Challenges and opportunities: community college development in Afghanistan: serving students and gender equity

Community college development in Afghanistan is explored, along with a 2-year institute in Kabul that is developed as a model for community college education, specifically. The government of Afghanistan is promoting the establishment and expansion of technical, vocational, and 2-year tertiary education as no such form of education existed prior to 2006. Some of the challenges and areas of need for community college development are examined. Results show significant needs in the area of faculty development, technology, curriculum, and pedagogy and gender parity in education. Some of the signifi ... Show more

Authors: Roof, David J.

Published: Cham, Netherlands, Springer, 2018

Resource type: Book chapter

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