Dr Sumaira Noreen

Chairperson
Department of History
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Profile
Research Publications

Experience

Date	Title	Institute
July 2015 onwards	Assistant Professor	Lahore College for Women University (LCWU)
Jan. - July 2015	Assistant Professor	Pakistan Study Centre, University of Punjab, Lahore.
Oct. 2012-2013	Visiting Faculty	Beaconhouse National University, Lahore.
Dec. 2004 – Dec. 2005	Assistant Professor	Education Programme, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi.
Oct. 2002 – Sept. 2003	Lecturer Political Science	Government Degree College (W), Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Oct. 2001 –Sept. 2002	Lecturer Political Science	F. G. Degree College (W) Peshawar Cantt., Pakistan.

Honor and Awards

Earned PhD Scholarships in 2006 from Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. These included ORSAS scholarship; Friendly Hand Research Bursary, and Thomas Holloway studentship.
Earned lifetime Fellowship of Cambridge Commonwealth Society after securing Cambridge Commonwealth Scholarship; and secured British Council’s Chevening Scholarship for postgraduate studies in Educational Research from the University of Cambridge, UK.
Awarded Gold Star on 22nd June 2004 by the Pakistan News International Gold Medal Awards Committee.
Topped overall “Public Service Commission” (PCS) Examination N.W.F.P. for Lecturer Political Science (BPS 17).
2nd in order of merit, in Political Science Department, University of Peshawar and 3rd in order of merit in N.W.F.P. (now called Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) in final examinations for MA Political Science.

Memberships

Member, Board of Graduate Studies: Research and Evaluation Department, Institute of Education, L.C.W.U. (2016); Pakistan Studies and History Department, GC University, Faisalabad (2018-21); History Department, GC University, Lahore (2020 on).
Member, Editorial Board, JASS, L.C.W.U., Lahore. Member of research articles’ review committees in HEC recognised (HJRS) journals, including UMT Education Review (UER), Research Journal of Social Sciences & Economics Review, Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research, Journal of Arts and Social Sciences.
Member, Friedrick-Nauman Foundation, Islamabad since 2000.

Graduate Students/ Postdocs/Undergraduate Students/ Honour Students

HEC approved PhD supervisor since October 2019 onwards.
05 PhD students and over 30 graduate and undergraduate students being supervised in areas of education policy, curriculum, and colonial history.

Service Activity

Participated in a Three-Days Workshop on “Professional Praxis”, from 14 to16 January, 2019, by Professor Anita Weiss, University of Oregon, USA held in L.C.W.U., Lahore.
In collaboration with DFDI of LCWU, worked for and secured an international collaboration with History Department of Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. The Letter of Intent was officially signed in December 2018 tenable for two years.
Participated as a Panelist and focal person in the UNDP’s and Government of Punjab’s joint venture on ‘Identifying Priorities for SDGs Framework for Punjab’, dated 19 December, 2016.
Developed the concept for and managed activities for an International conference on Education being held in November 2016 at LCWU, Lahore. The conference theme dealt with UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals with reference to Achieving Key Learning Competencies in Asia.
Participated in ‘One Day Consultative Workshop on Curriculum Reform’, organised by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, in collaboration with Higher Education Commission. Dated December 10, 2015. Venue: Auditorium of Ministry of Planning Development and Reform, Islamabad.

Brief Statement of Research Interest

My interest in research is multi-disciplinary, which is because of my academic training in the disciplines of History, Education and Political Science. As an academic, I have designed and taught research methodology courses as well as conducted research workshops and seminars for graduate students of Education, History, English, and Islamic Studies programmes at universities, including Fatima Jinnah Women University in Rawalpindi, Pakistan Studies Centre of University of Punjab in Lahore. I have also developed new courses of ‘Research Methodology’ for MS in Education and ‘Advanced Research Methods in Education: Designing Qualitative, Quantitative, Mixed Methods and Action Research’ for PhD students of Faculty of Education, at L.C.W.U., Lahore.

