Education in West Central Asia
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc; Bloomsbury
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781441155214
Subjects: Education, asia; Education and state
Description: Education in West Central Asia is a comprehensive critical reference guide to education in the region. With chapters written by an international team of leading regional education experts, the book explores the education systems of each country in the region. With chapters covering Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the book critically examines the development of education provision in each country as well as local and global contexts. Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole and guides to available online datasets, this handbook will be an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers at all levels