Naureen Durrani
I am a Professor of Education in the Graduate School of Education, Nazarbayev ;My research interests lie in the sociology of education and the broader outcomes of education for individuals, social groups and society. My projects have focused on education policy; curriculum; teacher education; gender; citizenship; citizenship education; social justice. I currently lead a 3-year project on 'Gender and Schooling in Kazakhstan' and hold a grant funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, UK on the 'Political economy analysis of education systems in Central Asia and Africa'. My research projects have been funded by leading funders in international education including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UK, Department for International Development (DFID) UK, UNICEF New York, OxfamNovib/Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Australian Agency for International ;My ongoing and past research has focused on South Asia (Pakistan), Sub-Saharan and West Africa (Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda and Senegal), the Middle East (Occupied Palestinian Territories and Lebanon) and Europe (United Kingdom) and Central Asia (Kazakhstan).