Going to School in South Asia

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Amita Gupta

Book Code: GR3553

ISBN: 0-313-33553-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33553-2

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224 pages, tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 2/28/2007

List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)

Discount Price: $58.50 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 10%. Ends 12/31/2008.

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: The Global School Room

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Gupta presents one of a series of nine volumes intended to provide undergraduate students (and perhaps advanced high school students) with "an understanding of the similarities and differences among educational systems throughout the world from a historical perspective. Offering individual chapters on schooling in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, the volume focuses on such issues as the relation of schooling curricula and teaching practices to national culture; religion; identity; social, political, and economic structures, and economic development.
—Reference & Research Book News May 2007

Description: Afghanistan is one of many South Asian countries appearing in daily headlines, as it attempts to rebuild its society, including its educational system, after decades of war. Sri Lanka, devastated by the tsunami of 2004, and parts of Pakistan and Northern India, coping with the aftereffects of a major earthquake, are also also struggling for teachers, classrooms, supplies, and a sense of normalcy for their students. This volume, part of the Schooling Around the World series, provides readers with a history and survey of education in eight of the region's countries. It examines the Primary, Secondary, and Postsecondary levels of education, identifying the types of education available (public, private, tutoring, etc), any race, gender or social class issues that impact education, and major reforms taking place. Readers will find discussions of curriculum and teaching methods most helpful, as well as a special "day in the life" feature, which gives a personal look at what it's like for students attending school in that country today. -Afghanistan -Bangladesh -Bhutan -India -Maldives -Nepal -Pakistan -Sri Lanka

LC Card Number: 2006038693

LCC Class: LA1144

Dewey Class: 370

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