Being a historian of research in education, I enjoy digging for archived documents about education policy with particular focus on secondary curriculum and textbooks. My PhD and other research endeavours have further helped me understand and effectively analyse contemporary developments in the field of curriculum evaluation, pedagogic styles for effective learning, second language acquisition, classroom management, and lifelong learning. Besides my personal research initiatives, I have supervised research theses covering a range of contemporary educational concepts and issues, such as, the impact of social constructivist learning spaces on students’ learning and teaching practices, parent teacher collaboration for enhancing learning in schools, analysis of citizenship education in the textbooks, educational leadership and teaching pedagogies, investigation of schools as learning organisations, in-depth analyses of areas of student-teacher relationship attributing to their growth, developing narrative writing skills of cochlear implanted students in the mainstream schools, and developing reading and listening abilities of students in English language acquisition. My supervised researches involve a breadth of research methods; including, experimental design, model application, content analysis, and action research. I have also helped my research supervisee students getting acquainted with the ways and process of turning aspects of their academic research into articles for publication in research journals.

Based on my PhD research, I have prepared and published journal articles focusing on areas including, a) the impact of World War II affecting changes in the secondary curriculum organisation of schools in British India; b) impact of British education policy on education systems prevailing in British India; c) the strategic adoption, and positioning of English language in schools of British India. Moreover, I intend to develop a manuscript about secondary curriculum developments during the early decades of Pakistan’s creation. Going forward, I aim to continue further with research in key areas of education policy, textbooks analysis, curriculum evaluation, narrative writing skills, leadership in learning organisation, second language acquisition, inclusive education, global citizenship education, and other SDG priority areas.

