Volume 12, Issue 1, November 2014, Pages 199–212
Asad Rehman1, Shamas ul deen2, and Sadaf farooq3
1 Research fellow UNDP, Pakistan
2 Research Associate, Management Sciences Department, Comsats University, Virtual Campus secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
3 Research Associate, Management Sciences Department, Comsats University, Virtual Campus secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The scope of human resource development has become global and holistic and sociological concepts and perspectives have been incorporated to get a good knowledge of the social networks, values norms and other social as well as political institutes of the society which affect in one or another way the individuals, organizations and even nations. The core purpose of the study was to study the knowledge, attitude, and practice of PIDE students about social capital as a crucial factor in determining shape and pace of human resources development. Pakistan being a developing country is in dire need of trained, skilled, and educated work force. We tried to find out that the global changing trends do have an effect over here in Pakistan by using the KAP analysis. Structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from the respondents (PIDE students) selected through simple random sampling. Focus Group Discussions (FGD's) was also held for M.Sc., M.Phil. and PhD students. The results explained a lack of knowledge on the part of students about social capital or its importance. The social capital was an unheard word for the students of all level and they render it less important for any particular development policy. This baseline survey has opened up new vistas of opportunities for further digging up of Social capital.
Author Keywords: Social Capital, Human Resources Development, KAP Analysis.
Asad Rehman1, Shamas ul deen2, and Sadaf farooq3
1 Research fellow UNDP, Pakistan
2 Research Associate, Management Sciences Department, Comsats University, Virtual Campus secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
3 Research Associate, Management Sciences Department, Comsats University, Virtual Campus secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The scope of human resource development has become global and holistic and sociological concepts and perspectives have been incorporated to get a good knowledge of the social networks, values norms and other social as well as political institutes of the society which affect in one or another way the individuals, organizations and even nations. The core purpose of the study was to study the knowledge, attitude, and practice of PIDE students about social capital as a crucial factor in determining shape and pace of human resources development. Pakistan being a developing country is in dire need of trained, skilled, and educated work force. We tried to find out that the global changing trends do have an effect over here in Pakistan by using the KAP analysis. Structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from the respondents (PIDE students) selected through simple random sampling. Focus Group Discussions (FGD's) was also held for M.Sc., M.Phil. and PhD students. The results explained a lack of knowledge on the part of students about social capital or its importance. The social capital was an unheard word for the students of all level and they render it less important for any particular development policy. This baseline survey has opened up new vistas of opportunities for further digging up of Social capital.
Author Keywords: Social Capital, Human Resources Development, KAP Analysis.
How to Cite this Article
Asad Rehman, Shamas ul deen, and Sadaf farooq, “Social Capital and Human Resources Development: A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Analysis,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 199–212, November 2014.
