Question no 43: How did the Fourth Plan address higher education, including expansion, curricular evaluation, and strategies for overcrowding mitigation?
Answer: The plan aimed at expanding and improving quality in higher education, evaluating college curricula, considering new universities, especially in Baluchistan, and implementing strategies to mitigate overcrowding in existing universities.
Question no 44: What were the enrollment targets set by the Fifth Plan for primary education, and how did it plan to achieve universal enrollment?
Answer: The plan aimed for universal enrollment for boys of class I age by 1982-83 and 90% enrollment for the entire 5-9 age-group by 1986-87. It focused on improving retention rates and increasing girls' enrollment through extraordinary efforts.
Question no 45: What challenges in secondary education did the Fifth Plan address, and what was its focus on job-oriented training?
Answer: The plan addressed low enrollment rates, especially for girls, and emphasized job-oriented training in secondary education programs to enhance overall enrollment by 52%.
Question no 46: How did the Fifth Plan approach teacher education, particularly regarding curriculum reforms and training duration?
Answer: The plan introduced new curricula for in-service and pre-service training of elementary teachers, emphasizing an extended training duration of 10 months.
Question no 47: What were the goals of the Fifth Plan concerning higher education, especially at the intermediate and degree levels?
Answer: The plan aimed for a 5.8% annual increase in enrollment at the intermediate level and a 19.6% increase at the degree level, with a priority on enlarging and improving facilities for teaching science.
Question no 48: How did the Fifth Plan leverage Allama Iqbal Open University to enhance education, and what were its major programs?.
Answer: The plan utilized multi-media distance learning techniques through Allama Iqbal Open University for courses, training programs, and functional literacy efforts. Major programs included in-service training for approximately 20,000 primary and middle school teachers.
