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Dr Nilofar Vazir joined AKU-IED in 1994 as an Academic Consultant. She has served the Institution as Coordinator of Certificate in Education (Cert.Ed) and Masters in Education (MEd) Programs at IED. Currently she is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) Programmes at the Institute.
Dr Vazir completed her PhD in Teacher Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education,
University of Toronto, (OISE, University of Toronto ) in 2003. During her professional career, she has attended various conferences and presented several papers at local, national and international levels.
Dr Vazir has had considerable experience in both academic and school administration. Before joining AKU-IED, she served as the Regional Director of City School System. She has several years of experience teaching Early Childhood Education (ECE), both at Montessori and Primary levels. At AKU-IED, she has taught Certificate, Advanced Diploma and MEd Courses. She has also led a faculty team that conducted AKU-IED programmes for teachers in
Aga Khan Education Services (AKES)
School, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She continues to teach, conduct research and supervise Dissertations at the Masters level and conducts educational programmes as per contextual needs at different institutions.
Qualification
PhD (Teacher Education), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada
MEd (Teacher Education), Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development
Post-Graduation Certificate in Primary Education, Sheffield-Hallam University, UK
Early Childhood Education, Teachers Resource Center, Karachi, Pakistan
Association Montessori International, Karachi, Pakistan
Research Interests
Early Childhood Education and Development
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
Moral Education
Research in Childhood Education
Teacher Learning
Qualitative Research Methods
Professional Organisation(s)
Association of Social Studies Educators and Teachers (ASSET)
Association Montessori International (AMI)
Al-Murtaza School (AMS)
American Educational Research Association (AERA)
International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI)
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Reflective Practice, UK
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