Browsing Social Studies by Title
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Reaching primary education at the doorstep of the poor: the BRAC experience
(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 ... -
Readership survey: the case of a research compendium in Bangla
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-01)Nirjash, a research compendium in Bangla, is published primarily for BRAC field staff. After three years of its publication it was felt essential to conduct a readership survey on its usefulness, accessibility and readability. ... -
Reasons behind discontinuation of BRAC teachers in Non-Formal Primary Education programme
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1998-06)This study aimed at examining the reasons of discontinuation of NFPE teachers. To achieve the objective, 259 dropped out and 252 in-service teachers were interviewed from two former NFPE regions through a semi-structured ... -
Recent financial crisis in BRAC and the rule of rumors
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Regional variation and changes in competencies of BRAC graduates and their enrollment status in formal schools
(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 ... -
Relationship between socio-economic and anthropometric status of young children in rural Bangladesh
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)This study investigates the interrelationship between socio-economic status and anthropometric measurements of young children in rural Bangladesh. A nutrition surveillance system programme (the NSP) was established in ... -
Research-led curriculum development: pilot study on Mathematics
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)The EDU of BRAC's education program has made changes in its curriculum based on the monitoring, research and internal Survey reports which suggested that learners faced difficulty with many sections of different subject ... -
Research-led curriculum development: pilot study on social studies
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2000-08)BRAC's EDU has been working to develop effective materials for it's learners from early on. In phase II the focus was on providing improved materials and refining curriculum to suit the needs of the learners. In the case ... -
RETA- 6oo8: gender and good governance issues in local government of Bangladesh: a baseline report of extension phase
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Risk factors of violent death in rural Bangladesh, 1990-1999
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002)The study attempts to improve our understanding about the prevalence and determinants of violent death in rural Bangladesh. Data came from the demographic and health surveillance system of BRAC covering a population of ... -
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 ... -
Role of education on child labor
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Role of local elites and village level sanitation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2005-12)This study aimed to explore the role of local elites and associated factors that prevent or promote sanitation facilities to the poor. The study was conducted in five communities of tive villages of Nilphamari and ... -
The role of NGOs to improve food security in Bangladesh: the BRAC perspective
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999)Bangladesh is one of the worst food insecure nations in the world today. This paper looks into some food security issues of the poor, the most food insecure group, particularly with respect to the role of non-governmental ... -
School evaluation mechanism in BRAC education programme
(Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2002-07)This paper aims to examine the existing school evaluation provision in BRAC non-formal primary education programme. Information for this paper, was collected through scanning of existing documents, and discussing with ... -
School management: learning from successful schools in Bangladesh
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School without a head teacher: one-teacher primary schools in Bangladesh
(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
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Self-report and test discrepancy evidence from national literacy survey in Bangladesh
(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 ... -
Shalish and role of BRAC federation
(BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 2002-01)The study aims to investigate the relationship between the federation and village shalish. Data were collected through qualitative method from federation members and the village heads participated in shalish. Members ...