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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451655703321

Titolo

Going to school in South Asia [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Amita Gupta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2007

ISBN

1-282-53506-4

9786612535062

0-313-08877-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Collana

The global school room, , 1933-6101

Altri autori (Persone)

GuptaAmita <1959->

Disciplina

370.954

Soggetti

Education - South Asia

Education - South Asia - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : culture, curriculum, and points of intersection / Amita Gupta -- Schooling in Afghanistan / Roozbeh Shirazi -- Schooling in Bangladesh / Sajeda Amin -- Schooling in Bhutan / Tenzin Chhoeda -- Schooling in India / Amita Gupta -- Schooling in the Maldives / Mohamed Latheef and Amita Gupta -- Schooling in Nepal / Tara Niraula -- Schooling in Pakistan / Sajid Ali and Iffat Farah -- Schooling in Sri Lanka / Swarna Jayaweera.

Sommario/riassunto

This chronological review of education examines eight South Asian countries, including special day in the life and timeline features, and a description of their current educational systems.