VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University
Dr. Nauman Ahmed Abdullah
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
Faculty of Education


PhD (Education)


Educational Administration
Official Email nauman.abdullah@vu.edu.pk
I am interested in highlighting the social issues of education. Research interests include; ODL, program evaluation, foreign aid in education, qualitative studies, and faculty development.
Experience
Assistant Professor
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Mar 11, 2021 To present
Lecturer
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Mar 26, 2019 To Mar 10, 2021
Intructor
Virtual University of Pakistan
From Oct 03, 2016 To Mar 25, 2019
Lecturer
University of Gujrat (Lahore sub campus)
From Dec 01, 2014 To Sep 30, 2016
Lecturer
Superior Group of Colleges
From Aug 01, 2011 To Nov 30, 2014
Honors And Awards
Merit certificate- position in masters degree at University of the Punjab
Year: 2012
Annual Research Productivity Award for the Year 2019 across faculty members of Virtual University of Pakistan
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Memberships
Member
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Publications
Category: International
Abdullah, N. A. (2023). Open Online Courses in Pakistan- Current Practices and What Needs to be done? In S. Goundar Massive Open Online Courses - Current Practice and Future Trends (Ed.). Intech Open: UK. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1001460
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Category: International
Abdullah, N. A. & Umair, M. (2022). Online microteaching as replacement of practice teaching for pre-service teacher education students in Pakistan- A digital Innovation. In Harjeet Kaur and Harpeet Singh (Eds.). Strategic advantage through innovatio
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Category: International
Abdullah, N. A. (2020). Pre-service Teacher Education in Covid-19 - Online Education Options in Pakistan? In Ljupka Naumovska (Ed.). The Impact of COVID-19 on the International Education System. Proud Pen. ISBN 978-1-8381524-0-6 Doi: 10.51432/978-1
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Category: International
Umair, M., & Abdullah, N. A. (2022). Role of education on women empowerment in Pakistan. In Kamaljit Singh & Ramandeep Kaur (Ed.). Women Empowerment in Modern Perspective. pp 31-38. National Press Associates. ISBN 978-93-90863-63-1
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Category: International-X
Abdullah, N. A. & Afzal, I. (2022). Role of WhatsApp in teaching and learning process in schools in Pakistan. Journal of Educators Online, 19(3), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.9743/JEO.2022.19.3.1
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Category: International-X
Din, K-U., Abbas, M., Abdullah, N. A. (2022). Factors affecting university students’ motivation in conducting research thesis. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 22(3).
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Category: International Book Chapter
Abdullah, N. A. (2020). Pre-service Teacher Education in Covid-19 - Online Education Options in Pakistan? In Ljupka Naumovska (Ed.). The Impact of COVID-19 on the International Education System. Proud Pen. ISBN 978-1-8381524-0-6.
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Category: X
Abdullah, N., Raza, S. A., & Akhtar, M. M. S. (2015). Measuring work stress of marketing professionals. Business Review, 10(1), 188-193. http://iba.edu.pk/Business_review/br_vol10Number1.pdf
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Category: International-X
Abdullah, N. A. & Saeed, M. (2016). Extremism in Education in Pakistan: University teachers’ thought. Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences, 49(2), 55-69.
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Category: International-X
Abdullah, N. A. & Akhtar, M. M. S. (2016). Job satisfaction through organizational citizenship behaviour: A case of university teacher of Pakistan. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 62(2), 134-149.
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Category: X
Abdullah, N. A. (2016). Organizational citizenship behavior in educational settings in Pakistan. Business Review, 11(2), 77-84. http://businessreview.iba.edu.pk/articles/OrganizationalCitizenshipBehav
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Category: Y
Chaudhry, A. Q., Abdullah, N. A., & Khatoon, M. (2017). Factors causing absenteeism among the students of secondary level schools. Journal of Punjab University Historical Society, 30(1), 11-25.
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Category: Y
Malik, A., & Abdullah, N. A. (2017). Level of aggression among college teachers and students in Pakistan: An analysis. Pakistan Journal of Social Science, 37(2), 343-353.
