Brac Institute of Educational Development (BIED): Recent submissions
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Real time monitoring for the most vulnerable: pre-primary education in Bangladesh
(© 2013 Institute of Development Studies, 2013)One of the most unique examples of real-time monitoring supported by UNICEF is found in Bangladesh in the pre-primary education (PPE) programme operated by BRAC. Randomisation techniques are used for school selection by ... -
School drop out in Bangladesh: insights using panel data
(© 2012 Elsevier Ltd., 2013)This paper examines the relative strength of different factors associated with school drop out using data collected between 2007 and 2009 in Bangladesh. A sample of 9046 children, aged 4-15, was selected across six districts ... -
Alternative scenarios for BRAC University
(© 2013 Emerald Group Publishing Limited., 2013)Purpose: This article aims to present the scenarios, visions and strategies that resulted from a three day foresight workshop for BRAC University in Rajendrapur, Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach: The workshops used ... -
Squaring the circle: EFA in the post-2015 global agenda
(© 2014 Elsevier Ltd., 2014-11)The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Education for All (EFA) initiative have influenced educational development in poor countries both positively and negatively. From the perspective of Bangladesh, international ... -
Erotic desires and practices in cyberspace: "virtual reality" of the non-heterosexual middle class in Bangladesh
(© 2014 Asian Institute of Technology, 2014)Sexually diverse and marginalized groups are constantly challenged to create spaces for realizing their sexual fantasies, desires and politics within the all-pervasiveness of heterosexual spaces. Technology has brought ... -
Factors affecting the utilisation of postpartum care among young mothers in Bangladesh
(© 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2011-03)This article addresses the hypothesis that predisposing, enabling and need factors of households influence utilisation of postpartum care among the young mothers according to the timing and type of providers. To reach our ... -
Noninstitutional births and newborn care practices among adolescent mothers in Bangladesh
(© 2011 JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 2011)Objective: To describe home-based newborn care practices among adolescent mothers in Bangladesh and to identify sociodemographic, antenatal care (ANC), and delivery care factors associated with these practices. Design: The ... -
Issues with families and children in a disaster context: a qualitative perspective from rural Bangladesh
(© 2015 Elsevier Ltd., 2015-09)Natural disasters such as floods and cyclones have repeatedly devastated lives and destroyed the belongings of people. This is especially so for children and their families in Bangladesh. This study analyzed the specific ... -
The how I think questionnaire: assessing its psychometric properties in Bangladeshi culture
(© 2016 Elsevier, 2016)There is growing importance of the How I Think (HIT) questionnaire in clinical practice and cognitive research. Since the development of the HIT (Barriga and Gibbs, Aggress. Behav., 1996; 22: 333-343), a number of validation ... -
Lifelong learning in a learning society: are community learning centres the vehicle?
(© 2014 Brill, 2014)This chapter provides a historical perspective on the evolving concepts of lifelong learning and the learning society and makes the case for the community learning centre as a potential institutional vehicle for the promotion ... -
Reprint of: issues with families and children in a disaster context: a qualitative perspective from rural Bangladesh
(© 2015 Elsevier Ltd., 2015)Natural disasters such as floods and cyclones have repeatedly devastated lives and destroyed the belongings of people. This is especially so for children and their families in Bangladesh. This study analyzed the specific ... -
Evaluation of a mathematics program for preprimary children in rural Bangladesh
(© 2012 Elsevier Ltd, 2012)A randomized evaluation of a 9-month comprehensive math program for preprimary Bangladeshi school children addressed skills such as numbers, measurement, shapes, patterns, and space. Nine schools were randomly selected for ... -
Relating development to quality of education: a study on the world bank's neoliberal policy discourse in education
(© 2014 Korean Educational Development Institute, 2014)This article examines the way the World Bank policy discourse in education relates development to quality of education and the underlying agenda. It argues that development and education have been defined deficiently, ... -
Mothers understanding of the role in children's language development
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Gender-related knowledge and practice in pre-school education: the case of succeed
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A review of policy documents on Early Childhood Care and Education of Bangladesh and Nepal for comparative analysis of their policies and interventions strategies
(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).
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Assessment of safe child friendly environment of day care centres in government and non government organizations of Dhaka city
(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 ...
