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This is a draft for the formulation of an educational policy and system for Afghanistan. It does not discuss the academic principles or its critique on which the policy or system should be based. The output is intended to have a self correcting mechanism for the improvement and refinement of the educational system for Afghans.
In another article called the "Academic foundations of educational policy", I will write about the philosophic principles underlying the system which I have tried to encapsulate in the following lines.
Objective:
To achieve 100% literacy through information technology and pave the
way for industrialization.
way for industrialization.
Principles:
The following are the general guiding principles:
1. Segregate the genders at high school and college level.
2. Increase quantity of primary education.
3. Increase quality of higher education.
4. Unify religious and secular institutions.
5. Prioratise the teaching of science & technology and technical education.
6. Respect, reward and project people with knowledge, skill and expertise.
7. Set creativity and innovation as a basic principle in education.
8. Employ on contract basis in education department.
Steps:
1. Create a web database of all existing educational institutions.
2. Register and rank the institutions according to their output.
3. Standardize primary and secondary education in terms of syllabus & faculty.
4. Redesign the syllabus according to requirements of culture, industry and int’l market.
5. Keep improving the syllabus continuously (annually) by adding latest trends and advancements in each discipline involving educationalists, Intellectuals, industrialists and businessmen with int’l exposure.
6. Introduce career counseling and personality assessment at school and college level.
7. Introduce the concepts of case study and internship in all disciplines.
8. Follow international standards (like specialization, certification etc) for higher education.
9. Offer Freeships / Scholarship to any person who has ranking among top 10 students in boards/universities but is unable to continue higher education.
10. Encourage new ideas in all sciences.
11. Support useful research in any branch of knowledge.
12. Encourage new inventions and innovations
13. Adopt Pashto and any regional language for lower education while English as medium of instruction for higher/specialized education.
14. Enrich Pashto with the knowledge base of all sciences by forming a Pashto science board.
15. Adopt “No tax policy for any foreign investment in educational sector” with the condition that it would employ 80% local human resource.
16. Give loans without interest to private sector institutions, industries and unemployed youth.
17. Encourage computerization of private sector institutions, industries and businesses according to international standards like ISO, CMM etc.
18. Make registration process of an institution as simple as possible.
19. Instruct the Print and Electronic media to:
a. Promote educational programs in the media at par with the international standards:
b. Project the achievements of indigenous resources. c. Introduce renowned scholars in the field of education, science and technology.
d. Show programs, documentaries, talk shows etc about latest trends in education, science and technology.
d. Show programs, documentaries, talk shows etc about latest trends in education, science and technology.