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 Global Journal of Education and Allied  

Research (GJEAR) 
Volume.13, Number 3; March-2022; 

ISSN: 2837-3707 | Impact Factor: 6.79 

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FACTORS SHAPING SUBJECT PREFERENCES IN SINDH'S TERTIARY 

EDUCATION: UNVEILING PARENTAL, SOCIETAL, AND INSTITUTIONAL 

INFLUENCES 

 
1Dr. Sarah Amina Khan and 2Prof. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui 

 

Article Info  Abstract 

Keywords: Education system, 

Pakistan, Sindh, gender biases, 

subject selection. 

 Education plays a pivotal role in personal growth and national 

development. Pakistan's education system, though vital, grapples with 

foundational issues and a shortage of qualified educators, obstructing 

access to quality education. Despite numerous strategies, the current 

system remains inadequate, particularly in Sindh. This study delves into 

the challenges of the education system in Sindh, focusing on limited 

access, outdated curricula, inadequate teacher training, and gender 

biases. Gender biases not only constrain career choices but also 

permeate educational environments, hindering holistic development. 

Societal norms perpetuate gender-stereotyped career associations, 

obstructing the alignment of diverse careers with all genders. 

Additionally, parental influence coerces students into unsuitable 

subjects, emphasizing university entrance over holistic growth. 

Addressing these concerns necessitates comprehending the factors that 

shape students' subject preferences and their repercussions on academic 

and personal development. This study investigates the determinants 

behind subject selection and their broader impacts, advocating for an 

inclusive and high-quality education system. The findings underline the 

urgency of reforming education in Sindh, ensuring equal opportunities 

regardless of socioeconomic status or gender. By rectifying the 

identified issues, a more responsive and effective education system can 

be forged, nurturing individuals' potential and propelling the 

socioeconomic advancement of the region. 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                 
1Scholar, Greenwich University, Karachi, Pakistan 
2Scholar, Greenwich University, Karachi, Pakistan. 

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Introduction 

Education is essential for individual survival and intellectual growth and contributes to the development of a 

country, particularly economically. However, the education system in Pakistan has faced challenges since its 

independence in 1947, including deficient educational foundations and a lack of qualified teachers, leading to 

difficulties in access and quality education. Various educational strategies have been implemented to address 

these challenges, but the current school system in Pakistan is still not responsive enough to meet the demands for 

quality education. The current education system in Sindh is characterized by a wide range of issues and concerns, 

including limited access to education, inadequate teacher training, outdated curricula, and gender biases. The 

gender biases present in the education system create limitations and barriers to the future potential of individuals, 

irrespective of their gender. Gender stereotyping is not only related to career choices but also to educational 

institutions and learning spaces. The societal norms in Sindh have created a mindset where male-oriented careers 

are not associated with females and vice versa. As a result, the educational system perpetuates the existing gender 

norms, creating a stuffed and congested mindset that does not allow for affirmatively acknowledging the allying 

of male-oriented careers with female and vice versa. Another factor affecting subject selection is parental 

influence. With the fear of validation and acceptance, parents may neglect the potential and talent of their children 

and forcefully enroll them in subjects that may not be suitable for them. This manipulation of student subject 

selection only focuses on getting them into universities instead of fostering their intellectual growth and 

development. To improve the education system in Sindh, it is essential to identify the factors that influence 

students' choice of subjects and how these choices impact their academic and personal growth. The study aims to 

fill this gap by examining the reasons behind students' choice of subjects and their impact on their overall 

educational and personal development. The study recommends the need for an improved education system that 

provides equitable and quality education to all students, regardless of their socio-economic background or gender. 

Problem Statement  

This research is to deduce the factors which affect the student’s perception over the subject choice on tertiary 

level of education in Sindh, and how it is manipulated here to only be perceived as means to get into universities 

and bound to only the respective reason instead of helping them grow intellectually.   

Research Objectives   

- To analyse how parents influence a student’s perception of subjects on tertiary level.  

