Dr. Waqar Un Nisa Faizi

The Reflection of Islamic Values in Social Sciences at Secondary Level: Review of Compulsory Text Books of Social Sciences at Secondary Level, in Karachi, Pakistan Dr. Waqar Un Nisa Faizi

In entire educational levels, secondary education is an important sub-sector. On the one hand, it provides work force for the economy and on the other hand it acts as a feeder for higher education. The higher education which is expected to produce the personalities of high moral conduct in different fields of country depends largely on the religious education provided at secondary level. So the religious knowledge must be included in the text books of secondary level for producing morally perfect individuals for future. Islam is an education system itself, So this study investigates the reflection of Islamic values in Social sciences especially compulsory subjects of Islamiyat and Pakistan studies of IX-X classes in Karachi, Pakistan. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Islamic culture,values and courses of above two subjects at secondary level. This study was an attempt to study the cultural foundations and the religious values underlying the current educational system of Pakistan.