Incorporating Islamic Values into Pakistan's Educational Policies: An Evaluative Study

Abstract

In every country, educational policies are made to ensure that education is more effective according to the needs of the time. It is important to maintain a certain standard of education in all of these policies and plans. Due to Pakistan's Islamic heritage, religious considerations have always been regarded as a fundamental element when formulating any policy. As a result of this study, an overview of all educational policies from 1947 to 2017 was provided. The fact that we have observed these policies demonstrates that they all contain some attractive recommendations for providing students with knowledge regarding Islamic values, but sadly, these recommendations remain in paper form, and no practical measures have been taken to implement them. Consequently, researchers observed that students get little benefit from Islamic knowledge. Thus, based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that not only effective educational policies be implemented in order to enhance our educational system but that special attention be paid to ensuring that students are fully aware of Islam, particularly at the secondary level when many changes have occurred between individuals, making it imperative that students receive the best moral training possible.