Parent's literacy and pre-school education: a study of practices and problems of early childhood education in Pakistan

The study focused to evaluate the current practices and problems of pre-school education in Pakistan. It was conducted on 120 parents through convenient sampling technique from Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Bahawalpur Districts. Questionnaire and interview schedule were used as research tools for data collection. Study reflected that the literate, working and economically sound parents were more inclined towards pre-school education. Mothers considered pre-school education more important than fathers. Some problems were identified including lack of facilities, teacher training, curricula and attitude of the people. The researcher recommended that teacher training and appropriate curricula may be designed for kids. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.