Theses (Master’s in Child Development)

Young street children in Dhaka: perceptions and experiences of 6-8 year old children about life as street children in Dhaka city

Hoque, Jabadul (BRAC Univeristy, 2014-04-30)

Children living in the street are an increasing phenomenon in developing countries. As in other developing countries, there has been a rise in street children population in the urban areas of Bangladesh. Street children ...

Corporal punishment in urban primary school settings

Parvin, Nahid (BRAC Univeristy, 2014-04-30)

Corporal punishment is a common phenomenon in Bangladeshi schools. On 13 January, 2011 The High Court division of The Supreme Court issued a ruling on prohibiting of corporal punishment. Subsequently, The Ministry of ...

Exploring the readiness of teachers for language and communication development in preschool

Begum, Amena (BRAC Univeristy, 2014-04-30)

Teachers are the most influential persons for a child for whom teachers create the social context of learning. Teachers' contribution is part and parcel of children's life. Teachers provide the scaffolding for social ...

Exploring disinclination among children in grades 1 and 2 to attend school and relatbd factors

Shuvra, Muhammad Mizanur Rashid (BRAC Univeristy, 2014-04-30)

Academic achievement in a child's life begins formally within school settings. We expect that children would enjoy school and enthusiastically attend school regularly. Several studies have emphasized the importance of ...

Teachers' perceptions about child-friendly and interactive teaching-learning in early primary grades of Government Primary Schools (GPS)

Jewel, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman (BRAC Univeristy, 2014-04-30)

The teacher's role is the key to achieve results in child-friendly schools and learning spaces. Therefore, the required training and support to prepare teachers for this important role must be a priority (LINICEF, 2009, ...

Exploring the practice of leisure time physical activity among 6-8 year old urban children

Dina, Tanzina Quddus (BRAC Univeristy, 2014-04-30)

Children's regular participation in physical activity has multiple benefits to children's physical and mental health. Not only this, physical activity is identified as one of the basic preventive measures for non-communicable ...

Early literacy development and school readiness: perceptions and practices of parents having 3-5 years old children in Dhaka city

Mehnaz, Ashfi (BRAC Univeristy, 2013-09)

Research on early literacy in Bangladesh is mostly concentrated on poorly resourced environments and early literacy practices done by illiterate parents of lower socio-economic communities in rural areas. This study aimed ...

Exploring storytelling practices of urban mothers

Majumder, Fahmida (BRAC Univeristy, 2013-10)

The obiective of the study was to explore the practice of storytelling by urban mothers in Dhaka city. Two separate groups of participants - mothers in slum and middle class - were selected in Goran area under Khilgaon ...

Bullying in early years at school: case study

Nazmi, Sheikh Nishat (BRAC Univeristy, 2014-04-30)

Bullying is an old, widespread and worldwide problem. According to Pinheiro (2006); Bullying is recognized as a form of violence in schools as well as in educational institutions. Several negative long term consequences ...

Expectations of the working parents from daycare centers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Parvin, Wasima (BRAC Univeristy, 2014-04-30)

This research was conducted to explore the expectation of working parents about the services provided by the daycare centers in Dhaka city. The demand of daycare centers are increasing day by day among the working parents ...

Mothers understanding of the role in children's language development

Begum, Asma (BRAC University, 2012)

The knowledge of Marma parents in Chittagong Hill Tracts area on the role of play in Early Childhood Development and their contributions towards children's play practices

Chowdhury, A. T. M Shoeb (BRAC University, 2012)

Perception of parents and teachers of Chakma community towards mother tongue based multilingual education at early primary level

Chakma, Jyotimoy (BRAC University, 2012)

Gender-related knowledge and practice in pre-school education: the case of succeed

Begum, Zaheda (BRAC University, 2011-07-12)

A review of policy documents on Early Childhood Care and Education of Bangladesh and Nepal for comparative analysis of their policies and interventions strategies

Hossain Miah, M.Tofazzel (BRAC University, 2011-03-10)

The history of comprehensive Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh and Nepal does not date back to a long time. Both the countries recognize the importance of 'Whole Child' development. It is relatively a new area ...

A SWOT analysis of pre-primary program in slums of Dhaka city run by Surovi (NGO).

Alam, Md. Farhad (BRAC University, 2011-02)

Assessment of safe child friendly environment of day care centres in government and non government organizations of Dhaka city

Afreen, Fahmida (BRAC University, 2011-07-30)

Child rearing is defined as `purposive activities aimed at ensuring the survival and development of children. Urban working mothers, mostly from low-income groups, face great difficulty in terms of accessing child day ...