Education in Afghanistan: Developments, Influences and Legacies Since 1901

ISBN-13: 9780815361053 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 318 str.

Yahia Baiza

Opis

This book explains and demonstrates how modern education emerged and developed in Afghanistan; how and why it has experienced a fluctuating process of development and modernization, and regression and destruction. It also examines which factors have influenced both development and regression.

Spis treści

1 Introduction 2 International Historical and Political Context and its Impact on National Politics 3 The Emergence of Modern Education (1901-1919) 4 Educational Modernization (1919-1929) 5 Tribal Politics and Selective Education (1929-1978)  6 Education, War and Migration (1978-1992) 7 Educational Fragmentation (1992-2001)  8 The Redevelopment and Reconstruction of Modern Education (2001-2012) 9 Conclusion

O autorze

Dr. Yahia Baiza is a research associate at The Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK. He has recently completed a two-year research project entitled ‘The Shia Ismailis of Afghanistan: Their History, Religious Rituals and Practices,’ which will be published in due course. Currently working on a project entitled ‘The Plurality of Shariah Interpretations and the Shia Ismailis of Afghanistan,’ his research interests include education and history in Afghanistan, and the broader field of Islamic, Shia and Ismaili studies.