Single National Curriculum: A Historical Context of Ideological and Linguistic Concerns and Policies

Abstract

The desire to administer a uniform national curriculum in Pakistan should be considered in the context of the rights of shareholders, specifically, the access to education and the provincial obligation to guarantee the advocacy of values like conflict-free coexistence and acceptance. Hence, this article will explore the efforts to introduce a single and uniform curriculum in Pakistan and its potential impact on the rights of students, guardians or parents, minorities, and languages, English in particular. Subsequently, it will study the relationship between government, pedagogy, beliefs and principles and what that suggests for education. In due course, the study will classify the importance of state’s emphasis on educational goals to accommodate children's rights rather than use pedagogy as a political means for some ideological gains that works for individuals who regulate production processes to preserve their ascendancy and power. The ideology was considered as a pivotal force in shaping educational policies. The Islamist were aspiring to transform the education system like the process of Islamization of political and legal system. The Islamic modernist and reformist insisted on amalgamation of two systems.