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A Comparative Analysis of Research Quality of Public and Private Universities

                Muhammad S.1 Ahmad S.M.2 Iqbal M.3 and Neman M.2 Available online at: www.isca.in, www.isca.me Received 21st January 2014, revised 30th March 2014, accepted 1st June 2014   Abstract This paper discusses findings from a study designed for evaluating PhD dissertations and comparing quality of dissertations of public and private universities. The main objectives of the study were to evaluate the research quality of PhD education dissertations of public and private sector universities in Pakistan and to compare and analyze the dissertation quality of public and private sector universities in Pakistan. Of 308 PhD education dissertations, 178 dissertations were evaluated on a twenty-element rubric created for the evaluation of PhD dissertations in education.The main finding of the study is that the dissertation quality of public sector universities was found better than private sector universities on several categories of the rubric. The difference was s

TYPES OF CURRICULUM

By Dr. Sultan Muhammad Khan Keywords: Subject Based Curriculum , what are the Characteristics of Subject Based Curriculum ?     Criticism on Subject Curriculum , Requirements for the Optimum Operation of Subject Curriculum TYPES OF CURRICULUM There are many types of curriculum design, but here we will discuss only the few. Types or patterns are being followed in educational institutions. 1  Subject curriculum 2  Teacher Centered curriculum 3  Learner centered curriculum 4 Activity /Experience curriculum 5  Integrated curriculum    Core curriculum    Board field curriculum    Hidden curriculum Subject Based Curriculum Subject matter is the most used and accepted curriculum Design, it is also the oldest curriculum Design. We see the earliest example in the medieval era in the Middle Ages the monastery and Cathedrals and the organizations of the seven liberal arts in the schools of ancient Greece and Rome. The seven liberal arts were consisted