Education in West Central Asia

Education in West Central Asia is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of each country and examines the development of education provision in both 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 is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels.

Mah-E-Rukh Ahmed is a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Hull, UK.

Series Editor's Preface, Colin Brock (University of Durham, UK)
The Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction:Education in West Central Asia - A Regional Overview, Mah-E-Rukh Ahmed (University of Hull, UK)
1. Afghanistan: Formal Education - A Contested Terrain, Sprogmai Akseer (University of Toronto, Canada)
2. Afghanistan: Religion, State and Education, Yahia Baiza (Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK)
3. Afghanistan: Adult Literacy in 'Historical Moments', Yukitoshi Matsumoto (Waseda University, Japan)
4. Iran: Three-Dimensional Conflicts, Keiko Sakurai (Waseda University, Japan)
5. Iran: The Islamization of the School, Saeed Paivandi (Universiity of Tehran, Iran)
6. Iran: Women and Higher Education - Negotiating Tradition and Modernity, Goli M. Rezai-Rashit (University of Western Ontario, Candada)
7. Kazakhstan: An Overview with Special Reference to Ethnic and Linguistic Dimensions, Muhtarova Shakira Mukashovna (Karaganda Sate University, Kazaknstan)
8. Kyrgyzstan: Redefining Education and Labour Market Relations, Rakhat Zholdoshalieva (University of Toronto, Canada)
9. Pakistan: Target Revision in Education Policy, Sajid Ali (Aga Khan University, Pakistan)
10. Pakistan: The Lost Boys - A Case Study, Maria Khwaja (Istanbul International Community School, Turkey)
11. 10. Pakistan: Girls' Education and the Core Challenges of Primary Education, Mah-E-Rukh Ahmed (University of Hull, UK)
12. Pakistan: Curriculum and Construction of National Citizens, Naureen Durrani (University of Sussex, UK)
13. Tajikistan: Between Defying Despair and Missing Opportunities, Sarfaroz Niyozov (University of Toronto, Canada) and Juma Bulbulov (Institute of Professional Development, Tajikistan)
14. Turkmenistan: Reforming the Education System, Maral Meredova (Independent Researcher, Turkmenistan)
15. Uzbekistan: An Overview, Laliya Yakhyaeva (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA)
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