Open AccessEducation governance in Pakistan: A critical analysis of challenges
Author(s) -
Huma Akram
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of social sciences advancement
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2788-6182
pISSN - 2788-6174
DOI - 10.52223/jssa20-010105-05
Subject(s) - unavailability , socioeconomic status , government (linguistics) , accountability , corporate governance , economic growth , political science , root (linguistics) , development economics , sociology , economics , engineering , management , population , linguistics , philosophy , demography , law , reliability engineering
The socioeconomic development of a country depends upon a sound education system. The current era of technology increases its demand to survive in this globalized world. However, several drastic measures have been taken by Pakistan’s government but are still unable to acquire the goals and struggle with low literacy. On this account, a critical analysis was done to understand the root causes of bad governance of education and propose suggestions to resolve those challenges. The study specified several challenges such as unequal access to education, insufficient resources, unavailability of trained teachers, scared accountability and examination system, socioeconomic gap and private supplementary education. In accordance with the findings, the study also proposed useful suggestions for policymakers and educationists.