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Educator Copy

EXPANDING KHOJ'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Ghazala Irfan


INDUSTRY : Education

AREA : HRM/OB

ORGANIZATION : Khoj

LENGTH : 9

LUMS No : 05-709-2006-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2006

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KEYWORDS:

Khoj,Education Program,Education Industry,Women's Education,Development Organization,Social Enterprise Development,NGO,SEDC,Center,LUMS,Vision


DESCRIPTION:

In September 1995, Nasira Habib, founder and Executive Director of Khoj, a Lahore based development organization, was approached by a group of women with a request to replicate her successful pedagogy for women¿s education for their children. She wondered whether she should work with children, considering she had no experience of working with them through her new methodology. She did not want to use the conventional methodology to educate the children either. The case focuses on the policy issues the NGOs may face while working in the field of non-formal education. It also highlights the differences in the nature of education for the disadvantaged women and elementary education for children from low income households. The case generates discussion on the purpose of education, various approaches and methodologies and their possible outputs and outcomes. It also initiates a debate on the comparative advantages of different philosophies of education and alternative visions for social development.


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

The students are expected to assess the situation and analyze the reprcussions of either of the policies adopted, and then develop a plan of action. The case focusses on the policy issues that NGO's may face while working in the field of non-formal education. It also highlight the differences in the nature of education for the disadvantaged women and elementary education for childern from low income households.


SUBJECTS COVERED:

Social Enterprise Development