Faculty of Education
University of Karachi

Faculty of Education comprised of the following three Departments:

• Department of Education
• Department of Special Education
• Department of Teacher Education

Journal Of Education & Research:
As an educational publication in the country, the Journal has served many purposes. Our current mission is to disseminate knowledge that informs practices of education at primary secondary and higher and professional education. The Journal publishes manuscripts in one issues each calendar year. Issue includes original data-based research reports, explications of theory, and reflections from the field. The journal prioritizes innovative, relevant, and multidisciplinary research.

Website:
www.journalofeducationandresearch.com

Email:
deaneducation@uok.edu.pk

Department of Education is the oldest department of the Faculty of Education, presently the department is offering B.S (4 years), M.Phill and Ph.D. in Education. Students in BS program Economics, Psychology, Sociology, International Relation, Islamic Learning, English, Social Work, Political Science, Mass communication or Languages as minor subjects.
The Department of Education has a seminar library containing latest books on almost all the disciplines of Education. Moreover, the library also contains extensive resource material for research at all levels of higher education. The department also offers hands on training on the latest equipment used in presenting research findings to the large audience.

• To develop high quality and skilled manpower in the field of education.

• To conduct research & develop recommendation for the enhancement of education

• To serve as a resource centre for all government & non-government organisations

The department of Special Education was established in the University of Karachi in 1988. The University of Karachi offers a regular program of studies in Special Education at the graduate as well as the post graduate level for students who intend to serve the Special need Community. The teaching faculty includes trained and experienced teachers with Ph.D. degrees in the discipline. The teaching in the Department is focused on developing independent and analytical thinking abilities in the student. The program is designed to provide students with opportunities to actually teach children with special needs during the course of studies, so that they can get practical experience along with their academic learning.
Lecture method with emphasis on classroom discussion and feedback including effective use of audio-visual aids, provision of expertise through resource persons and a regular program of extension lectures are part of formal teaching methodology. Field visits for on the spot observation of special children, particularly, in the classroom children are also arranged.
Students of the Department of Special Education continue to enter a variety of educational, vocational and rehabilitation fields. Many are speech pathologists, audiologists, and teachers in different special education centers for mental retardation, physical handicap, hearing impairment, visual impairment, and learning disability. The graduates of the department get jobs in schools, hospitals, institutes, rehabilitation centers.

• To promote quality educational services and programs for persons with special needs.
• To advocate for the needs of children and youth with special needs and their families.
• To disseminate relevant and timely information through professional meetings, training programs, publications, and other media.
• To promote awareness and advocacy for children and youth with special needs from diverse backgrounds that foster collaborative relationships among families and professionals.

Pakistan Journal of Special Education:
Department of Special Education has been publishing its Annual Research Journal “Pakistan Journal of Special Education” which is recognized by H.E.C. and is a very standard Journal in the field of Special Education. Department is publishing this Journal since 1998 regularly and it is a Peer Reviewed Journal.
www.journalspe.com

Other Publications:
Over a number of years, several reports have been published by the department faculty members which shed lights on the various aspects of special education and special people.

• Portage Activities in Pakistan
• Directory of Facilities and Services for Persons with Disability.
• Rapid Epidemiological Assessment of Childhood Disability.

Teacher Education Department was established on the initiative of USAID in 1912 at the University of Karachi
The University of Karachi envisions the leading University for professional excellence in Teacher Education.
The mission is to provide exemplary programs that prepare teachers to make effective decisions in diverse contexts, promoting professional excellence within socio-cultural framework, bringing forth benefits to prospective teacher, community and the country.

• To prepare the best teachers through a rigorous teacher education program that seeks integration across disciplines.
• To display the strength to serve as collaborative change agents with sensitivity to an interdependent world.
• To demonstrate resourcefulness and responsibility in educational settings influencing positive change.