Series Editor's Preface Colin Brock (Durham University, UK) 1. Global Overview Mah-E-Rukh Ahmed (University of Hull, UK) 2. Afghanistan: The Development of Formal Education Sprogmai Akseer (University of Toronto, Canada) 3. Afghanistan: Adult Literacy in 'Historical Moments' Yukitoshi Matsumoto (Waseda University, Japan) 4. Iran: Women and Higher Education Goli Rezai-Rashit (University of Western Ontario, Candada) 5. Iran: Three Dimensional Conflicts Keiko Sakurai (Waseda University, Japan) 6. Iran: The Meaning of the Islamization of the School Saeed Paivandi (Universiity of Tehran, Iran) 7. Kazakhstan: Developing Ethnic Components in the Content of Higher Education Muhtarova Shakira Mukashovna (Karaganda Sate University, Kazaknstan) 8. Kyrgyz Repulic: Redefining Education and Labour Markets Rakhat Zholdoshalieva (University of Toronto, Canada) 9. Pakistan: Girls' Primary Education Mah-E-Rukh Ahmed (University of Hull, UK) 10. Pakistan: Lost Boys Maria Khwaja (Istanbul International Community School, Turkey) 11. Pakistan: Curriculum and Construction of National Identity Naureen Durrani (University of Sussex, UK) 12. Pakistan: Target Revision in Education Policy Sajid Ali (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) 13. Tajikistan: Reconfiguring a Soviet-Era Education Structure to Serve Post-Soviet Needs Sarfaroz Niyozov (University of Toronto, Canada) and Juma Bulbulov (Institute of Professional Development, Tajikistan) 14. Tajikistan: The Case for the Institute for Professional Development Juma Bulbulov (Institute of Professional Development, Tajikistan) and Sarfaroz Niyozov (University of Toronto, Canada) 15. Turkmenistan: Reframing the Education System Maral Meredova (Independent Researcher, Turkmenistan) 16. Uzbekistan: An Overview Laliya Yakhyaeva (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA) Index

Exploring the development of educational provision in the region and key contemporary issues, this handbook covers Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Education Around the World is designed to provide a global picture of education at the time of its authorship and publication enabling national, regional and global trends to become apparent and be compared. All countries in the world will be represented, thus capturing both global trends and idiosyncratic features at the same time. Each volume includes a substantial editorial introductory chapter, followed by individual country chapters written by indigenous authors who are recognised experts in their field, allowing for special local factors to emerge and to be explained with authority and cultural understanding. This encyclopaedic resource is the first to provide global coverage combining up to date portraits and analysis of distinctive features and guidance on wider resources including connections to online dynamic data sources.