Author Description

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.