BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING: PARTICIPATION OF PAKISTANI SIKHS ETHNIC GROUP IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Year 2019, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 46 - 61, 30.04.2019

Pawan Singh Arora Shema Bukhari

Abstract

The glass ceiling is an intangible blockage that refrains certain action in a specified manner. The phenomenon is normally associated with women/vulnerable groups. This study aims to find out the process for Sikh youth in Pakistan, who made their way to higher education. The research evaluates the process that delayed the achievement. This qualitative study has collected the successful cases of breaking the glass ceiling; along with the situational analysis of their background. Data collection was based on interviews from Sikhs who went through the process personally. The findings reveal the actual reasoning and barriers for not pursuing or quitting education at a higher level. The subjects are interviewed in-depth about their actual dealings and experiences to the setup. The hindrances are not same for all but collectively it makes a glass ceiling that easily affects everyone living in this specific setup. Sikhs in Pakistan have
a limited number of graduates/professionals as compared to their population. This study by putting the factual situations on the front, also provide numerous solutions for government, educational institutions, and policymakers. The interviews are interpreted through a subjective assessment which aids the process of phenomenological study and authorizes information to be collected through the application of a range of strategies. Subjective exploration is inductive while interpretive data is more of illustrative and analyzed to the conically narrowed downing process up to the level of saturation. The semi-structured in-depth interview questions were being updated with time and need according to the analysis results of the responses.

Keywords

Glass Ceiling, Semi-Structured Interviews, Sikh Ethnic Group, Qualitative Study, Higher Education

BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING: PARTICIPATION OF PAKISTANI SIKHS ETHNIC GROUP IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Abstract

    The glass
ceiling is an intangible blockage that refrains
certain action in a specified manner. The phenomenon is normally associated
with women/vulnerable groups. This study aims
to find out the process for Sikh youth in Pakistan, who made their way to higher education. The research evaluates the
process that delayed the achievement. This qualitative study has collected the
successful cases of breaking the glass ceiling; along with the situational
analysis of their background. Data collection was based on interviews from Sikhs
who went through the process personally. The findings reveal the actual reasoning
and barriers for not pursuing or quitting education
at a higher level. The subjects are
interviewed in-depth about their actual dealings and experiences to the setup. The
hindrances are not same for all but collectively it makes a glass ceiling that
easily affects everyone living in this specific setup. Sikhs in Pakistan have a
limited number of graduates/professionals as compared to their population. This
study by putting the factual situations on the front,
also provide numerous solutions for government, educational institutions, and policymakers.
The interviews are interpreted through a subjective
assessment which aids the process of phenomenological study and authorizes information
to be collected through the application
of a range of strategies. Subjective exploration is inductive while
interpretive data is more of illustrative and analyzed to the conically
narrowed downing process up to the level of saturation. The semi-structured in-depth interview questions
were being updated with time and need according to the analysis results of the
responses.

Keywords

Glass Ceiling, Semi-Structured Interviews, Sikh Ethnic Group, Qualitative Study, Higher Education

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