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Development of standardized achievement tests for BRAC NFPE Schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995)Measurement of learners' achievement in schools continues to be a great concern to educational administrators, teachers and guardians. Learner's status in the school, his/her future endeavors and many other personal ... -
Why students dropout in the first six months of enrollment: a comprehensive study on the BRAC’s education programme
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Socio-economic and cultural reasons for dropout of NFPE urban children (an exploratory study)
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Social factors underlying gender variation of school enrollment case of rural Bangladesh
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Barriers to participation in BRAC RDP
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-11)As part of the BRAC RDP Impact Assessment Study (lAS), a participatory wealth ranking exercise stratified households into four socio-economic groups: groups 1 and 2 being wellendowed with land, assets and generally without ... -
Role of education on child labor
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Child labor in Bangladesh villages: incidence, correlates and implications
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12)The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child labor in rural Bangladesh. Data for this study were obtained from 1995 sample survey of 3,809 eligible children aged 5 to 14 years ... -
Family size preferences among Matlab couples
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1995-12) -
Impact of BRAC's non formal education programme in raising life skills knowledge among females of rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)The objective of this study is to assess the role BRAC's education programme on life skills knowledge among its graduates. Data were collected from Watch, in three rural unions of Manikganj district where BRAC has been ... -
Role of education in reducing child labour: a case from rural Bangladesh
(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 ... -
Level, pattern and socio-economic determinants of enrollment informal schools of the graduates of BRAC's education programme
(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. ... -
Education for empowerment: a note on BRAC's Human Rights and Legal Education Programme (HRLEP) at Matlab
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)This study attempts to address selected aspects of BRAC's Human Rights and Legal Education Programme (HRLEP) in Matlab Thana. HRLEP at Matlab began in January 1996 through training of the members of village organizations ... -
Capacity development through training: the case of BRAC village organizations
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996)Capacity development through skill training is an important component of BRAC' s credit programme. This study looked at the impact of capacity development of BRAC beneficiaries on their performance as village organization ... -
Initial environmental examination of BRAC programs: agriculture, fisheries, forestry, sericulture
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Proceedings of the seminar on situation of the elderly in Bangladesh: what do we know?
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-08)There is a growing tendency of world's elderly (60 years and above) population and concentrating in the developing countries. By the year 2025, 72% of the world's elderly (858 million) population will be living in the ... -
Effects of BRAC's development inputs on women's lives
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1996-10)The BRAC-ICDDR,B Joint Research Project consists of two phases of research, analysis and interpretation over a 6-year project cycle. Initiated in 1992, research in Phase I (1992- 1995) involved a large cross-sectional ... -
Manual on environmental awareness training
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Impact assessment of BRAC's human rights and legal education training
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)The huge training investment of BRAC calls for an answers to the questions -- what is the impact of the training on BRAC programs and on its recipient? This study endeavors to answer these questions. As a part of this ... -
The impact of BRAC's education programme on raising basic education levels for the children of rural Bangladesh
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Prevalence and correlates of the risk of Sexual violence within marriage in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997)Sexual violence against women has never been new in history. What is new is to discover that this kind of act is wrong and has direct impact on women's health. Using data from a nationally representative sample of 500 ...
