عنوان

Three Essays on Education and Social Stratification in Pakistan

شماره

TL52187

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Three Essays on Education and Social Stratification in Pakistan

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Aftab, Zehra

نام ساير پديدآوران

Willoughby, Professor John

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

American University

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2019

متن يادداشت

146 p.

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

American University

امتياز متن

2019

متن يادداشت

This dissertation consists of three different explorations of the relation between Pakistani education and society. Chapter 1 investigates how the language of instruction in education policies has evolved in Pakistan and why the medium of instruction still remains a contested terrain. The historical record demonstrates the official effort to supplant English with Urdu as the language of instruction in higher education has failed. Indeed, the demand for the use of English in education has moved beyond the elite. The chapter argues that the struggle over language masks a conflict over access to resources, but it is difficult to shift the use of language. Chapter 2 investigates how Pakistani higher education students from different social strata act within the context of a game which allows for cooperation and punishment. We find that both female and male madrassa students are the most generous players. Moreover, we find more gender and social consciousness in men than women when deciding to penalize or not. This research helps us break from social stereotypes which often depict lower income madrassa students as particularly intolerant of other social groups. Chapter 3 aims to learn more about how the lives of enrolled children is different from non-students. Findings show that while girls and boys are substituting unpaid and paid work respectively for the gender neutral activity of learning, there is no evidence to show that school enrolment changes the patterns of gender roles as girls continue to perform more care work and public arenas remain a heavily masculinized space. These three essays indicate that educational institutions in Pakistan more often reflect social inequality than reduce it. It is true that the daily activities of male and female students are more similar than the activities of non-students. Nevertheless, future research on the impact of Pakistani education should be aware of the underlying inequality of Pakistani society.

اصطلاح موضوعی

Economics

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Aftab, Zehra

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Willoughby, Professor John

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

American University

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y