Journal of Development and Social Sciences

Role of ChatGPT in Undergraduate Education: Benefits, Challenges, and Ethical Considerations

Muhammad Mehran, Ayesha Farooq — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0500

This research focuses on benefits and challenges of using Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically ChatGPT, in undergraduate education at Government College University Lahore. AI technology is advancing, its use in educational settings has been increasing as well. ChatGPT is a high-level language model tool developed by AI, among the most influential tools of one branch in which Artificial Intelligence tool works. This tool uses a large dataset to create text that other humans have produced and it can be utilized for academic purpose. This research study used quantitative research methodology, questionnaires were distributed to gather information from students. The results show that ChatGPT can be a helpful tool for personalized learning, quick content creation, and easy access to information. At the same time, it presents challenges like cheating, misuse, and unequal access to technology. Future research should focus on how the use of AI tools impacts students' cognitive development and critical thinking skill, Investigate the long-term effects of AI tools on students' creative and problem-solving abilities, explore how AI technologies like ChatGPT can be integrated into diverse academic coursework and cultural settings and Study the effects of AI in areas with limited resources and accessibility to educational tools.

Challenging Boundaries in Harrow's The Ten Thousand Doors of January: A Postcolonial Feminist Study

Ayesha Khan, Dr. Sadia Waheed, Javeria Saleem — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0500

This study examines Harrow's The Ten Thousand Doors of January (2019) through the lenses of Homi K. Bhabha and Simone de Beauvoir. Harrow uses fantasy to critique colonialisation and celebrate women's resistance. The role of women in fiction and adventure literature has often been marginalised and overlooked. The novel presents the parallel story of January Scaller and her mother, Adelaide Larson, as they navigate their path under the rule of Mr. Locke, an Englishman who created an archaeological society. The society of Locke collects antiques and crafts from other worlds and closes and destroys the doors they find. The research involves close textual analysis, guided by Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex (1949) and Homi K. Bhabha's hybridity and 'Third Space' theories. It analyses how January, as a mixed-race individual with black skin, faces exploitation in Locke's household and how her father has been subjected to Locke's insatiable colonial greed. It examines how January exists in an in-between space and how doors symbolize a third world where the world intersects. Boundaries dissolve, allowing January, Julian, and Adelaide to defy social constraints and redefine their identities. The present study concludes how Hybridity and the concept of 'the other' reveal the resistance and transformation of marginalized identities against colonial and societal constraints in The Ten Thousand Doors of January.

An Empirical Analysis of Demand Determinants for Women’s Apparel in Emerging Markets

Muhammad Ashan, Verdah Khan, Umair Nizami — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0500

With an eye toward economic, psychological, and cultural impacts especially in Karachi, this study seeks to pinpoint and examine main elements driving demand in Pakistan's women's apparel sector. Although the women's clothing market of Pakistan is growing, it is still difficult to forecast because of changing customer behavior impacted by cultural changes, economic variance, and changing digital trends. Strategic decisions and inventory control suffer inaccurate demand predictions. Survey data gathered from Karachi female consumers was a quantitative one. Examined in relation to income levels, brand loyalty, price sensitivity, and product preferences was regression analysis. Results show that main economic drivers are pricing policy and discretionary income. Purchasing behavior is greatly shaped by cultural inclination for simple and classic designs as well as by digital marketing and social media. High expenses prevent the acceptance of sustainable fashion even if environmental awareness is growing. Advice for clothing companies should be to use flexible pricing policies, stress distinctive brand identities, and improve online interaction. In the garment business, knowledge of demand elements helps to improve forecasting, competitiveness, and sustainable development.

Unveiling Gender Disparities: A Critical Review of PSDP Budget Allocations (2020-2025)

Saiqa Wahab, Zubaida Baloch, Memoona Noor — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0500

This Study rigorously assessed gender specific budgetary allocations of Pakistan Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2020-2025, focusing on evaluating the degree and impact of women specific initiatives. The main aim was to understand how these initiatives and budget allocations empower women in Pakistani society. Using annual PSDP reports for documentary analysis, the research also examined allocations using gender-responsive budgeting framework to identify trends, sectoral gaps and funding patterns. The finding highlighted that, despite a slight increase in education and health allocation, funding for gender-specific initiatives is still shockingly low, accounting only for 0.04% of the total PSDP across five years. Overall, the study highlighted noticeable inequality of prioritization where education and health received the majority of funding, whereas economic empowerment, legal aid and rural based initiatives consistently receive low levels of funding. The study recommended at least a 5-10% increase on gender-based allocation for the total PSDP, in order to provide a radically higher budgetary allocation that could successfully promote women empowerment and gender equality.