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Dr. Shahid
Siddiqui
Dr.
Shahid Siddiqui is Professor and Head of the Centre for Humanities & Social
Sciences at the Lahore School of Economics. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied
Linguistics from University of Toronto, Canada, M.Ed. TESOL from University of
Manchester, U.K. and MA English Literature from Pakistan. He has been involved
with Educational system of Pakistan in various capacities - as a teacher,
teacher educator, and researcher. His areas of interest include language issues,
educational change, and critical pedagogy. Prior to joining the Lahore School of
Economics, he worked with the Aga Khan University, the GIK Institute of
Engineering Sciences and Technology, and Lahore University of Management
Sciences.
He
has presented in a number of national and international conferences and has
published in national and international journals. Some of his publications
include: Rethinking Education in Pakistan: Practices, Problems & Possibilities
(2007), ‘Educational Innovation for Sustainable Teacher Development, Educational
Awakening’, Journal of the Educational Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 1, p. 61-80, 2004;
‘Commodification of education’. Educate: Quarterly on Development and Education.
Issue No. 3, Vol. No.3, 29-31, 2004; ‘Going beyond method’, chapter in Language
Policy and Planning: The South Asian Perspective. Oxford University Press 2003,
pp. 138-142.
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