Promoting Responsible Citizenship: Investigating Students' Awareness of Rights, Responsibilities, and Social Values in the Erstwhile FATA Region

Authors

  • Sharif Ullah Jan FATA University
  • Moudassir Habib FATA University
  • Muhammad Akbar Amin Abasyn University, Peshawar

Keywords:

Citizenship, Students Awareness, Rights, Social Values

Abstract

This article aims to investigate the significance and association of the sense of responsibility, awareness about rights, and awareness of social values with the Ex-FATA districts Khyber and Mohmand students understanding roles and rights of citizenship. In order to accomplish the study's goals, a well-organized questionnaire was created by the researcher, and 547 student opinions from the first-ever FATA university as well as one boys' and girl's college in each of the Districts of Khyber and Mohmand were gathered and examined. From the study, we found that there positive association between students’ understanding of citizenship roles and rights with a sense of responsibility, awareness about rights, and awareness of social values. This shows that there is a need for awareness among students about their sense of responsibility, rights, and social values as a citizen of Pakistan. Therefore it is suggested to organize different events and awareness companies to aware the Ex-FATA students about their sense of responsibility, rights, and social values as a citizen of Pakistan.

Author Biographies

Sharif Ullah Jan, FATA University

Lecturer

Moudassir Habib, FATA University

Lecturer

Muhammad Akbar Amin, Abasyn University, Peshawar

PhD Scholar

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Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

Jan, S. U., Habib, M., & Amin, M. A. (2023). Promoting Responsible Citizenship: Investigating Students’ Awareness of Rights, Responsibilities, and Social Values in the Erstwhile FATA Region. The Lighthouse Journal of Social Sciences, 2(2), 36–45. Retrieved from https://kpheart.edu.pk/ojs/index.php/ljss/article/view/107