Social Sciences for Educators
This module has been designed specifically for the Aga Khan University – Institute for Educational Development (AKU – IED) delivered each semester to postgraduate students.
The objective of this module is to enable educators situate the educational enterprise amidst the broader socio-historical landscape. This would in turn enable them to develop and deliver context appropriate educational programs for young learners.
Participants are provided a structured exposure to the fundamental theories and topics from the History of Social Sciences particularly from Political, Economic and Social Theory. Importantly, linkages between those theories and concepts to education are made explicit. Educators are encouraged to develop critical perspectives on the organization of schools, curriculum and pedagogy. They are also prompted to reflect upon the Eurocentrism and the hegemonic ideas underpinning the educational architecture.
Bachelors of Education (B.Ed)
Abdul Haseeb was a Senior Lecturer for the B.Ed. Program at the Govt. Elementary College of Education (GECE) Hussainabad from 2019 to 2021. The college has been adopted and managed by Durbeen.
He developed and delivered the Pakistan Studies, Islamic Studies and Methods of Teaching Islamic Studies courses at GECE.
As the objective was to equip students with the tools and imagination for school teaching, the courses combined conceptual building and modelling of subject-appropriate pedagogy. The intent was to help students think, evaluate and conceptualize the study-learning processes for subjects at a school level. The courses provides students with the lens to help them rationalize their pedagogical choices.
Sessions on Pedagogy
Since 2018, Abdul Haseeb has been on the training circuit for of the Oxford University Press (OUP) Pakistan. His workshops are prepared for both school leaders and teachers. He has been delivering sessions at the OUP Symposiums and for individual schools.
The workshops feature components of both pedagogy and content revolving around subject-specific text books.
In addition to helping with pedagogy specifics, Abdul Haseeb uses these sessions to encourage new ways of thinking about the school routines and the goals of education.
