Thinking global, living local: Voices in a globalized world

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  • Nepal: Ignoring Public Education

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    According to the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), only 46% of boys and 38% of girls attend secondary school in Nepal. The number of those pursuing education beyond secondary school level is even more dismal. The majority of young people are barely literate and ill equipped to compete in the rapidly changing economy. If […]

  • Education and Pakistan’s Future

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    This video is part of a project that my students undertook in my supervision. It gathers viewpoints from different members of Pakistani society on the future of Higher Education in Pakistan and the response of the people in reaction to different issues arising in the education system.

  • La paradoja de la educación brasilera

    Abstract: Faced with the deplorable circumstances of the Brazilian public school system, the ostentatious amplification of the offer of state university institutions during the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, little or nothing has been done to solve the major basic educational problems. Nowadays, the privilege to enter […]