Question no 79: How did The National Education Policy 2009 recognize the importance of higher education for national development, and what were the key strategies outlined?
Answer: The NEP 2009 recognized higher education as vital for national development, with strategies including increasing enrollment, raising investment, promoting research and development, ensuring competitive research grants, facilitating global collaboration, institutionalizing a Tenure Track system, leveraging ICT, allocating additional TV channels, awarding faculty development scholarships, encouraging specialization, and expanding campuses.
Question no 80: What were the challenges faced by elementary education in Pakistan according to The National Education Policy 2009, and how were they addressed through policy actions?
Answer: Elementary education faced challenges of low participation and inadequate quality. Policy actions included ensuring universal enrollment, setting the official age, allocating necessary resources, upgrading schools, seeking international support, addressing dropout with financial and food support, introducing incentives, enhancing school appeal, establishing residential schools, and implementing a unique identification system.
Question no 81: How did The National Education Policy 2009 propose to increase literacy rates through adult literacy programs, and what specific steps were recommended?
Answer: The NEP 2009 proposed increasing literacy rates through adult literacy programs by developing a national literacy curriculum, providing teacher training and materials, mainstreaming non-formal education students, allocating 4% of the education budget for literacy, expanding National Education Foundation programs, implementing special programs for child laborers, using school buildings for adult literacy, and providing in-service training for math and science teachers.
Question no 82: How did The National Education Policy 2009 aim to transform higher education into an engine for socioeconomic development, and what were the key strategies outlined for this purpose?
Answer: The NEP 2009 aimed to transform higher education by increasing enrollment, raising investment, promoting research, ensuring competitive research grants, facilitating global collaboration, institutionalizing a Tenure Track system, leveraging ICT, allocating TV channels, awarding faculty development scholarships, encouraging specialization, expanding campuses, focusing on social sciences, introducing integrated four-year programs, and reviewing library standardization.
Question no 83: What were the specific recommendations outlined in The National Education Policy 2009 to address challenges in elementary education, such as high dropout rates and inadequate learning materials?
Answer: Specific recommendations included ensuring universal enrollment, setting the official age, allocating necessary resources, upgrading schools, seeking international support, addressing dropout with financial and food support, introducing incentives, enhancing school appeal, establishing residential schools, implementing a unique identification system, prioritizing illiteracy eradication, and equipping individuals with skills for livelihoods.
Question no 84: How did The National Education Policy 2009 address the challenges in secondary and higher secondary education, such as low access rates and high dropout rates, especially among girls?
A: The NEP 2009 addressed challenges in secondary education by expanding provision, preventing dropouts through student support, promoting student-centered teaching, providing counseling, promoting Life Skills Based Education, introducing career-focused counseling, enhancing school appeal, merging grades, introducing ranking systems, implementing a National Merit Programme, and focusing on reducing disparities.
