about each other. To overcome them, and help produce social harmony, students should be given opportunity to interact with other, not only academically but also in non-curricular activities. Above all, they should be taught how to talk to each other, rather than talking at each other. These … Read more

There is a dire need to train students on how to engage in dialogue and objectively construct and present their arguments. The discourse on dialogue should also be included in educational curriculum. There is also need to encourage critical thinking among students and promote the trend of research in educational institutions. Curriculum development must be … Read more