| dc.description.abstract | The study focuses on analyzing a reform programme implemented in the Punjab province in Pakistan. The reform was implemented to improve school education system. The study fings corroborate that the reform programme has made a notable effort to make education provisions available, accessible, acceptable and adaptable by improving access, quality and governance in the government schools of the Lahore district. There have been improvements in the school education system since the reform programme is implemented. Despite all the efforts made by the people in the core and in periphery, and these improvements, the school education system still needs to be improved. Especially the primary schools need immediate attention to remove issues related to different reform provisions. The study made an attempt to study education policies and reforms from the inception of Pakistan. The purpose was to analyze the improvements in the education system as well as the reasons for its failure. The reform program studied specifically for the study has helped provide many education provisions at different levels of schooling. As a result of these efforts, the overall teaching/learning environment in the schools is improved. There are more students studying in the schools and graduating from schools to contribute to society and national economy effectively. However, there are still many areas that can be improved at different levels of schooling especially primary education. Primary education provides the very basis to the entire learning experience in schools and it is still in need of improvement. The primary schools need to improve girls´ access, providing facilities, qualified human resources, cleanliness in schools, and a child-centered and child-friendly teaching-learning environment. The individual attention can help improve their learning. For the medium of instructions in primary school, the school management needs to hire qualified teachers form within the community, so that they are better able to communicate with the students in their mother tongue. Such issues allow girls students to drop out early and affect the learning of all students in primary schools. There are many good practices occurring in schools as a result of the reform programme but the government need to enhance these practices in schools. So that the overall impact of the reform improve school education experience by engaging students in innovative activities, such as, providing them computer literacy, arranging international competitive exams for the students, participating in debates, science project competitions at provincial and national level and cultural activities. Such activities have improved the learning experience of students. But the issues related to these activities and learning experience in primary schools needs to be improved. Therefore, the students can contribute to society as effective individuals. | eng |