- To analyse how societal norms and stereo typicality has an impact on student’s perception of subjects on 

tertiary level.  

- To analyse how the gender biases/discrimination affects student’s perception of subjects on tertiary level.  

- To analyse the role of educational institutions over the student’s perception of subjects on tertiary level.  

- To analyse how archetype of academics affect the student’s perception of subjects on tertiary level.  

- To analyse the status of art as an academic subject.  

Research Hypothesis  

H1:  Parental influence has a significant impact over the student’s perception of subjects on tertiary level.  

H2: Societal norms have a significant impact over the student’s perception of subjects on tertiary level. H3: Role 

of Educational institutions has a significant impact over student’s mindset of subjects on tertiary level.  

H4: Gender stereotyping according to the academic fields has a significant impact over teenager’s perception of 

subjects on tertiary level.  

H5: All these factors are the main reason student’s prior technical subjects over art. H6: 

All these factors are the main reason art is still considered as an elite subject. 



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Literature Review  

Education System in Sind  

Education assumes a significant part in the turn of events and thriving of the country. The nature of training is the 

foundation of public advancement. If we glance back at history, we have a model. Japan, a country that totally 

declined after the conflict, yet as the maxim goes, "favor the courageous", crushed the disappointment with the 

assistance of instruction, and with the assistance of the most remarkable schooling. Assuming we dig further, we 

likewise have instances of China's advancement with the assistance of training. Sindh carried any progressions to 

the training area, yet it finished in disastrous disappointment. As per the Education and Improvement Report 

Sindhi Education Statistics, just 45% of schools have electrical offices, 57% of schools have drinking water, 63% 

have latrines, 61 have dividers, and just 35% of schools are looking great (adb, 2019). In spite of the fact that 

Sindh is the most elevated supporter of GDP, it actually positions second with regards to schooling quality. In 

Sindh region, just 47% of schools are directed by educators, 27% of schools work in the homeroom, among a 

populace of 12 million, a greater number of than 6 million youngsters are out of school, and around half of kids 

leave essential training prior to finishing their examinations". Sindh has fallen behind the world concerning 

quality instruction, as the interest for better schools is developing quickly while the stock of value schools is 

simply not keeping pace." Education assumes a significant part in the turn of events and success of the country. 

The nature of training is the foundation of public advancement. If we glance back at history, we have a model. 

Japan, a country that totally declined after the conflict, however as the truism goes, "favor the fearless", crushed 

the disappointment with the assistance of instruction, and with the assistance of the most impressive training. 

Assuming we dig further, we likewise have instances of China's advancement with the assistance of instruction 

(adb, 2019).  

The present West rules the world simply because they have understood the essentialness of training to thrive and 

create. As per United Nations article 26 "Everybody has the privilege to schooling", the condition of training in 

Pakistan, explicitly in the region of Sindh is nowhere near palatable. Sindh carried any progressions to the 

educational area, however it finished in devastating disappointment. As per the Education and Improvement 

Report Sindhi Education Statistics, just 45% of schools have electrical offices, 57% of schools have drinking 

water, 63% have latrines, 61 have dividers, and just 35% of schools are looking great.  

Despite the fact that Sindh is the most elevated supporter of GDP, it actually positions second concerning 

instruction quality. In Sindh region, just 47% of schools are regulated by educators, 27% of schools work in the 

homeroom, among a populace of 12 million, a bigger number of than 6 million youngsters are out of school, and 

around half of kids leave essential training prior to finishing their examinations. The explanations for this are 

deficient administration/the executives, managerial issues and feeble framework. One more justification behind 

the disintegration of the training circumstance in Sindh is that the substance of the educational plan is obsolete, 

and the schedule instructed by schools and universities is equivalent to that of our progenitors. Today, individuals 

have arrived on the moon, however we actually stick to similar showing strategies and assessment framework, 

which is something miserable (adb, 2019).Pakistan has a ton of gifts, yet is energizing that the public authority 

appears to be the most un-worried about the nature of schooling and the utilization of gifts. The sky is the limit, 

however the main thing required is commitment and trustworthiness. Youth is the pearl of public turn of events. 

