Education in Pakistan
EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN
_______________________________ A WHITE PAPER
REVISED
DOCUMENT TO DEBATE AND FINALIZE THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY
February 2007
PREPARED BY JAVED HASAN ALY NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY REVIEW TEAM
This White Paper is intended to stimulate discussion of major policy issues concerning Education Sector in Pakistan. At this stage, it is not an official statement of Government’s policy but a draft document.
Education in Pakistan
A White Paper (Revised) -February 2007
EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN
_______________________________ A WHITE PAPER
REVISED
DOCUMENT TO DEBATE AND FINALIZE THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY
-i-
Education in Pakistan
A White Paper (Revised) -February 2007
-i-
Education in Pakistan
A White Paper (Revised) -February 2007
PREFACE TO THE REVISED WHITE PAPER
The White Paper on Education was disseminated end December 2006, as a pre-policy document to stimulate a discussion of major policy issues concerning education in Pakistan. It was to be succeeded by a draft policy document after full and due consideration of comments received from all stakeholders and development of financial scenarios on the basis of unit costs of different initiatives to be provided by provincial governments and an agreement on identified and committed resources available for investment in education over the next ten years by all providers of such investments. The draft policy document, therefore, is to determine policy targets committed to by all stakeholders and also prioritize these targets enabling realistic implementation plans to be prepared. The financial numbers are still awaited, as are comments from the provincial and area governments (except the Government of Punjab whose comments were received on 27th February, 2007). The drafting of the policy document must await these absolutely essential inputs. However, the White Paper has evoked some very valid and well considered comments and observations. Some
_______________________________ A WHITE PAPER
REVISED
DOCUMENT TO DEBATE AND FINALIZE THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY
February 2007
PREPARED BY JAVED HASAN ALY NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY REVIEW TEAM
This White Paper is intended to stimulate discussion of major policy issues concerning Education Sector in Pakistan. At this stage, it is not an official statement of Government’s policy but a draft document.
Education in Pakistan
A White Paper (Revised) -February 2007
EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN
_______________________________ A WHITE PAPER
REVISED
DOCUMENT TO DEBATE AND FINALIZE THE NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY
-i-
Education in Pakistan
A White Paper (Revised) -February 2007
-i-
Education in Pakistan
A White Paper (Revised) -February 2007
PREFACE TO THE REVISED WHITE PAPER
The White Paper on Education was disseminated end December 2006, as a pre-policy document to stimulate a discussion of major policy issues concerning education in Pakistan. It was to be succeeded by a draft policy document after full and due consideration of comments received from all stakeholders and development of financial scenarios on the basis of unit costs of different initiatives to be provided by provincial governments and an agreement on identified and committed resources available for investment in education over the next ten years by all providers of such investments. The draft policy document, therefore, is to determine policy targets committed to by all stakeholders and also prioritize these targets enabling realistic implementation plans to be prepared. The financial numbers are still awaited, as are comments from the provincial and area governments (except the Government of Punjab whose comments were received on 27th February, 2007). The drafting of the policy document must await these absolutely essential inputs. However, the White Paper has evoked some very valid and well considered comments and observations. Some