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2011 - Present	Professor Emerita, IED - Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan, Aga Khan University ‐ IED - Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan
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Science and Mathematics Education

Articles (28)

The continuing evolution of the research doctorate

Globalization and its impacts on the quality of PhD education: Forces and forms in doctoral education worldwide (2014)

Bianca L. Bernstein, Barbara Evans, Jeannette Fyffe, Nelofer Halai, et al.

Survey: Teacher education in private sector

Developing understanding of innovative strategies of teaching science through action ...

International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (2012)

This study is a meta-synthesis of 20 action research studies undertaken in the classroom by teachers to develop their understanding ...

Graduate students in education in a public sector university in ...

Education in Pakistan: Learning from research partnerships (2012)

Nelofer Halai and Arshad Ali

Evolution of doctoral education in Pakistan: Challenges and successes of ...

Perspectives in Education (2011)

This paper presents a part of the findings from a larger study undertaken to explore the experience of graduate students ...

Private higher education in Pakistan

International Higher Education (2011)

The demand for higher education all over the world, especially in the developing world, has fueled a tremendous growth of ...

Developing pedagogical content knowledge of science teachers through action research ...

Asia Pacific Forum on Science Teaching and Learning (2011)

Nelofer Halai and Manzoor Ali Khan

The aim of this study is to analyze the action research undertaken by Khan as a teacher researcher in a ...

How teachers become action researchers in Pakistan: Emerging patterns from ...

Educational Action Research (2011)

The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of how teachers become action researchers in the context of ...

Becoming and being a doctoral supervisor in Pakistan: A lived ...

Doctoral education in international context: Connecting local, regional and global perspectives (2011)

Developing researchers in education through a doctoral programme: A challenge ...

Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities (2011)

This is a reflective paper on the challenges of developing educational researchers through doctoral education in the context of Pakistan. ...

Understanding a Pakistani science teacher’s practice through a life ...

The Qualitative Report (2011)

The purpose of the single case life history study was to understand a female science teacher’s conceptions of the nature ...

Teaching teachers and students about the nature of science

Journal of Educational Research (2010)

This article advocates the teaching about the nature of science to both pupils in schools and teachers in teacher education ...

Understanding the practice of teacher educators in implementing the Intel ...

The Intel® Teach Pre-service Program (2009)

Nelofer Halai, Ratan Salem and Nasira Gardezi

This paper focuses on understanding the practice of teacher educators in implementing the Intel® Teach Essentials Course at four sites ...

Curriculum reform in science education in Pakistan

Science education in context: An international examination of the influence of context on science curricula development and implementation (2008)

Making use of bilingual interview data: Some experiences from the ...

The Qualitative Report (2007)

This paper describes the challenges faced, and rules devised, while dealing with bilingual interview data as part of a life ...

Teachers’ lives and their status: A secondary analysis of the ...

Teacher Status: A symposium (2007)

Learning to use innovative pedagogy: The experience of a primary ...

Science Education International (2006)

This study examined the experiences of primary science teachers when they weThis study examined the experiences of primary science teachers ...

Reconceptualising the professional development of in-service science teachers in Pakistan

Education reform in societies in transition: International perspectives (2006)

Pakistan is a society in transition in more ways than one: politically it is still trying to find its place ...

The teaching of research in a teacher education programme

Partnerships in educational development (2006)

Iffat Farah and Nelofer Halai

Teachers’ experiences of learning science: A case of autobiographical reflection

Science Education International (2005)

This paper analyzes the experience of learning science in school of 34 teachers enrolled in a science methods course in ...

Becoming a school science teacher in Pakistan: A female narrative

Transforming schools in Pakistan: Towards the learning community (2005)

Teachers’ conceptions of the nature of science: A comparative study ...

School Science Review (2004)

Nelofer Halai and Jane McNicholl

Curriculum designers in both Pakistan and the UK accept that science education for today’s young people should not just be ...

Munazza’s story: Shedding light on a science teacher’s ...

Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (2004)

Nelofer Halai and Derek Hodson

Life history research creates a broader understanding of teaching by providing illustration of the relationships among various aspects of teachers’ ...

Learning to teach science using a new strategy: A case ...

Impact: Making a difference (2003)

Constructivism has emerged as the dominant learning model in science educational reform. Despite this, there is a paucity of research ...

Science teacher education and the nature of science: A voice ...

Science Educntion Intemational (2003)

The purpose of this paper is to advocate that tenchcrs be encouraged nnd helped to develop an overt and deaf ...