Policy Perspectives

The New Blueprint for
Pakistan’s Education Policy:
An Analytical Review
Saleem Mansur Khalid

Abstract

[The Federal Ministry of Education has recently issued a document called “Education in Pakistan: A White Paper — Document to Debate and Finalize the National Education Policy.” This important document is meant to serve as a precursor to the country’s next Education Policy.

This comment outlines the level of participation of stakeholders in the development of the White Paper, and then briefly examines the overall approach it presents, and highlights its inherent weaknesses and contradictions to trace the agenda underlying the government’s policy postures in this vital sector of extreme national importance. – Author]

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