Private schooling in the Northern Areas of Pakistan: A decade of rapid expansion

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 557-568

  Harlech Jones, Brian ^a   Baig, Musa ^a   Sajid, Shamshad ^a   ur Rahman, Shams ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

English medium; Expansion; Pakistan; Private schools

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PRIVATE SECTOR;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NORTHERN AREAS; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 22744456824     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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