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This paper explores the hopes and fears of children, both boys and
girls, aged 10-14 years, studying in government and private schools of Karachi,
Pakistan. Data were collected using a questionnaire regarding the children‟s
three main hopes and fears to their personal future, local future and the future of
the world, their views on particular issues of social concerns and to inquire
about children‟s involvement in any social organizations, their learning about
these issues at school and their vision/images for the future in the year 2030.
Subsequently, a focus group interview was also conducted in order to gain an in
depth understanding of the responses of the students. The findings reveal that
children from both gender groups were more optimistic for their personal future;
however, the girls are less hopeful about the future of their local area. Children
from both genders were found concerned about the increase in crime and
violence, poverty, environmental degradation and social disparities prevailing
within their local area and the world. It will also bring to light the level of
children‟s involvement in social actions, the image they aspire in future for the
contemporary world. Though the findings show that children are not involved
formally in the activities of any social development organization even then they
foresee a very positive and encouraging role to play in future for making this
world a better place. Many of these children also reckoned teaching and learning
regarding social and global issues in their schools highly important. It also
provides some suggestions and implications for stakeholders who believe that
developing knowledge, skills and attitude of forward-looking thinking is vital in
order to promote the notion of responsible citizenship.
Cassandra F. Faria, Bernadette L. Dean. (2011) Young Pakistani Citizen’s Vision for Tomorrow, Journal of Research and Reflections in Education, Volume 5, Issue 1.
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