Parenting Influence  

Parents and Guardians are handed down by the excellence of their position to prepare, direct and direct their 

children or wards in other to get or secure strict, mental, social, moral, and instructive values. Same is appropriate 

in the scriptural order to guardians, to prepare their youngsters in the best approach as this would coordinate their 

way when they become old. The hole here is: How conceivable would this order be assuming the understudies 

are constrained by their folks to take up subjects that will coordinate their interests towards their children's 

yearnings, to the impairment of the youngsters' advantage in their own wanted field. Do guardians today 



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concentrate on the aptitudes, mental capacities, interests, assets and impediments of their kids or wards before 

intriguing impressions are made on their youngsters? This impression by guardians might impact the kid 

emphatically (adb, 2019).  

The parents go by this order to impact their children's decision of subject in optional schools.  

Some compromise not to be engaged with the instructive quest for their youngsters or wards if their decision of 

subject doesn't get together with their own advantages. Therefore, such understudies might be adversely or on the 

other hand decidedly impacted by this. Tenibaje (2009) didn't mince his perspective when that's what he stated 

(adb, 2019). 

Understudies’ scholarly execution is declining at upsetting rate. Consequently, it becomes vital to inquire: The 

connection between parental effect on subject determination and scholarly execution of understudies in auxiliary 

schools. Is there a relationship between parental impacts on subject determination? What's more, scholastic 

presentation understudies in auxiliary schools. Will parentally impact on subject choice foresee the scholarly 

exhibition of understudies in optional school. These and a lot more is what the concentrate on tries to give replies 

to and which will shape the fundamental issue of this review (adb, 2019).  

Parents' influence on subject selections stems from the continuous process of association with their children 

(Young et al. as cited in Alphonse, 2016). In analyzing subject selections related conversations between students 

and their parents, Young et al in Alphonse (2016) found a reconstruction of the relationship between the parents 

and the students through some aspect of career exploration. In a similar investigation by Keller (2004), he reported 

that the behaviors of parents seemed to be especially relevant to middle school students. His study findings 

indicated that, perceived parenting behaviors discriminate between children with high and low career maturity 

and decision-making self-efficacy scores. Which he noted that in order for parents to boost the career development 

of their young children, parents should do the following:   

a) Expresses the interest in various adolescents’ matters that are relevant to their own children.   

b) Tell their children that they have high expectations for their academic career.   

c) Encourage their children to make their own decisions based on their own interest.  

d) Tell their children they are proud of them.   

e) Assist their children understand the results from interest assessments they have chosen. According to 

Hewitt (2010), argues that factors influencing subject selection and career choice among children can neither be 

intrinsic nor extrinsic nor both. He further stated that most children are influenced by their parents’ favored career, 

while others follow the career educational choice that is open for them, some students choose to follow their own 

passion or career regardless of how much or little it will make them. While some choose the particular career that 

will give them high income in near future. Finally, he posits that, student’s perception of being suitable for a 

particular job also have been found to be influenced by some number of factors including choice of science 

subjects, level of achievement, differences in job characteristics and ethical background. However, in Parents' 

influence on subject selections, Borchert in Alphonse (2016) observed that several parental factors that influenced 

children subjects’ selection in secondary schools. They include environmental factors, opportunity factors and 

personality factors. While Ebong (2015) discovered family background is a major contributory factor to students’ 

subject selection. For Wachira (2018), she listed some parental factors that influenced children subjects’ selection 

in secondary schools to be parental expectations, parent level of education, parent socio-economic status, parental 

occupation, and parent- child relationship. 

