Open AccessA CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL POLICIES OF PAKISTAN
Author(s) -
Mukhtyar Nabi,
Hifza Nazir
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of social research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2710-3137
pISSN - 2710-3129
DOI - 10.52567/pjsr.v2i02.7
Subject(s) - prosperity , independence (probability theory) , economic growth , politics , government (linguistics) , order (exchange) , political science , developing country , quality (philosophy) , education policy , public administration , economics , higher education , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , finance , epistemology , law
Education is the backbone for the development of any country in the world. It lays the foundation for social, political and economic uplift. It is widely accepted that for the prosperity of any country, quality education of their citizens is indispensable. Quality education is only possible if there are good governmental policies for its implementation. Pakistan is among the underdeveloped nations of the world and faced critical problems of education over the past many years. After the independence, from 1947 to 2017, one educational conference and eight educational policies have been implemented to upgrade the education system of the country. This paper critically examines the educational policies from 1947 to 2017 which were developed by government. It also focuses to identify the flaws in each policy which hinders the implementation and caused the reasons for its failure. The paper also suggested certain ways to forward these policies effectively in order to bring positive change in country’s education. Keywords: Educational policy; Quality education; Formation and implementation, Pakistan