An investigation and validation of effectiveness of technical and vocational education at secondary level for poverty alleviation is need of the day. Four sub-components such as locale, age, education and socio economic status have been considered important in determining the effectiveness of technical & vocational education at secondary level for poverty alleviation. Out of 815 pass outs in Matric technology and vocational education during 2013, 2014 and 2015, the parents of 494 were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling technique for study. The study established that there is a significant positive strong relationship between parents’ perception towards effectiveness of technical &vocational education and poverty alleviation. The curriculum, assessment & evaluation and social aspects significantly and positively predicted the outcome variable poverty alleviation. The study is useful for policy makers, professionals, researchers and practitioners.

The Sensitivity level of administrators towards human rights specifically child rights in secondary schools needs to be explored. This sensitivity level towards child rights in terms of provision, protection and participation under United Nation Child Rights Convention (UNCRC) was assessed through knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) model. The cognizance of this need necessitates to layout ways of improvement for child rights. This study therefore, articulated and empirically validated the problems through educational administrators working in secondary schools of Punjab, Pakistan. This cross sectional study used quantitative method design for data collection from 233 educational administrators (CEO, DOs and Head teachers) selected through simple random sampling method from each division with a response rate of 100%. The analysis of data showed that administrators have high sensitivity level about knowledge, attitude and practice of child right provision, protection and participation. This study is useful for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers.