NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY (1998-2010)

Contents
Introduction Objectives Policy Provision Implementation Strategy

Introduction
The current primary education policy has been based on agreed themes and strategies of Social Action Programme (SAPP-II) such as improving the quality, expanding access for out of school children, especially disadvantaged groups, improving management and supervisory services, capacity building, institutional development and financial sustainability.

Objectives
Enactment for compulsory primary education. II. 90% enrolment at primary level by the year 2002-3 and 105 percent by 2010. III. Retention/completion of primary education cycle upto 90 percent students (both boys and girls) by the year 2010.
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Achievement of minimum level of learning by 90 percent primary class students by the year 2010.
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Policy Provision
Quality of elementary education shall be improved. Access to elementary education shall be increased through effective and optimum utilization of existing facilities and services as well as provision of new facilities and services. Character-building oriented towards humanism, tolerance, and moral-building-up on Islamic lines at elementary level shall be assigned top priority.
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Teachers' competence shall be improved and the relevance of training programmes for teachers shall be ensured. Katchi class at primary level shall be introduced as a part of the effort to improve the achievement of pupils. The role of the family, school, community, nongovernmental organizations and the media in the provision of elementary education shall be maximized.

Disparities and imbalances of all types shall be eliminated so as to promote equity. High priority shall be accorded to the provision of elementary education to the out-of-school children. Financial resoruce base of elementary education shall be diversified. Non-formal system shall be adopted as complementary to formal system.

A monitoring system shall be developed to obtain timely and reliable information on enrolment, retention, completion and achievement. In addition, qualitative monitoring of achievement shall be introduced. Management and supervision shall be improved through greater decentalization and accountability.

Implementation Strategy
Policy goals and objectives shall be achieved through the following programmes and strategies. Revise regulations and create stronger and more transparent personnel management mechanisms to promote merit-based hiring. Assign teachers to schools on the basis of empirical need and reduce transfer rate by recruiting local teachers for local schools. Revise, strengthen and enforce attendance and leave regulations and strict action to check 9 teachers' absenteeism.

Revamp in-service training for existing teachers, and over a period of five years all primary school teachers shall be provided with in-service training opportunities, and then institutionalize in-service on a 3 years cycle. Raise the entry qualification for Primary Teacher Certificate from Secondary School Certificate to Higher Secondary School Certificate gradually. Reform pre-service teacher training, and inlcude the revision of the curricula, revamping textbooks, and instructional materials in the training programmes.
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Relaxation of age limit for females to facilitate entry into the profession. Substantial increase in the non-salary recurrent expenditures on texts, basic school supplies, and learning materials; and improving procurement and distribution mechanisms.
Ensure an adequate supply of basic textbooks and learning materials' availability at the start of the school year, and free of charge for the poor children.
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Objective of Research
The purpose of this research is to find out the main causes for poor implementation of educational policies in Pakistan. The outcome of my research will identify the areas which are given below. To define policy implementation To analyze role of governmental institutions in educational policy implementation To explore the problems of poor educational policy implementation in Pakistan To recommend solutions for the implementation 12 gaps

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Methodology
This will be a literature review research study. For this purpose I shall consult a vast number of national and international reviewed papers, journals, newspaper reports, book analysis and findings of research studies in order to find out the causes for poor educational policy implementation in Pakistan.

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Thank You

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