Exploring Education and Democratization in South Asia
Research, Policy, and Practice
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"The book is an excellent addition to education literature in South Asia. The issues authors raise will have relevance for many other countries too other than their importance for understanding education issues in South Asia. Each chapter opens up new avenues for future research….Students and scholars of politics and/or education could gain a lot by engaging with the book."
—Faisal Bari, Former Dean and Associate Professor, Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), PakistanThis volume brings together scholars, practitioners, activists, and students to reflect on socio-political transitions taking place in countries across South Asia and their implications for democracy and education. It provides an important intervention for comparative education in South Asia by looking at the kind of ideological tensions that exist within the education systems, and how these competing agendas are visible at different levels. At a time when students have been protesting for their rights across educational institutions in South Asia, where the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities with learning losses, and job losses, this collection creates a space to reflect on the limitations and possibilities of education in democracies across South Asia.
Tania Saeed is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan.
Radhika Iyengar is Associate Research Scholar at the Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA.
Matthew A. Witenstein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at University of Dayton, USA.
Erik Jon Byker is a Full Professor in the Cato College of Education and Honors College at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.
This volume brings together scholars, practitioners, activists, and students to reflect on socio-political transitions taking place in countries across South Asia and their implications for democracy and education. It provides an important intervention for comparative education in South Asia by looking at the kind of ideological tensions that exist within the education systems, and how these competing agendas are visible at different levels. At a time when students have been protesting for their rights across educational institutions in South Asia, where the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities with learning losses, and job losses, this collection creates a space to reflect on the limitations and possibilities of education in democracies across South Asia.
First book to provide a comprehensive overview of policy debates and issues within education/democracy in South Asia Features perspectives from academics, policymakers, teachers, and students Centers equity and inclusivity within education and in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals
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Tania Saeed
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SDG 4 Sustainable Development Goals South Asian Education democratic education student activism comparative education education reform
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“Taking up issues such as education policy reform, curricular reforms, decentralization, student politics (higher education), the role of social media, the impact of private tutoring, and using conceptual frameworks from a number of disciplines, the authors grapple with the complexities involved with delivering quality education to all children while dealing with issues of individual and collective human agency and interests. It makes for compelling reading. Chapters grapple with the attempt to privatize education and use markets and market-based incentives wherever possible while keeping a strong conservative nationalistic ideology in the political and curricular spheres and the consequences, for education delivery as well as the education that is being given, that come from this. This is definitely a significant issue across contemporary South Asia and its impacts will be deep and will last for quite some time. The book makes original and pioneering contributions in the study of someof the impacts that are already being seen. This is an excellent addition to Education literature in South Asia. The issues authors raise will have relevance for many other countries too other than their importance for understanding education issues in South Asia. Students and scholars of politics and/or education could gain a lot by engaging with the book.” —Faisal Bari, Former Dean and Associate Professor, Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan
"This volume makes a distinct contribution to our understanding of education in South Asia by focusing on new and emerging phenomenon in education ranging from shadow education to decentralisation and federalism, regulation, markets and privatization, student activism, and populism. It expands our understanding of democratisation by examining institutions, actors and policy texts in various chapters and uses underexplored methods tooffer newer insights."—Manish Jain, Associate Professor, School of Education Studies, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Delhi.
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