How Do Students Perceive Co-Education in Universities of The Punjab-Pakistan?

Abstract

Education is considered the main driver of development for any society and all the religions in the world are in favor of equal opportunities of education for men and women. In this regard, single sex education and co-education are two different ways used to educate individuals of society. The trend of co-education is widely adopted in universities. This system has benefitted the nations with its positive aspects and at same time it showed some drawbacks as well. The present study was confined to four major universities of the Punjab province. The data were collected from 400 respondents with the help of pre-tested, validated and reliable questionnaire. The information gathered was analyzed with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences software. Present research reported that majority of the male students are involved in unethical activities and they try to demoralize character of female students. However, co-education creates a spirit of competition among both genders. It was suggested that counseling sessions should be arranged for students to delimit their unethical activities.