An Ethnographic Account of Educational Landscape in Pakistan: Myths, Trends, and Commitments

Autor/in	Bilal, Muhammad
Titel	An Ethnographic Account of Educational Landscape in Pakistan: Myths, Trends, and Commitments
Quelle	In: American Educational Research Journal, 56 (2019) 4, S.1524-1551 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-8312
DOI	10.3102/0002831218822066
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Ethnography; Misconceptions; Educational Trends; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language of Instruction; Islamic Culture; Private Schools; Religious Education; Muslims; Coeducation; Single Sex Schools; Womens Education; Pakistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ethnografie; Missverständnis; Bildungsentwicklung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Islam; Kultur; Private school; Privatschule; Kirchliche Erziehung; Religionserziehung; Religionspädagogik; Muslim; Muslimin; Koedukation; Single-sex schools; Single-sex classes; Single sex classes; Getrenntgeschlechtliche Erziehung; Schule; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung
Abstract	Education in Pakistan is no longer a matter of indifference to the rest of the world. Typically, concern is focused on the role played by the madrasah (Islamic religious school; plural madaaris) as the dominant provider of education. The rise in the number of English-medium education institutions countrywide does not enter such accounts. This ethnographic study relates this topic to the pedagogic aspirations of Pakistanis asking, What is the role of English-medium schools in Pakistan and is it even the case that the majority of Pakistanis are markedly in favor of a predominantly religious education for their children? The study suggests that formal English-medium education is most parents' real-world priority, fluency in English being a prerequisite for higher paying jobs in Pakistan. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01