Question no 61: In the context of the National Education Policy 1992, how were teacher training institutions and curricula targeted for improvement?
Answer: The policy emphasized increased resources and strengthening of teacher training institutions. It aimed to update teacher training curricula to align with modern educational needs and assess the feasibility of extending the duration of teacher training.
Question no 62: Regarding higher education in the National Education Policy 1992, how did the policy plan to shift from being supply-oriented to demand-oriented?
Answer: The policy aimed to encourage universities to generate funds through various means and facilitate teacher participation in international conferences, thus shifting higher education from being supply-oriented to demand-oriented.
Question no 63: What role did the Academy of Educational Planning and Management play in the National Education Policy 1992, and how was it envisioned to be strengthened?
Answer: The policy recognized the need to strengthen and expand the Academy of Educational Planning and Management to offer training programs to provinces for enhancing the managerial and administrative skills of educational personnel.
Question no 64: According to the National Education Policy 1992, what specific measures were proposed for the administration and management of education at the local level?
Answer: The policy proposed the formation of School Management Committees at the village and institutional levels, limiting the number of schools overseen by each supervisor, and delegating appropriate financial, administrative, and personnel management powers to District Education Officers.
Question no 65: What prompted the formulation of The National Education Policy 1998-2010, and how was it developed?
Answer: The Prime Minister of Pakistan instructed the Ministry of Education in 1998 to create The National Education Policy 1998-2010. After extensive consultations, an initial draft was presented to the cabinet on January 21, 1998, and a subcommittee of ministers was appointed to finalize the policy, announced on February 21, 1998, during a National Convention on Education.
Question no 66: What were the main objectives of The National Education Policy 1998-2010?
Answer: The objectives included attaining an acceptable level of literacy through universal basic education, providing quality education, encouraging private investment, making education purposeful and job-oriented, ensuring the quality of higher education, reforming the examination system, establishing effective decentralized management, addressing the teacher supply-demand relationship, elevating teacher education quality, achieving universal primary education, continuously developing curricula, and enhancing technical and vocational education.
