Agents of Change

Agents of Change is a compilation of thought-provoking insights, opinions, personal stories, and suggested actions for change in the K-12 education system in Pakistan.

List of contents

• Foreword


• Shashi Buluswar
  


• On a Personal Note


• Amjad Noorani
  


• Introduction


• Amjad Noorani
  


• 1. Fixing the Problematic Education System


• 2. The Incredible Story of TCF


• 3. The Saleem Family of Ibrahim Goth


• 4. Agents of Change


• 5. The Right to Education


• 6. The Madrasa as an Institution of Education


• 7. Education Reform: The Essentials
  


• Appendices


• 1. Politics of Education in Pakistan


• Irfan Muzaffar


• 2. Education Governance and Political Advocacy: A Case of Punjab


• Salman Humayun and Ehtisham Adil


• 3. The Social, Political and Economic Imperatives of Education: A Systems Perspective


• Anjum Altaf
  


• Postscript


• Final Thoughts and a Call to Action


• Acknowledgements and Gratitude
  


• Index

About the author

Noorani Amjad retired in 1999 from a physical therapy clinical and consulting practice in California—and enthusiastically plunged right into activism for education reform in Pakistan. The intensity of his efforts has incrementally picked up in recent years, resulting in thoughtful development of a series of detailed reform proposals in this book—and the ‘Call to Action’.Nadeem Hussain is an education economist and activist for reform. He has a decade’s experience in the design and implementation of programs for multilateral and global development institutions.

Summary

Thoughtful analyses are based on sound research, conversations in the education community, interviews with experts in the field, and first-hand knowledge of the many challenges in the education system.

Product details

• Authors: Noorani Amjad, Noorani Hussain Amjad, Nadeem Hussain, Amjad Noorani
• Assisted by: Nadeem Hussain (Editor), Amjad Noorani (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9780190705503
• ISBN: 978-0-19-070550-3
• No. of pages: 500
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Pakistan, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety, Philosophy & theory of education, Philosophy and theory of education, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace