3Bulletin of Education & Research June 2008‚ Vol. 30‚ No. 1‚ pp. 33-41 Female Education and National Development: As Viewed By Women Activists and Advocates Saleha Parveen* Abstract The term development is very broad and may be interpreted in different ways by different individuals. It is a global process of societal change that is planned cooperatively by government and international organizations with the full and informed participation of the inhabitants of the area to be developed. In
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“When right of education is denounced” Education is a universal‚ fundamental human right‚ recognized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights‚ and reaffirmed in international human rights conventions. In this era of technology‚ advancement and globalization‚ education is the key to success and peace. Education is considered as the cheapest defense of a nation. But the worst condition of education in Pakistan reflects the fact that it is unable to defend its own sector. Though 62 years have
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13.CENTRAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS IN PAKISTAN EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THEIR NEEDED REFORMS: The existing education delivery system is not meeting the needs and aspirations of the society as such particularly‚ it is a challenge to the provinces and districts for the 21st century. Moreover‚ prior to devolution‚ the policy and planning have been undertaken by the central and provincial governments without taking into account the ground realities and without the participation of community. The main objectives
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Report on Education of Pakistan Our great Quaid-e-Azam Muhamad Ali Jinnah said: [pic] “The importance of education and the right type of education cannot be over emphasized. If we are to make any real‚ speedy and substantial progress‚ we must earnestly tackle this question and bring our educational policy and programme on the lines suited to the genius of our people‚ consonant with our history and culture‚ and having regard to the modern conditions and vast developments
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Education Reform In Pakistan – Challenges and Prospects Education can be dangerous. It is very difficult to make it not dangerous. In fact‚ it is almost impossible. The only way you can prevent education from being dangerous is to try and develop an educational system in which the pupil is exposed to no ideas whatsoever. [Robert Hutchins] The connection between education and human security – defined in a broad sense – is immediate and direct. How future Pakistanis will live‚ the qua
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EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN _______________________________ A WHITE PAPER REVISED DOCUMENT TO DEBATE AND FINALIZE THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY February 2007 PREPARED BY JAVED HASAN ALY NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY REVIEW TEAM This White Paper is intended to stimulate discussion of major policy issues concerning Education Sector in Pakistan. At this stage‚ it is not an official statement of Government’s policy but a draft document. Education in Pakistan A White Paper (Revised) -February
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cites rising illiteracy rates in Pakistan among the indigenous and attributes it to the forced imposition of Urdu in schools‚ leading to non-Urdu speakers‚ feeling threatened by the neglect of their languages in Pakistani education‚ becoming increasingly reluctant to enroll in these schools. In Human development Report Pakistan is placed at 136th position for having just 49.9% educated population. Some of the very basic flaws of the education system in Pakistan contribute to the economic‚ ethnic
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FEMALE EDUCATION AND ADULT LITERACY-BRIDGING THE CONNECTIONS Pakistan has been struggling in the field of education since its creation. Low literacy rate and poor quality of education are the major drawbacks of the educational system in Pakistan (Farah‚ 2007; Latif‚ 2009). Especially‚ girls schooling has received very less preference in disadvantaged sections of the society and particularly in rural areas. In Sindh‚ girls mostly have very low access to the basic education as compared to
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EDUCATION December 19‚ 2012 President Asif Ali Zardari signed ‘The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Bill 2012’ into law. The bill‚ which sought to ensure all children between five to 1 6 years of age are provided free education. He urged provincial governments to promulgate similar legislations in their respective assemblies as well. He said the responsibility for providing free education rests with both federal and provincial governments‚ referring to article 25-A of the Constitution. The
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FEMALE EDUCATION Intrcduction: Education means mental and moral training. It is the light that clears off the darkness of ignorance from our mental horizon. It open wide to our vision the vastness of God’s creation and enables us to think about the merciful creator of this universe. It is a blessing. It ensures a perfect and harmonious development of our innate qualities and makes us worthy of the name `Ashraful Makhlukat’ Education should be universal: Education is a light to which everybody
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