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Gratification and Social Adjustment of Blind Children in District Faisalabad, Pakistan Asim, Muhammad; Zafar, Aisha; Batool, Zahira; Jamal, Atif
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 11 (2012): November 2012 - Special Issue
Publisher : Richtmann Publishing

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Most of the blind people live in the developing countries with the blindness rate 10-20 times higher than thatdeveloped countries. Especially special children face many social and economic problems blind children. Such children want tohave special attention regarding their social adjustment. The study was designed to identify and analyze the need satisfactionand social adjustment of blind children in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The universe of the present study was particularly comprised ofblind educational institutions in Faisalabad. Eighty respondents were selected through convenient sampling technique. The datawere collected through well designed interview schedule. The study revealed that a large majority 78.8% of the respondents ofthe total reported that that they faced blindness since birth. A mainstream of the population 52.5% reported that their parentspaid attention during their sickness and 47.5% of the respondents reported that they discussed their personal problems with theirparents.
Covid-19: A Reason behind Digital Education in Pakistan Akram, Madieha; Anjum, Faiza; Batool, Zahira
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 11 No. 4 (2020): July 2020
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Covid-19 is new virus that is spreading rapidly in all over the world. It is a communicable disease. World Health Organization announced social distancing to control the spread of that virus. All institutions are closed in Pakistan. Education was also effecting with this shutdown. A number of educational institutions have started digital education. Education is an important institution of socialization. Traditional education is not possible because of Covid-19. Digital education is taking its place according to the situation. An online survey was conducted to understand the acceptance level of online education in Lahore, Pakistan. A number of 240 students who were attending online classes solved the questionnaire. A software “Statistical package of social sciences” was used to see the distribution of the respondents. A statistical analysis showed that majority of the respondents is accepting online education according to the condition. It is suggested that Government should spread awareness regarding online education to make it more successful because it is the need of the time.