Exploring Education and Democratization in South Asia
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This volume brings together scholars, practitioners, activists, and students to reflect on socio-political transitions taking place in countries across South Asia and their implications for democracy and education. It provides an important intervention for comparative education in South Asia by looking at the kind of ideological tensions that exist within the education systems, and how these competing agendas are visible at different levels. At a time when students have been protesting for their rights across educational institutions in South Asia, where the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
This volume brings together scholars, practitioners, activists, and students to reflect on socio-political transitions taking place in countries across South Asia and their implications for democracy and education. It provides an important intervention for comparative education in South Asia by looking at the kind of ideological tensions that exist within the education systems, and how these competing agendas are visible at different levels. At a time when students have been protesting for their rights across educational institutions in South Asia, where the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated inequalities with learning losses, and job losses, this collection creates a space to reflect on the limitations and possibilities of education in democracies across South Asia.
Autorenporträt
Tania Saeed is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan. Radhika Iyengar is Associate Research Scholar at the Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA. Matthew A. Witenstein is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Administration at University of Dayton, USA. Erik Jon Byker is a Full Professor in the Cato College of Education and Honors College at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA.