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The kindergarten to Grade 12 education landscape of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is characterised by free education for citizens. In contrast, migrant families and temporary residents often face limited private and public school spaces, prohibitive schooling fees, and fragmented information from government sources. This chapter employs ethnographic and oral history methods to explore the experiences of migrant families. It demonstrates that rather than homeschooling being a new phenomenon, an older tradition exists among lower-income Pakistani households in the GCC to homeschool their children. Pakistani women access educational materials to homeschool their children and earn income through tutoring while supporting social change.

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Education in the Gulf: Pakistani Migrant Families’ Strategies

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    2025年

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  • Sugra Bibi

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The kindergarten to Grade 12 education landscape of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries is characterised by free education for citizens. In contrast, migrant families and temporary residents often face limited private and public school spaces, prohibitive schooling fees, and fragmented information from government sources. This chapter employs ethnographic and oral history methods to explore the experiences of migrant families. It demonstrates that rather than homeschooling being a new phenomenon, an older tradition exists among lower-income Pakistani households in the GCC to homeschool their children. Pakistani women access educational materials to homeschool their children and earn income through tutoring while supporting social change.