REFORMING SCHOOL EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN & THE LANGUAGE DILEMMA

This book is a must read for all stakeholders in education which includes parents, teachers, educators and policymakers. Zubeida Mustafa’s Reforming School Education in Pakistan & The Language Dilemma is an overview of the much-needed reforms necessary in Pakistan’s education sector. It is a collection of viewpoints from several noteworthy scholars, activists, linguists, journalists, social scientists and a former chief justice of Pakistan, on the current Education crisis in Pakistan. Their diverse and detailed analysis of the problems faced by students also takes into account the language dilemma, which proves to be a major obstacle in effective school education in the country. The book promotes mother tongue-based education and proposes more effective methods of teaching students who are the future of Pakistan. It is a holistic view of both, the difficulties and complications that currently exist in Pakistan’s education system and their possible solutions.