Volume 29, Issue 1, April 2020, Pages 29–36
Shaheen Yusufzada1, Zhiqiang Xia2, and Maryam Sediqi3
1 School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
2 School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
3 College of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Education is one of the vital basic elements of development for a developing country like Afghanistan. The aim of this study is to explore the challenges and prospects of higher education in Afghanistan. This study adopts a qualitative approach and based on secondary data. A systematic review has been done to substantiate the argument. This study explores that the opportunity for higher education in Afghanistan is very little and far beyond to the level of expectation. It is due to the long-time war as well as destruction of the country. This study also analyzes the prospects social, economic and cultural perspectives. This study argues that education can play a pivotal role for developing economy, culture and strength of a modern nation. For ensuring smooth educational development, this study recommends that quality of education should be ensured in every stage of education. Equal opportunity should be ensured for male and female as well as financially poor students, and multi-dimensional education system should be ensured by the government of Afghanistan.
Author Keywords: Education administration, policy, educational opportunity, quality, leadership.
Shaheen Yusufzada1, Zhiqiang Xia2, and Maryam Sediqi3
1 School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
2 School of Public Administration, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
3 College of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Education is one of the vital basic elements of development for a developing country like Afghanistan. The aim of this study is to explore the challenges and prospects of higher education in Afghanistan. This study adopts a qualitative approach and based on secondary data. A systematic review has been done to substantiate the argument. This study explores that the opportunity for higher education in Afghanistan is very little and far beyond to the level of expectation. It is due to the long-time war as well as destruction of the country. This study also analyzes the prospects social, economic and cultural perspectives. This study argues that education can play a pivotal role for developing economy, culture and strength of a modern nation. For ensuring smooth educational development, this study recommends that quality of education should be ensured in every stage of education. Equal opportunity should be ensured for male and female as well as financially poor students, and multi-dimensional education system should be ensured by the government of Afghanistan.
Author Keywords: Education administration, policy, educational opportunity, quality, leadership.
How to Cite this Article
Shaheen Yusufzada, Zhiqiang Xia, and Maryam Sediqi, “Challenges and Prospects of Higher Education in Afghanistan,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 29–36, April 2020.