Societal Norms  

Implanted inside a school's environment are the social and compeer's standards of students. Schools are social 

settings in which compeer model one another's the way of behaving and mentalities. These gathering mentalities, 

or normal practices, are extremely strong in shaping the way of behaving. Therefore, teenagers frequently are 



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bound to act as per accepted practices instead of individual well-being. For example, in one review, the best 

indicators for cannabis use in an example of young people were the standards of their companion bunch. Young 

people were bound to utilize drugs when they connected with companion bunches who decidedly supported its 

utilization. Peer impact is significant in the obtaining of perspectives and normal practices among youths. The 

method involved with "obtaining "qualities of companions is deeply grounded. Peers have been displayed to 

influence each other on degrees of sorrow, animosity, and different ways of behaving and qualities. These impacts 

happen on numerous levels. Because of young adults’ inspiration to frame connections, they endeavor to improve 

shared traits inside peer gatherings, instead of contrasts. On a more extensive level, beyond peer gatherings, 

youths are impacted by and inspired to stick to bigger gathering standards. The more extensive gathering gives 

explicit environment standards that are ideal or not great. These messages major areas of strength for becoming 

of the juvenile way of behaving and influence bunch having a place, a particular inspiration for this formative 

stage (Pauker et al., 2015).  

Because of this respective impact of compeers' standards on vastly connected gatherings and more extensive 

social affiliations, for example, a student's grade level, the perspectives of friends are a significant effect on a 

student's accomplishment. Companion bunches who underwrite positive or negative qualities in regards to 

scholastics can significantly affect the accomplishment of the student. Pupils who reportedly have more bad friend 

values with respect to school have less school commitment than pupils who support lower levels of negative 

companion values. This is significant as school commitment is firmly connected with scholastic results, for 

example, grades and grades. By and large, underwriting lower scholastic assumptions perform much the same 

way as these assumptions. This is especially striking for minority pupils in settings with low scholastic 

assumptions (Yakavets,2016). 

Role of Educational Institutes  

While appropriately observing that world-class private establishments are grounded and based on custom, 

Cookson, and Persell (2010) concentrate on communicating the significance of the change that the educational 

programs of reputable schools definitely went through somewhere in the range of 1985 and 2010. As the United 

States travelled through the 20th 100 years, American culture was progressively classed and separated and these 

class distinctions reflected social, cultural, and monetary issues from one side of the country to the other. Because 

of and with the guidance of a more innovatively progressed period, not in the least did American culture and 

societal change after some time, however, so did the worldwide scene.  

Cookson and Persell (2010) set that one justification for the adjustment of first-class educational programs was 

in light of America's need to keep up with its status as a worldwide pioneer. Since schools have social and social 

regenerative propensities, the best approach to actually deliver and keep a world-class populace and notoriety is 

to modify the educational programs of schools to reflect current social, cultural, and monetary patterns and needs. 

The secret educational plan will be vital in understanding the significance of this review due to how it connects 

with the implied and double elements of school and their regenerative propensities. Then, social class and social 

class portability will be characterized, and the manners in which that workmanship and information on human 

expressions reify one's situation in a social order will be elucidated.  

Gender Stereotyping  

In Pakistan, there is a significant orientation difference in training. Pakistan is a man-centric culture wherein 

ladies face an extensive variety of discrimination, prompting a low friendly, financial, and political status. Ladies 

include 52% of Pakistan's complete populace, as indicated by World Bank measurements. Keeping such an 

enormous part of the populace unskilled is what is going on, and it very well may be the main driver of the nation's 

delicate and disproportionate economy. Pakistan is situated fourth most terrible on the planet for orientation 

equality in the 2021 Global Gender Gap Report. As far as instructive fulfillment, Pakistan is positioned 144th out 

of 156 nations in the report. Pakistan's whole schooling system has a 13 percent orientation divergence in 



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enrolment. What's more, simply 46.5 percent of ladies are proficient, 61.6 percent went to grade school, 34.2 

percent achieved secondary school, and 8.3 percent went to tertiary training. There are deficient government 

schools for youngsters, or those that are accessible are distant to schoolchildren. The circumstance is altogether 

more terrible in Pakistan's country regions, where schools need basics like water, power, and other instructive 

necessities. At the point when orientation disparity in schooling rises, it affects a family's financial position (adb, 

2019). 

