LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:8 August 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

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Sociology of Education: Culture of School

Rifat Saba, M.A. English Literature
Huma Baqir , M.A. English Literature and Language

Abstract

Pakistan is a multilingual country facing numerous problems in education sector. In Pakistan, there are two sectors, Public and Private. There is a drastic discrepancy between the cultures of both types of schools and their cultures. Media plays an important role in developing a school culture whether public or private. Media, nowadays, is very vigilant and alert and is playing a vital role in influencing school cultures in negative and positive aspects. The research reported here is a survey of students and teachers of Public, Private and Semi- Government institutions who responded to the questionnaires. The survey examines the attitudes of teachers and students regarding the negative and positive role of media in influencing the school culture. Results point to both the negative and positive effects of media along with the reaction of students, teachers and administration towards these effects. It also shows the stance and efforts of institutions towards these influences. This descriptive study recommends that institutions need to play their part in counseling students. They have to be made aware that nothing is good and bad; it is the attitude and aptitudes of people which makes a thing good and bad. Teachers and students had their opinions about the effects of media and the role of administration, parents and teachers to make things better.

Introduction

A brief study has shown that media, in this century, has influenced school culture. Media is very powerful and it is just because of its power the world has become a global village. Though media, the entire world is connected to each other now. However, we are concerned with the influence of media in Pakistani society. Media affects any culture - school culture - in both ways; negative and positive. People have different views about the effects of mass media as it influences teachers, students, administration, values, traditions, infrastructure of school etc. in both ways.

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Rifat Saba, M.A. in English Literature from Punjab University, Lahore Pakistan
Diploma in TESOL from Lahore College for Women University
M.Phil. Scholar in ELT from Kinniard College
Kinniard College Lahore
93 Jail Road Lahore
Pakistan
rifat_saba@hotmail.com

Huma Baqir, M.A. English Literature and language from University of Education
B.Ed. from University of Education
M.Phil. Scholar in ELT from Kinniard College
Kinniard College Lahore
93 Jail Road Lahore
Pakistan
s.humazaidi@gmail.com
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