The sphere of authority

Governing education policy in Pakistan amidst global pressures

Bibliographic Data

ID12725458
AuthorsSajid Ali (0000-0001-8944-8896, Aga Khan University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume15
Issue2
Pages217-237
Publication date2016-01-28
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobalisation Societies and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-7724 • E-ISSN: 1476-7732
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14767724.2015.1127575
OpenAlexW2296012934
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited40

The authority of the nation states and their capacity to govern their education policy has been reconfigured by the processes of globalisation. This paper examines recent education policy in Pakistan in order to reveal the nature of national authority in education policy-making in a challenging context. The central piece of analysis is the pre-policy text issued by the Ministry of Education, Pakistan — the White Paper. This analysis is further supported through interviews with senior policy actors and other significant policy texts. The paper identifies several tensions caused by the interaction of global and national education policy priorities and explores how the national government of Pakistan seeks to expand its SoA through ‘soft’ governance approaches despite the material and financial constraints within which it operates

Christian ministry · Context (archaeology · Corporate governance · Economics · Education policy · Geography · Globalization · Government (linguistics · Higher education · Management · National education · National Policy · Order (exchange · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · White paper · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law · Public Administration

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