As a result, the public authority ought to reevaluate its regulations and standards to quickly span the orientation 

hole. Expressly, ladies' schooling further develops social targets like teaching the approaching age, forestalling 

kid mortality, diminishing richness, and improving youngster sustenance. On the other side, such friendly 

objectives dynamically affect the economy, for example, lessening destitution, further developing work 

efficiency, human turn of events, and in the long run driving financial development. Further developed orientation 

equality and ladies' cooperation in monetary exercises are firmly attached to social and financial advancement. 

Ladies' schooling, well-being, and independence are fundamental for the human turn of events and long-haul 

steadiness. Pakistan will in general slack in every single basic boundary. Only training is deficient to empower 

ladies to enter the workforce in Pakistan because of customary authoritative opinions and social traditions. 

Adolescent pregnancy is the main social component driving young ladies to quit, while children are given a need 

in accomplishing schooling, especially tertiary level of Education(adb,2019).  

Technical Subjects over Art 

It was quite a long time before when the decision was equally spread across all disciplines, with expressions 

having a slight edge over the others? Individual fitness, the work market, and the limit accessible in universities 

of Sindh decided a definitive picture that arose. Today fitness has almost no opinion valued by anyone. In 2018, 

60,382 understudies showed up in the Inter-Science (pre-clinical, pre-designing, and general science bunch) 

assessments, 39,192 in Inter Commerce, and just 14,041 in Inter-Arts. Some others showed up secretly however 

they were the extras who neglected to acquire confirmation in school or had picked to concentrate on being 

uninvolved as they worked. Very few individuals notice that minimizing the sociologies suits the people pulling 

the strings. Aesthetic sciences urge pupils not to acknowledge everything they are saying without clarifying 

pressing issues. Dictator rulers love a consistent populace. It is a pity that this pattern towards dismissing the 

sociologies is on the ascent. Humanities students are viewed as being non-serious and subjects like civics, history, 

and instruction are named as 'delicate' disciplines that don't add to the advancement of society. One certain result 

of this has been the response that has set in.  

Various non-governmental colleges that have grown in the territory throughout the last many years (74 out of a 

sum of 177 colleges) offer human sciences. Nonetheless, given their high expenses, they are past the span of the 

greater part. The truth of the matter is that today the primary. Consider the selection of subjects is the initial they 

accommodate the rewarding position. Expressions don't land one too paid a task as science and trade, so our 

experience shows. Thus, the general picture for aesthetic sciences remains very disheartening. This is troubling 

on the grounds that it is generally perceived that the investigation of humanities makes individuals think 

fundamentally. The sociologies are the best course for an individual's brain, and they can be best in achieving 

conduct changes in the public eye. The truth of the matter is that we want individuals who can convey and explain, 

have sympathy, and are innovative. As per LinkedIn, a site for proficient systems administration, the most pursued 

by bosses for 2019 are delicate abilities like 'individuals on the board' that incorporate influence and joint effort. 

A few colleges in Pakistan are attempting to direct their science and business the executives' disciplines by 

presenting human sciences subjects in their projects (adb, 2019). 

Methodology 

The purpose of this study was to culminate the factors and respectively identify the factors that significantly 

impact the decision-making process of the students’ aspects of major subject. For the purpose, different 



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methodologies were adapted. For that, the research was done of qualitative and quantitative analysis of the quality 

of service. The following research report is based upon a survey that was carried out for the enhancive observation 

upon the respective topic cast-offed to contemplate the crucial on-going. The format of that was contemplated for 

the respective survey was Google Forms which designed which were sent off to different groups, the specialists 

and some relatives that are into the respective industry with a frequent rate to fill out those forms. The reason to 

do so was to analyse how the people in different aspects under the same circumstance investigate the respective 

services obtained in respective firm. It was descriptive research where we inherited information from people 

collected the forms and interpreted the consistent use , it also helped to observe the studies in a completely natural 

and unchanged natural environment and helped with less time consumption. The Simple random sample approach 

was procured to make it justifiably user-friendly and understanding and comparatively this is the most convenient 

method of conducting survey collection information with many people and had the maximum accuracy rate of 

the collected information.  

