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Afghan Ministry of Education, a huge reservoir of patronage

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Rather than as a key tool of nation-building, post-2001 politicians seem to have mainly viewed the Afghan Ministry of Education (MoE) as a huge reservoir of patronage. Its status as the ministry with the largest payroll in the country contributed … Continue reading →

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Demoralized teachers

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

The failure to mobilize the human resources necessary to bring the message of nation-building to the population was more important than other small glitches in the production and distribution of teaching material. Although exact figures are hard to come by, … Continue reading →

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Afghan to double the number of students in India

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Afghanistan proposes to double the number of its students in Indian and Turkish universities as part of the moves to boost educational standards in the country, President Hamid Karzai said. He said the number of Afghan students to be send … Continue reading →

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8.4 million Afghan children go to school

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

According to the Afghan Minister for Education, Mr. Wardak, 8.4 million children go to school today. “I announce that 8.4 million children with 39 percent of them girls go to school today in our country,” Wardak told an audience in … Continue reading →

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Weak Nation-building

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

The rather dismal picture presented here suggests that even after 2001, the Afghan government has had a weak record in putting together a focused effort from the Ministry of Education (MoE) to use the educational system as a tool of … Continue reading →

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Corruption in State Education

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

In continuation of ‘Quality and Cost of State Education‘ The Spread of corruption to the point of offsetting any post-2001 gain in re-establishing some functionality to the Afghan state contributed to compound the crisis of the educational sector. The practice … Continue reading →

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Quality and Cost of State Education

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

In continuation of ‘Flaws in the Delivery of State Education‘ Surveys showed criticism of the quality of the teachers, the lack of facilities and equipment and the absenteeism of teachers and principals, who almost universally had to moonlight in order … Continue reading →

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National Geographic Farsi’s viewers in Afghanistan

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

National Geographic Farsi is a free-to-air documentary channel that started broadcasting on October 15, 2011. It is the official Persian language edition of the National Geographic Channel. The channel is based in Dubai, but is aimed to be broadcast for … Continue reading →

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Albert Einstein Archive Now Online

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Starting this week, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem is bringing online an extensive archive of papers and letters belonging to the great humanist and scientist – Albert Einstein. Read more. Go directly to the archive.

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Top Free Learning Resources Online

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Ehsan's webblog

Europeana: A digital library with 4.6 million items from libraries, archives, museums and other institutions across Europe. Read Charles Darwin’s letters or listen to Pavarotti singing Verdi. The Internet Archive: A vast nonprofit digital library of Internet sites and other … Continue reading →