CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Zhirkova, Polina |
|---|---|
| Title | The Significance of the Right to Secondary Education for Ensuring Equality in South Asia: A Comparative Study of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh |
| Summary | The thesis explores the right to secondary education in South Asia, specifically focusing on India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Recognizing secondary education as a fundamental human right is essential for broader socio-economic development, therefore, the study examines the existing legal and political frameworks and the region's compliance with international human rights treaties. Despite commitments to universal education, significant challenges such as high dropout rates, large numbers of out-of-school children, and systemic inequalities persist. The analysis through the 4A framework to education highlights socio-economic, gender, and cultural barriers contributing to these issues and assesses the impact of privatization on educational access and quality. Using a socio-legal approach, the research integrates doctrinal legal analysis with empirical data to identify factors influencing dropout rates and to evaluate the effectiveness of policy interventions and international treaties’ recommendations and obligations. Recommendations include constitutional reforms, increased public funding, equitable policy measures, and enhanced accountability to improve secondary education access and completion rates, thereby advancing human rights and development in the region. |
| Supervisor | Kollonay-Lehoczky Csilla |
| Department | Legal Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/zhirkova_polina.pdf |
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