Education policy consists of the principles and policy decisions that influence the field of education, as well as the collection of laws and rules that govern the operation of education systems.[1] Education governance may be shared between the local, state, and federal government at varying levels. Some analysts see education policy in terms of social engineering.[2]
Education takes place in many forms for many purposes through many institutions. Examples of such educational institutions may include early childhood education centers, kindergarten to 12th grade schools, two- and four-year colleges or universities, graduate and professional education institutes, adult-education establishments, and job-training schemes. The educational goals of these institutions influence education policy.[3] Furthermore, these education policies can affect the education people engage in at all ages.Examples of areas subject to debate in education policy, specifically from the field of schools, include school size, class size, school choice, school privatization, police in schools, tracking, teacher selection, education and certification, teacher pay, teaching methods, curricular content, graduation requirements, school-infrastructure investment, and the values that schools are expected to uphold and model.
6. National Educational Policy 1998-2010
Islamic
Education
Enables
citizens to
lead
according to
Islamic
teachings
Primary
Education
The quality of
primary
education will
be improved
by revising
curricula
Secondary
Education
Introduces a
definite
vocation or
career at the
secondary
level.
Introduces
more fields
of studies
Higher
education,
teacher
education,
information
technology, and
innovative
programs were
launched
Silent features
This educational policy
could not be implemented
due to the poor
communication system,
weak administration,
leadership vacuum, and
deeply entrenched
corruption.
• Review Process for the National Education Policy 1998-2010 initiated in 2005.
• The first Document was finalized in March 2007.
• The Prime Minister advised the Ministry of Education to design a New Education Policy in January 1998.
• The first revised draft was submitted to the Cabinet on 18 February 1998.
• The Policy was announced in March 1998.
7. National Educational Policy 2009-2015
The policy document identifies policy actions in pursuit of two overarching objectives:
• Widening access to education • Improving quality
It also speaks about the two important gaps:
• Commitment • Implementation.
• Weakened Governance
• Fragmentation
• Lack of Clarity in Inter-Tier Relationships
•Poor Quality of Teachers & Managers
•Quality of curriculum, textbooks & exams
•Imbalance in primary, middle & secondary schools
•Low level of literacy
•Out-of-school children
•Dropouts
• Public-Private Partnership
•Inadequate financing
•Gender Equity
•Poor monitoring & evaluation
•Inconvenient school location
8. National Educational Policy 2017-2025
This National Education Policy, 2017 has been developed in the 18th Constitutional Amendment Scenario with the
consent of IPMC which proves to be a viable, sustainable, and competent forum to play an effective role in
establishing coordination among all Federating units of the country.
Aims of policy
Although the situation is becoming worse for the
achievement of the already set goals in this
policy because of the current weak economic
and political conditions of the country it is
beyond possibility to achieve these goals.
Further, the spread of COVID-19 pandemic has
also created severe repercussions on each
policy of the country, including education and it
can make it more difficult to achieve the targets
set. Still, this policy is under process and
striving to achieve its goals.