Series Editor's Preface, Colin Brock (University of Durham, UK) The Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction:Education in West Central Asia - A Regional Overview, Mah-E-Rukh Ahmed (University of Hull, UK) 1. Afghanistan: Formal Education - A Contested Terrain, Sprogmai Akseer (University of Toronto, Canada) 2. Afghanistan: Religion, State and Education, Yahia Baiza (Institute of Ismaili Studies, UK) 3. Afghanistan: Adult Literacy in 'Historical Moments', Yukitoshi Matsumoto (Waseda University, Japan) 4. Iran: Three-Dimensional Conflicts, Keiko Sakurai (Waseda University, Japan) 5. Iran: The Islamization of the School, Saeed Paivandi (Universiity of Tehran, Iran) 6. Iran: Women and Higher Education - Negotiating Tradition and Modernity, Goli M. Rezai-Rashit (University of Western Ontario, Candada) 7. Kazakhstan: An Overview with Special Reference to Ethnic and Linguistic Dimensions, Muhtarova Shakira Mukashovna (Karaganda Sate University, Kazaknstan) 8. Kyrgyzstan: Redefining Education and Labour Market Relations, Rakhat Zholdoshalieva (University of Toronto, Canada) 9. Pakistan: Target Revision in Education Policy, Sajid Ali (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) 10. Pakistan: The Lost Boys - A Case Study, Maria Khwaja (Istanbul International Community School, Turkey) 11. 10. Pakistan: Girls' Education and the Core Challenges of Primary Education, Mah-E-Rukh Ahmed (University of Hull, UK) 12. Pakistan: Curriculum and Construction of National Citizens, Naureen Durrani (University of Sussex, UK) 13. Tajikistan: Between Defying Despair and Missing Opportunities, Sarfaroz Niyozov (University of Toronto, Canada) and Juma Bulbulov (Institute of Professional Development, Tajikistan) 14. Turkmenistan: Reforming the Education System, Maral Meredova (Independent Researcher, Turkmenistan) 15. Uzbekistan: An Overview, Laliya Yakhyaeva (Florida Gulf Coast University, USA) Index
