Education in West Central Asia
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Education in West Central Asia

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Education in West Central Asia

About this book

Education in West Central Asia is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of each country in the region. With chapters covering Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the book critically examines the development of education provision in each country as well as local and global contexts. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this handbook will be an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781474235495
eBook ISBN
9781441185334
Edition
1
Topic
Education
Subtopic
Comparative Education

Table of contents

  1. FC
  2. Half title
  3. Available and Forthcoming Titles in theEducation Around the World Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. Series Editorā€™s Preface
  8. The Contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Introduction: Education in West Central Asia ā€“ A Regional Overview
  11. 1 Afghanistan: Formal Educationā€”A Contested Terrain
  12. 2 Afghanistan: Religion, State and Education
  13. 3 Afghanistan: Adult Literacy in ā€œHistorical Momentsā€
  14. 4 Iran: Three-Dimensional Conflicts
  15. 5 Iran: The Islamization of the School
  16. 6 Iran: Women and Higher Educationā€”Negotiating Tradition and Modernity
  17. 7 Kazakhstan: An Overview with Special Reference to Ethnic and Linguistic Dimensions
  18. 8 Kyrgyzstan: Redefining Education and Labour Market Relations
  19. 9 Pakistan: Target Revision in Education Policy
  20. 10 Pakistan: The Lost Boysā€”A Case Study
  21. 11 Pakistan: Girlsā€™ Education and the Core Challenges of Primary Education
  22. 12 Pakistan: Curriculum and the Construction of National Citizens
  23. 13 Tajikistan: Between Defying Despair and Missing Opportunities
  24. 14 Turkmenistan: Reforming the Education System
  25. 15 Uzbekistan: An Overview
  26. Index