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    Sajid Ali

    Director, Research and Publications; and Professor

    sajid.ali@aku.edu

    Telephone: 92 21 36347611

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    Introduction

    Dr Sajid Ali is the Amir Sultan Chinoy Endowed Professor and Director of Research at AKU-IED. He holds a PhD in Education Policy Studies from the University of Edinburgh, an MEd in Leadership and Policy from Monash University, and a Master’s in Sociology from the University of Karachi. With teaching experience at institutions such as the University of Edinburgh, Karachi University, and Hamdard University, Dr Ali specializes in globalization and education policy, governance, education reforms, privatization, and evidence-informed policymaking. As Pakistan Country Coordinator for GPE-KIX, he has significantly contributed to national policies, including the National Education Policy (2009), SESP, Non-Formal Education Sindh (2018), and the Teaching License Policy for Sindh 2023.

    Education

    • PhD (Education Policy), University of Edinburgh, UK, 2009 
    • Master of Education (Leadership, Policy and Change), Monash University, Australia, 2004 
    • Master of Arts (Sociology), University of Karachi, Pakistan, 1996
    • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Journalism/Political Science/Sociology, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 1995

    Training

    • Certificate in Leadership of Public Sector, Australian National University, Australia, 2003

    Current areas of teaching

    • Policy Studies for Education
    • Educational Leadership and Management
    • Studies in Educational Leadership

    Research interests

    • Issues of educational policy in a globalised context and reconfiguration of state
    • Teaching License for improving preparation, recruitment & retention of teachers
    • Critical discourse analysis for policy
    • Leadership and governance
    • Knowledge creation and management
    • Politics of education reform
    • Mix methods research

    Experience

    • Professor & Director Research, Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED), 2024 to date
    • Associate Professor & Director Research, AKU-IED, 2021-2023 
    • Associate Professor & Interim Dean, AKU-IED, 2018-2020
    • Associate Professor & Head, Graduate Programmes, AKU-IED, 2017-2018
    • Associate Professor & Coordinator Doctoral Programme, AKU-IED, 2015-2017 
    • Assistant Professor, AKU-IED, 2010-2015
    • Assistant Tutor, University of Edinburgh, 2007-2009 
    • Senior Instructor, AKU-IED, 2003-2006 
    • Visiting Lecturer, University of Karachi, 2001-2002 
    • Research Associate, AKU-IED, 1997-2002
    • Lecturer, Hamdard University, 1997 

    Professional associations

    • Member, Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), 2020 to date
    • Founding Member, Pakistan Association of Research in Education (PARE)

    Awards and honours

    • Amir Sultan Chinoy Endowed Associate Professorship, AKU, 2022 
    • Member, Academic Council of Women Uni Multan, Nominated by Governor Punjab  2021 
    • Australian Alumni Excellence Award 2014 for Education, Australian Government, 2014
    • AKU Award for Outstanding Performance in Research, 2014
    • Student-nominated AKU Award for Best Teacher, 2014 
    • Participant for Vision 2025, Ministry of Planning, Islamabad, 2014
    • Selected member for Local Education Group (LEG), Ministry of Education Sindh, 2013 to date
    • South Asia Visiting Fellowship, Oxford University, UK, 2011
    • General Secretary, Pakistan Association for Research in Education (PARE), 2010 to date
    • Edinburgh University Research Award, Edinburgh, UK, 2006-2009
    • President Scholarship Club, Monash University, Australia, 2003–2004
    • Commonwealth Youth Leadership Award (CYLA), Canberra, Australia, 2003
    • AusAID Development Scholarship for MEd, 2003–2004 
    • A.R. Kiyani Gold Medal, University of Karachi, Pakistan, 1996 

    Publications

    • PROTOCOL: Effectiveness of public-private partnerships on educational access and quality of primary and secondary schooling in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
    • Global-local policy interactions in the South and the need for critical policy engagement–lessons from teaching licence policy in Pakistan
    • Policy analysis: School clustering policy
    • Policy analysis of girls’ primary school completion in rural Sindh: Root causes and policy recommendations using IIEP education policy toolbox

     

    Created on:04/25/2016 Last modified:11/19/2024

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