Planning for Education in Pakistan

Educational planning for developing countries is a much more strenuous and unpredictable enterprise than its name suggests. Among its hazards are the mental and physical strain, including illness, to which the foreign adviser is subject, the often critical absence of data, the instability of the economy, and particularly the idiosyncrasies of politicians and administrators. Through his own experience as a consultant to developing nations, Mr. Curle became intimately familiar with the problems and responsibilities of the foreign expert. In his wryly realistic view, the advisor, far from being a remote and godlike figure, is thrust in the middle of confusing and often frustrating conditions. He emphasizes the need for wisdom and common sense on the advisers part and gives a thoroughly practical appraisal of what accomplishments can be reasonably expected. Mr. Curle deals extensively with the state of education in Pakistan, where he was an adviser off and on for ten years.