Rethinking Education in Pakistan: Perceptions, Practices, and Possibilities

The book under review is titled ‘Rethinking Education in Pakistan: Perceptions, Practices, and Possibilities’ (2010), authored by Dr. Shahid Siddiqui and published by Paramount Publishers. This book highlights the revival of educational mindsets of all stakeholders in terms of policy issues pertaining to teacher and teacher education, curriculum, school, home support, language, research, and assessment to bring a vibrant change in our national education system. The author has critically analysed Pakistan’s overall education system and highlighted the root causes that have brought pedagogical experiences in a malfunction condition. The book is bent more on improving the quality of scholastic experiences within the paradigm of available national resources in order to re-strengthen the weak areas of such educational practices that de-limit the fruits of education in a nation. The objective of the book is contextually ideological with emphasis on the foundation of education, current practices, and their consequences.