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A. & Chaudhry, A. Q. (2018). Significance of reading and writing in understanding Islamic study subject matter: Knowledge of pre-school teachers. Al-Adwa, 33(49), 45-52.
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Category: International-Y
Abdullah, N. A. & Chaudhry, A. Q. (2018). Promoting social justice and equity through university education in Pakistan. International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 12(2), Article 05.
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Category: International-Y
Abdullah, N. A. & Mirza, M. S. (2018). Entry qualifications of students as predictors of academic performance in various degree programs in distance education setting in Pakistan. Open Praxis 10(3), 237-247.
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., & Chaudhry, A. Q. (2018). Organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behavior of business employees in telecommunication and automobile sector. Pakistan Vision, 19(2), 289-300.
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., & Bhatti, N. (2018). Failure in quality of academic performance of students in public sector schools of district Sheikhupura. Journal of Education and Educational Development, 5(2), 289-305. http://dx.doi
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A. (2019). Teachers’ satisfaction of pricinpal’s perceived leadership at elementary level. Journal of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Research (JSSIR), 8(1), 21-28. Available at: https://jssir.neduet.e
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., & Akhtar, M. M. S. (2019). Transforming Education in Pakistan: Evaluation of UK aid programme. ISSRA Papers The Journal of Governance and Public Policy, 11(2), 45-56. https://ndu.edu.pk/issra/issra_pub/ar
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., & Ikram, T. (2019). A case study on quality of Education in the Trust school, Lahore. Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 7(2), 18-37. https://doi.org/10.20547/jess0721907202
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A. & Akhtar, M. M. S. (2019). A document analysis of PESP II: UK aid programme for Education in Pakistan. Journal of Elementary Education, 29(1), 47-60. Available at: http://journals.pu.edu.pk/journals/index.
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., & Mirza, M. S. (2019). Predicting academic performance in undergraduate online degree programs from previous academic achievement in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, 5(2), 209-222.
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., Javaid, A., & Omar, S. (2020). Psychological Capital Development in Street Children through Education at Child Protection & Welfare Bureau, Lahore. Journal of Elementary Education, 30(2), 155-171. Online
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., & Akhtar, M. M. S. (2019). Contributions of major foreign aid agencies to Education in Pakistan. Paradigms, 13(2), 33-40. https://paradigms.ucp.edu.pk/static/uploads/2017/09/130205.pd
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A. (2020). Teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviour in Pakistan: A comparative study of public sector and private sector universities. Journal of Business Strategies, 14(1), 1-16. http://greenwichjourna
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., & Ashraf, M. (2020). Comparative study of factors influencing the choice in Area of specialization among management and social science students at university level. Journal of Managerial Sciences, 14(1), 65-75.
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A., Jabeen, S., & Akhtar, M. M. S. (2020). Evaluation of ilm ideas phase I programme of UK aid for Education in Pakistan. Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 7(2), 101-115. https://doi.org/10.46662/jass-vol7-
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A. (2020). A comparative study of classroom management strategies employed by public and private School English language teachers. Journal of Education and Educational Development, 7(1), 71-86. https://journals.iobmresearch.com/index.
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Category: Y
Abdullah, N. A. (2020). State of Education in Pakistan: An analytical review of basic Education indicators. New Horizons, 14(1), 1-14. http://greenwichjournals.com/index.php/NH/article/view/252 DOI:10.2.9270/NH.14.1(20).01
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Category: International-W
Abdullah, N. A. & Mirza, M. S. (2020). Evaluation of teaching practice of pre-service online and distance education students in Pakistan. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21(2), 81-97. https://doi.org/10.19173/irro
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Research Grants
DateTitleAgency / OrganizationHeadingAmount (Rs.)
2021Developing a Competency based Program for Preparing Effective Online TeachersVirtual university of PakistanFunded and in progress100000.0000
2019Extremism in Education in Pakistan: A Stakeholders’ OpinionVirtual University of PakistanCompleted44500.0000
2016Job Satisfaction of University Teachers in PunjabAs research associate-University of the PunjabCompleted200000.0000