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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 ... -
Case studies of quality primary education in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-10)How do some primary schools in Bangladesh succeed despite of well documented constrains they face? The major primary education research programmes conducted in Bangladesh over recent years have consistently demonstrated ... -
Causes behind gender difference in mathematics: an exploratory study in BRAC schools
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000)This dissertation explores the causes behind gender difference in BRAC schools .The problem was derived from previous studies, which confirm gender difference in mathematics in BRAC schools. Exploratory as well as ... -
Change in health knowledge of Bangladeshi children: five years experience
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-11)This article explores the improvement in the level of health knowledge of Bangladeshi children over a five year period 1993-1998. Data were generated from two nationally representative sample surveys covering respectively ... -
Changes in lives of Kishori Supervisors due to employment in BRAC Education Programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2003-07)This study aimed at exploring changes that occurred in the lives of Kisohri supervisors (KS) due to employment in the BRAC Education Programme CBEP). Twenty-six KSs, 24 non-KSs, 36 of their guardians, 67 community people ... -
Child abuse among working children in rural Bangladesh: prevalence and determinants
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)The paper aims to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of child abuse in rural Bangladesh. Data from the 1995 sample survey of 4,643 children aged 10-15 years in 150 villages were used. Findings ... -
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 ... -
Children's performance in reading and writing Bangla: a comparison between BRAC and formal school
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-01)This report aims to compare the performance of the learners of non-formal schools of BRAC and formal schools in reading and writing Bangla Data were collected from five areas where a surveillance system was in operation. ... -
Combating a deadly menace: early experiences with a community-based arsenic mitigation project in Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)Bangladesh is facing the problem of arsenic poisoning in drinking water. Around 27% of the tubewells, which supply drinking water to most of the population, have arsenic concentrations above the government of Bangladesh ... -
Community participation in improving Non-formal Primary Education in Bangladesh: a BRAC experience
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Comparing changes in basic competency, literacy and enrolment of children in Matlab between 1992 and 1995
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)In 1995, three year after the baseline survey and initiation of the BRAC-ICDDR'B Joint Research Project in Matlab, a follow up survey was carried out to explore changes in the areas of education. These included enrolment, ... -
Compensating the affected persons of Mohakhali Flyover in Dhaka
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Competencies achievement of BRAC NFPE students improving
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-06)Competency achievement of the students of BRAC non- fonnal primary schools at the end of their primary cycle was assessed and reported in this article. Four cohorts of students were considered and brought under assessment ... -
Completion report on verification and refinement of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) project in selected areas of Bangladesh (SP 36 02)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2004-06)The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was first developed in the 1980s in Madagascar by Fr. Henri de Laulanie, which offers unprecedented opportunities for improving rice production without dependence on high cost ... -
Continuation of BRAC non-formal school graduates of 1995 in formal school education
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-05)The education programme of BRAC not only provides quality basic education to its learners it also put emphasis on their enrolment in formal schools for further education. The Research and Evaluation Division of BRAC ... -
Demographic and socio-cultural consequences of international migration in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)This research examines demographic and socio-cultural consequences of south-north migration in the south at the family-level Using data from a nationally representative sample survey of 1,030 families in Bangladesh, the ... -
Determining performance indicators and developing tools for evaluating BRAC Gonokendra Pathagar (Library)
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-07)This study aimed at determining major performance indicators as well as developing tools for evaluating BRAC's Gonokendra Pathagars (community-based libraries). Twelve performance indicators have been determined. A format ... -
Development of instruments to assess the achievement of national competencies at the end of primary education cycle
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)This report presents a detailed description of development of assessment tools for the evaluation of students' learning achievement on the basis of 53 terminal competencies specified by the National Curriculum and Textbook ... -
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 ... -
Differentials of the immunization program in rural Bangladesh and the issue of userfee
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998)This study investigated some aspects of the sustainability of the immunization program by exploring the association between immunization coverage and price affordability with some selected socioeconomic variables in rural ...