INTERPLAY OF SOCIOLOGY AND EDUCATION: AN INVESTIGATION INTO HIGHER LEARNING IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

This research aims to examine the Pakistani higher education system, particularly emphasising the obstacles that students face while trying to further their education. Access, quality, efficiency, and gender, racial, and class inequalities are covered, as are how sociological theories shed light on these concerns. To compile their findings, the authors of this research consulted a body of prior literature. Investigating and assessing Pakistan's university system uses sociological ideas and viewpoints. Access to quality education, inefficiency, a lack of research activities, and gender, racial, and class disparities in educational achievement and retention are significant issues highlighted by the study's results as affecting Pakistan's higher education system. Researchers in sociology, education, public policy, and development studies may find this research valuable. To better higher education institutions and tackle socioeconomic inequities, it offers insights for researchers, educators, and legislators. An innovative viewpoint on the relationship between social conditions and educational results is provided by this research, which examines higher education in Pakistan while also integrating sociological ideas. It adds to what is already known by drawing attention to the importance of sociology in comprehending and solving problems in education.