Publications

Fakhra Aziz, Abira Ismat Butt, Sumaira Noreen, ‘A Constructive Approach to Develop an E-Leadership Model for 21st Century Universities’, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 20, Issue 4, 2021, ISSN 0972-5784, 83-91. (X –International)
Sumaira Noreen, ‘Trends in Understanding Curriculum: A post-1980s Analysis’, Research Journal of Social Sciences and Economics Review, Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2021, ISSN 2707-9023 (online), ISSN 2707-9015 (Print), 152-157. (Y –National)
Rifat Saba, Sumaira Noreen, ‘Effect of Narrow Listening Strategies on the Second Language Learners of Grade 5 in Private Schools of Pakistan’, Research Journal of Social Sciences and Economics Review, Vol. 2, Issue 3, 2021, ISSN 2707-9023 (online), ISSN 2707-9015 (Print), 143-151. (Y –National)
Sumaira Noreen, Aqsa Tahir, ‘English Textbooks and Presentation of Colonial Legacy: A Content Analysis of Punjab Government’s English Textbooks for Secondary Schools 1957-1962’, Journal of Educational Research & Social Science Review (JERSSR), Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2021, ISSN: 2710-4532, 7-14. (Y –National)
Sumaira Noreen, ‘Secondary Education in Bengal during the Dyarchy’, Elementary Education Online, Vol. 20, Issue 5, 2021, ISSN, 1305-3515, 3346-3354. (X -International)
Aniqa Munir, Sumaira Noreen, ‘Global Citizenship Education and Gender Equality in English and Islamiat Textbooks by Punjab Board’, Journal of Educational Research & Social Science Review (JERSSR), Vol. 1, Issue 2, 2021, ISSN: 2710-4532, 1-6. (Y –National)
Amna Umar, Sumaira Noreen, ‘A Qualitative Exploration of Teachers’ Perceptions about the Theory and Practice of English Language Program at Higher Secondary Level’, Academic Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5 Issue 2, 2021. ISSN: 2521-0149, ISSN 2519-7983, 178-192. (Y – National)
Fakhra Aziz, Sumaira Noreen, Qurratulain Ershad, Rifat Saba, Tamer Kutluca, ‘Exploring the Mediating Role of Psychological Capital for Correlation of Leadership Intellectual Stimulation and Organizational Commitment’, Linguistica Antverpiensia, Vol. 2021, Issue-1, ISSN: 0304-2294, 2530 – 2544. (W -International)
Irfan Ullah Khan, Muhammad Idris, Sumaira Noreen, ‘Influence of Emotional Intelligence on Emotional Dissonance and Innovative Work Behavior’, Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews. Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2021, eISSN 2395-6518, 451-458. (W-International)
Muhammad Idris, Dr. Said Saeed, Sumaira Noreen, ‘Preventing Violent Extremism through Augmenting Community Resilience and Empowering Community Members in Swat’, International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change. Vol. 15, Issue 6, 2021, ISSN 2201-1323, 2201-1315. (W –International)
Sumaira Noreen, ‘Grow More Food Drive and Secondary Curriculum Developments in Colonial Punjab during Second World War’, Research Journal of Social Sciences & Economics Review, Vol. 1, Issue 4, 2020, ISSN 2707-9023 (online), ISSN 2707-9015 (Print), 301-306. (Y -National)
Sumaira Noreen and Aqsa Tahir, ‘Textbooks & Nationhood: A Content Analysis of Punjab Secondary Curriculum English Textbooks during Early Ayub Khan Era in Pakistan’, Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, ISSN 2311-293X,2414-8512, Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020, 269-278. (Y -National)
Sumaira Noreen & Sadia Shahbaz, ‘Schools as Learning Organizations: Impact of Age & Experience of Preschool Teachers understanding about Disciplines of Learning Organization in Peter Senge’s Model’, Journal for Educators, Teachers and Trainers, Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2021, ISSN 1989-9572, 37-47. (Y -International)
QurratulAin Ershad and Sumaira Noreen, ‘Enhancing Narrative Writing Ability of a CI Learner with the Help of Picture Stories and Mindmaps’, Academic Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4 Issue 4 (October- December 2020) ISSN 2521-0149 2519-7983, 940-958. (Y -National)
Memoona Sohail and Sumaira Noreen, Evaluation of English Curriculum Reform for Undergraduates by Using the CIPP Model’, Academic Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4 Issue 4 (October- December 2020) ISSN 2521-0149 2519-7983, 1059-1076. (Y -National)
QurratulAin Ershad and Sumaira Noreen, ‘Issues Faced by the Cochlear Implanted Students in the Mainstream Classes: An Analysis of Perspectival Accounts of Primary School Teachers’, Research Journal of Social Sciences & Economics Review, Vol. 1, Issue 4, 2020, ISSN 2707-9023 (online), ISSN 2707-9015 (Print), 257-264. (Y -National)
Aniqa Munir and Sumaira Noreen, ‘Global Citizenship Education and Gender Depiction in Textbooks: The Case of Punjab Textbook Board’s Pakistan Studies and Urdu Textbooks’, Research Journal of Social Sciences & Economics Review, Vol. 1, Issue 3, 2020 (July – September) ISSN 2707-9023 (online), ISSN 2707-9015 (Print), 72-79. (Y - National)
Rifat Saba, and Sumaira Noreen, ‘Evaluating the Importance of Extensive Reading in Second Language Acquisition on the students of Grade 5 in Private Schools of Pakistan’, Kashmir Journal of Language Research Vol. 23, Issue 1, 2020, ISSN: 1028-6640, 249-268. (Y - National)
Rifat Saba, and Dr. Sumaira Noreen, ‘Factors of Listening Anxiety among the Second Language Learners of Grade 5 in Pakistan’, International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Vol. 24, Issue 08, 2020, ISSN: 1475-7192, 15172-15188. (Y - International)
QurratulAin Ershad and Sumaira Noreen, ‘Using Picture Stories and Mind Maps to Improve Narrative Ability of a Ci Student’, Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research (SJESR), Volume-III, Issue-I, January-March, 2020, ISSN 2706-6525 (Online), 2706-8285 (Print)106-116. (Y- National)
QurratulAin Ershad and Sumaira Noreen, ‘Investigating the Effect of Picture Stories and Mind Maps on Narrative Writing Abilities of Cochlear Implanted Students’, International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Vol. 24, Issue 04, 2020, ISSN: 1475-7192, 7773-7791. DOI:10.37200/IJPR/V24I4/PR2020968 (Y - International)
Shafia Baber, and Sumaira Noreen, ‘Student-Teacher Relationship: an Analysis of the Perception of Sixth Grade Students in the Elementary Private and Public School’, Journal of Arts and Social Sciences 5 (2018) 31-49. (Y - National)

Research Grants and Contracts.

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Other Research or Creative Accomplishments

Won a plaque in the first round of essay competition (held in September, 2004) organized by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan. The category entitled was “Practical and Innovative Approaches to Promoting the Performance Culture in Higher Education Institutions”.
Won an all-Pakistan essay competition about the proposed “Devolution Plan” for Pakistan during General Musharraf’s military administration in 2000. Won the first prize of representing Pakistan as a delegate in a two-week participatory seminar about Liberalism: an Examination of Basics’ organized by the International Academy for Leadership in Germany.

Selected Professional Presentations

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Department of History

History