Also, the agents took abundant amount of time as they had busy schedules, but some sources helped tracking 

them down eventually. Particularly their response held an important role in the research as they’ve the vast 

exposure to all problems and how about the topic.  

Qualitative methods were picked for the survey, as it's reliably used to 'grasp social attribute of the different views 

of various individuals that were involved, to contextualize issues in the specific socio-social political milieu, and 

sometimes change or change social circumstances" (Glesne, 2006, p.4). This technique for research includes 'a 

ton of interpretive, material practices that makes the world recognizable." (Denzin and Lincoln, 2011, p.3). With 

a definitive target of this review, we look for the confirmation of arising classes and emergency the pioneers 

among the pleasantry the board and bosses to conceptualize inventiveness. It casually involves multiple steps of 

data collection and information refinement.  

As far as it’s concerned with choosing qualitative method of research for our research, it helped us with: - 

 Making sense of complex situations or social processes.  

- Learn from participants about their experiences (beliefs, motivations, opinions).  

- Construct a hypothesis/theory from data Understand phenomena deeply and in detail. 

Types of Data  

The questionnaire consisted of several easy questions prompted to gather the most precise piece of information. 

Options were given, no detailed answers were required that made it feasible for people to fill it out and tables 

were used for various questions to make it understandable and easier for us to collect the information. The obstacle 

we faced was not being able to conduct the survey on board with people that would have been very opportunist 

with their shared experiences to have a deeper knowledge not only about the research topic but also different 

opinions and point of views on how human psychology adapts to the strategies to provide us a better disclosure. 

Results and Findings  

Participants and Demographics: Participants selected for this focus group discussion are all students but of 

different ages, socio economic backgrounds, educational backgrounds (school passed, high school graduates, 

university students)   

Group 1: Students from age span of 14-16 who have passed their school recently and are applying for colleges. 

Group 2: Students who are high school graduates and age span is from 17 to 19 and they are applying for 

universities.  

Group 3: Students who are currently studying at universities with science or arts as their respective core sub. 

Findings 

- The perception over choosing subjects In High School is dependent upon the interests of the individual.    

- Majority stated that students more likely prefer science subjects over art these days.  

- Minority disagreed on this issue.   



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- There were mixed opinions on this query, some stated that arts are an easy way out, some stated that it's 

always a backup plan, while some defended their idea that Arts is sometimes a student's first choice, they gave 

their own example for instance.  

- Majority said their priority was science subjects and minority said that their priority was Arts.  

- It was a mixed audience of different backgrounds and goals, so it was concluded that the choosing of fields 

is discriminated based on gender and potential surprising.  

- The concept of science fields being more difficult and Arts and Humanities being a piece of cake has 

created a leap of mindset in our generation and they stated that science students are more likely to be more 

hardworking and intelligent as compared to arts students. 

- As compared to previous times arts is valued now. Comparison shows that either this field had great value 

and scope since the beginning or only the conservative mindset of the society was the hurdle between the eyes to 

recognize it has great scope now as it has shown vast exposure to students now.  

- It is a misconception if we see it now as it has gained great importance and has grand scope nationally and 

internationally as well. And it was a mindset and somehow is continuing to be this way until the generational gap 

disputes are solved and more awareness of Art fields is spread among masses of all kinds.  

Moreover, following are the reasons compiled when parents forcing their children:  

- Prestige & bragging value / pride   

- Treating children as an investment  

- A doctor/ lawyer/ engineer = more $ = better life  

- Playing it safe & “safe” life -   Inertia.  

- Peer pressure.  

- Following the rules/ tradition.  

Moreover, Quantitative Method in form of Questionnaire, was adopted to collect the data of the people’s 

perception. The results are following:  

1- Name  

2- Are you a student?    

3- What level/grade are you in?    

 
4- What major have you chosen for your college (Tertiary Level Education)?   

