Education policies in Pakistan : politics, projections, and practices / Shahid Siddiqui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Siddiqui, Shahid, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--Pakistan.

Education and state.

Pakistan.

Education--Pakistan.

Education.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 320 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

The book analyses the sociopolitical context to understand the processes of planning and implementing education policies. The major themes covered are vision and goals, universal primary education, literacy, female education, language issues, higher education, technical and vocational education, special education, religious and madrassah education, curricula and textbook, and teachers and teacher education. Each theme is tracked through policies set in motion from 1947 to 2009, when the last education policy was offered.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-315) and index.

ISBN:

9780199402076

0199402078

OCLC:

952277447