Browsing by Author "Nath, Samir Ranjan"
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Level, pattern and socio-economic determinants of enrollment informal schools of the graduates of BRAC's education programme
Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)BRAC has been operating two models of primary education for the children of poor households in Bangladesh since 1985. After graduation from BRAC schools, these children enroll in formal schools for further education. ... -
Levels of basic competencies of the BRAC school graduates of 1995 and 1997
Nath, Samir Ranjan; Imam, Syeda Rumnaz; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-04)The education programme of BRAC is designed to provide quality basic education to the poor children of Bangladesh. Based on the Declaration of the World Conference on Education, BRAC designed an instrument to measure the ... -
Literacy for a learning society: a collective effort with broader vision needed
Nath, Samir Ranjan; Ahmed, Manzoor; Ahmed, Kazi Saleh (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-11)Based on the application of a purposefully designed test of literacy skills on a nationwide sample, the Education Watch established a benchmark for the literacy situation of the population 11 years and above in Bangladesh. ... -
Literacy in Bangladesh: need for a new vision (Education Watch 2002)
Ahmed, Manzoor; Nath, Samir Ranjan; Ahmed, Kazi Saleh (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003) -
Looking at ins and outs: a process documentation research on education for indigenous children programme
Kabir, Md. Mahbubul; Nath, Samir Ranjan; Zaman, Shahaduz (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-05)Looking at Ins and Outs is a process documentation study on BRAC's Education for Indigenous Children (EIC) programme. BRAC's EIC programme was designed with a view to ensuring the general provision of education for ... -
Need assessment of a short course on educational evaluation and assessment
Roy, Goutam; Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-12)The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of a new course on educational evaluation and assessment. In-depth interviews were carried out with a checklist prepared through field trials. Number of respondents ... -
Needs of ethnic minority students for learning improvement in secondary schools
Kabir, Md. Mahbubul; Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-12)This study aimed to investigate the needs of ethnic minority students for learning improvement in secondary schools through an in-depth understanding of the factors affecting their poor performance. Findings reconfirmed ... -
Out of school children in the tea gardens and ethnic minority communities
Nath, Samir Ranjan; Yasmin, Rosie Nilufar; Shahjamal, Mirja M (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-11)Although many countries in the world have moved from compulsory primary education to compulsory secondary education and many increased the duration of primary and basic education from 4-5 years to more than six years, ... -
Publlc service delivery in education: the BRAC experience
Ahmed, Salehuddin; Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-05)BRAC, a non-governmental development organisation in Bangladesh, has been working for the socio-economic advancement of the poor, especially the women and children. It has long experience in providing basic public health ... -
Quality with equity: the primary education agenda
Ahmed, Manzoor; Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004) -
Reaching primary education at the doorstep of the poor: the BRAC experience
Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-10)It is a review paper on BRAC education programme. Starting with a description of the country context of the initial days of the programme it describes how the programme was developed and implemented, and expended throughout ... -
Regional variation and changes in competencies of BRAC graduates and their enrollment status in formal schools
Imam, Syeda Rumnaz; Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-02)This study aimed at examining the regional variation and changes in basic competency and enrolment rate of BRAC graduates. This is a secondary analysis of Nath's study on assessing the level of basic competencies of BRAC ... -
Role of education in reducing child labour: a case from rural Bangladesh
Nath, Samir Ranjan; Hadi, Abdullahel (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)This article examines the hypothesis that formal education of children and their parents plays a major role in reducing child labour. Data are generated from a representative sample survey of 3,809 children aged 10-14 ... -
Role of education on child labor
Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11) -
School without a head teacher: one-teacher primary schools in Bangladesh
Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-09)Although there is no person called head teacher in BRAC's non-formal primary schools, however, the programme organisers (PO), each of whom look after 12-15 schools, playa pivotal role in the operation of BRAC schools. ... -
Schooling and literacy
Nath, Samir Ranjan; Khan, Md. Kaisar Ali (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004) -
Self-report and test discrepancy evidence from national literacy survey in Bangladesh
Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-11)This paper aims to explore the discrepancy between self-reported and test based literacy estimates. The Education Watch national literacy survey data of 2002 were used to do so, where literacy status of a nationally ... -
Social factors underlying gender variation of school enrollment case of rural Bangladesh
Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-07) -
Socioeconomic and health profile of Chittagong Hill Tracts
Rafi, Mohammad; Mallick, Debdulal; Karim, Fazlul; Nath, Samir Ranjan; Ahmed, Syed Masud; Akter, Nasima; Begum, Shamim A. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)