PAKISTAN’S 2018 NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY: THE NATIONALIZATION OF THE PRIVATE EDUCATION SECTOR?
Lawrence Burke, Ed.D
Dr. Beaconhouse School System, Lahore, Pakistan, lawrence.burke@beaconhouse.net
Abstract
In Physics the term given when two unambiguously events occur within close, but different time frames, and from the same annihilation, is called a coincident.
This paper provides an analysis of the Pakistan Government’s 2018 National Education Policy Framework within the context of the December 13th, 2018 Suo Motu ruling of Pakistan’s Supreme Court on reducing, and capping the fees of all private schools and private school systems in Pakistan. The paper argues that the publication of the Education Framework and the Suo Motu ruling are a coincident, and are a move towards the nationalization of private schools and private school systems per procuratorem praestari.
Two Case studies (Kenya and Rwanda) illustrate how effective, or not, a uniform curriculum is when developed with the express aim of creating national cohesion.
The paper argues for a global outlook in education policy and development; rather than a nationalistic inward approach, and concludes with a set of recommendations for current and future education planning and policy making in Pakistan.
Keywords: Pakistan, Education, Nationalization
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