Full Description
This book charts a comprehensive account of girls' education in postcolonial Pakistan, and argues that the problem of girls' education in rural areas needs to be situated in the construction of knowledge, the practice of power relations, and the contested processes of truth production. Drawing on theories of Foucault's governmentality, postcolonialism and feminism, the author explores the context of Pakistan as a postcolonial Islamic nation-state, examines the British colonial legacies of governing institutions, discourses of gender and education, and development of girls' education policy and practices. The book contributes to the development of the analytical framework of postcolonial Islamic governmentality and uses the framework to analyse the research data, and education policy texts and discourses.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: The Problem of Girls' Education in Pakistan and Balochistan
1 Postcolonial Pakistan—Education and Development
2 Discourse, Power/Knowledge and Truth
3 Education Policy Texts and Interviews—Using Critical Approaches
4 Structure of the Book
1 Gender, Education and Development in Postcolonial Pakistan
1 Introduction
2 Postcolonial Pakistan and Balochistan
3 Gender and Education in Pakistan and Balochistan
4 Education and Development in Pakistan and Balochistan
5 Conclusion
2 Postcolonial Islamic Governmentality and the 'Problem' with/of Girls' Education in Pakistan
1 Introduction
2 Coloniality, Postcolonialism and Postcolonial Theory
3 Postcolonial Feminism
4 Government and Governmentality
5 Constructing Postcolonial Islamic Governmentality
6 Conclusion
3 The Problem with Girls' Education in Rural Balochistan: Exploring the Context of Construction, Representation and Visibility
1 Introduction
2 Policy Work and the Problem of Girls' Education
3 District/Local Level Institutions, Actors and Practices and the Problem of Girls' Education
4 Conclusion
4 The Politics of Reforming Girls' Education in Rural Balochistan: Examining the Intersections of Global, National and Local Discourses
1 Introduction
2 Texts and Discourses in the Context of Policy Production
3 Actors and Institutions in the Context of Policy Production
4 Conclusion
5 Girls' Education and the Practice of Policy Implementation at the Local Level
1 Introduction
2 The Practice of Governing Girls' Education
3 The Practice of Expanding Access, Enrolment and Retention of Girls in Rural Areas
4 Conclusion
Conclusion: Education Policy and the Lessons for Women's Representation and Gender Equity in Postcolonial Nation-States
1 Gender Disparity and Achieving the Targets of Education for All (EFA)
2 The Processes of Policy Production in Postcolonial Context
3 Involving Stakeholders in Education Decision-Making
4 Implementation Mechanism of Education Policy Practice
5 Monitoring Mechanism of Policy Practice Concerning Girls' Enrolment and Retention
6 Contribution of the Book
7 Prospects for Future Research
8 Concluding Thoughts
References
Index