  

Chart Title   

PRIMARY SECONDARY TERTIARY PASSED OUT 



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5- If yet to choose, which major will you choose for your college ((Tertiary Level Education)?    

 
  

6- What was the reason that you chose the major chosen/ or will you choose the major?    

  

Chart Title   

Science Commerce Arts 

  

Chart Title   

Science Commerce Arts 



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7- The Educational institutions of Pakistan have tended the student to think that the reason to study is to 

merely pass on to another grade/class and not to actually study or attain education. Do you agree?    

 
8- Do you agree that Gender Stereo typicality in regard to educational fields exists? (For example: The male 

students should only opt for science subjects, yet the girls would only opt for medicals.) and that it has a significant 

impact on students’ mindset of subjects at the tertiary level?   

  

  

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 

I chose it myself 

My parents told me to choose it 

It was because of the gender stereo 
typicality(The boy would opt for… 

It was because of the ongoing societal norms 

Others 

Chart Title   

Series1 Series2 Series3 Series6 Series10 

  

0 20 40 60 80 100 

Strongly agree 

Agree 

Maybe 

Disagree 

Strongly Disagree 

Chart Title   

Series1 Series2 



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9- Do you agree that the following factors: Parental influence, societal norms, and gender stereo typicality, 

have a huge impact on the students prioritizing technical subjects over art?  

 
  

From the data gathered, we collected 150 responses out of them. Out of which, 59% of the respondents were 

students, while the other 41% were the passed out/ graduated people. Hence, the data became more authentic as 

the people currently in the situation comprehended it more. It can be identified that out of those people, 61% of 

the students have had been affiliated with science as their major, 33% as Commerce whilst only 5% of them as 

the Art. Major fluctuations between the percentages and Art opted by only 8 people out of 150, the near to no 

ratio. Although they were extremely reluctant for many reasons including the mindset that they’ve built from 

generations that Art doesn’t has any scope, is not notified, and considered to be some subject only elite people 

opt for, or some “luxury.” However, the two major reasons that were deduced were again, the allowance from the 

parents, and the fear of invalidation. Comprehending further, we also observed that the reasons for these choices 

has had not been dependent on the self yet highly dependent upon their parents choosing it for them, or either 

they are choosing it under the pressure of society or the ongoing ritual stereos.  

The role of educational institutions has had mostly been more of the pass onto the next grades yet not to perceive 

any knowledge/ become literate, Says the 90% of the respondents.   

  

0 20 40 60 80 100 

Strongly agree 

Agree 

Maybe 

Disagree 

Strongly Disagree 

Chart Title   

Series1 Series2 

  

0 50 100 150 

Strongly agree 

Agree 

Maybe 

Disagree 

Strongly Disagree 

Chart Title   

Series1 Series2 



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Conclusion   

Arts assist us with contemplating large issues, for example, environmental change and hereditary alteration that 

are established in science. Also, in the period of "large information" where researchers examine billions of 

occasions hurled by regular or social peculiarities, one of the main approaches to understanding it is through 

representation. There is tremendous possibility here for commitments from specialists if by some stroke of good 

luck, we'd let them. The last time scientists recognized, workmanship, science, innovation, and designing were 

totally enmeshed. From the music business to medication, to media, to the plan of structures, textures, and grain 

parcels. Artistic expressions don't simply prettify innovation, they drive and epitomize development. It's pointless 

and confounding to consider one more significant than the other when they are inseparably associated with 

significantly significant communications. We live in a time where there is a genuine interest in computerized 

abilities that cross all areas, and especially incorporate human expression. This focus group discussion concluded 

that arts and medical/engineering students had a variety of similar opinions on the mindset and general scope of 

the two different disciplines. Whereas when it came down to devaluation and prioritization, the debate answered 

the agreement to be settled as a disagreement. Both disciplines stand at their own places when it comes down to 

value. They have their respective scopes but here we took mindsets influenced by Pakistani society mentality, so 

the conclusion came that it’s nor a mindset neither a misconception. A mixture of both, which is promoting a 

conservative mind culture to our coming generations.  

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