INSTITUTIONALIZED MARGINALIZATION: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF PARENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PRESSURES ON CAREER ASPIRATIONS AMONG DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

This research paper analyzes the parental pressure and institutional influence in determining students’ careers or fields, referred to as “Imposed goals” in the private schools of District Tank and Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan. It points out the problem of institutions being the source of providing Banking concept of education in the classrooms. The way institutions work and mold the students’ goals according to their interests, gives rise to an education system focused solely on money rather than genuine learning in classrooms. The way parents psychologically develop children by urging them to become a doctor or an engineer from the very beginning of their schooling. Additionally, students are treated as commodities by institutions and teachers who compel them by suggesting to join affiliated colleges and specific academies for specific test preparation. This paper is an attempt to analyze the role of parents and institutions in formulating the goals of students.