Browsing by Subject "Education"

Education for hard-to-reach children: strategies used by NGO Surovi to provide primary education to children living in urban slums

Islam, Manisha (Brac University, 2019-06)

The study titled “Education for hard-to-reach children: Strategies used by NGO SUROVI to provide primary education to children living in urban slums” explored the strategies and initiatives being used and implemented by ...

Education in time of the pandemic

Halder, Nilratan (The Financial Express, 2021-01-07)

The educational status of the ultra poor

Halder, Shantana R. (Research and Evaluation Division, Brac, 2000-12)

This report describes the state of education of the ultra poor by considering four indicators namely: net enrollment rate of children between 6-10 years of age, adult and household literacy rates, educational status of ...

English as the medium of instruction in higher education in Bangladesh: A colonial legacy for empowerment or a structure asking for decolonisation?

Alam, K.C. Zamiul (Brac University, 2022-05)

The only acceptable medium of Education in the public and private universities of Bangladesh is English. Though most of the undergrad students come from the Bangla Medium background, they are expected to use English ...

English medium instruction in Asia: a review of teachers’ professional development

Chowdhury, Mati Haque (Brac University, 2023-02)

Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in the Asia Pacific region have noticed a widespread adoption of English Medium Instruction (EMI). However, the nature of EMI policy directives, code-switching to mother tongue in the ...

An essay on the factors of income

Aktari, Syeda Jahirin (Brac University, 2022-07)

This paper examines the effect of different factors on the composition of individuals earning by using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) data. This paper also exhibits the contribution of individual’s non-cognitive ...

Group norms and the Brac village organization—enhancing social capital baseline

Qayum, Nayma; Samadder, Mrinmoy; Rahman, Rehnuma (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2012-04)

As an NGO, BRAC adopts a holistic development approach centred on the Village Organization (VO), a group of female microfinance clients. In order to upgrade the VO integrity and norms, BRAC’s Social Development (SD) Program ...

Gulistan hawker trade centre Gulistan, Fulbaria. Dhaka

Siddiqui, Jubayer Hasan (Brac University, 2021-07)

Since the old approaches of the hawker's market in Gulistan has failed and the Streetside hawkers are facing constant evictions even till to this date. So, A new approach for hawkers' market needs to be developed to ...

HOPE not COMPLACENCY: state of primary education in Bangladesh 1999

Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R.; Choudhury, Rasheda K.; Nath, Samir Ranjan (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1999-08)

Impact of char development and settlement project on improving the livelihood of char dwellers

Raza, Wameq; Bhattacharjee, Anindita; Das, Narayan Chandra (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division, 2011-01)

The Char Development and Settlement Project (CDSP) was a joint initiative of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of Bangladesh to achieve sustainable livelihood development of coastal char ...

Impact of non-formal primary education on women's autonomy and socialisation in rural Bangladesh: evidence from BRAC villages

Kamal, Firoz M.; Hadi, Abdullahel; Chowdhury, A Mushtaque R. (BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED), 1997-10)

This paper investigates the impact of non-formal primary education programme of BRAC on women's autonomy and socialisation. The study was conducted in 87 villages in Manikganj district of central Bangladesh. The data ...

Intersectionality in human capital development of indigenous women in Dhaka: mapping the journey in education, employment, and choice of partner

Khaing, Myat Moe (Brac University, 2023-04)

The research recognizes the emerging phenomenon of Indigenous women moving away from the geographical confinements of their homeland and long-held association with informal employment. It seeks to understand their journey ...

Intersectionality in human capital development of indigenous women in Dhaka: mapping the journey in education, employment, and choice of partner

Khaing, Myat Moe (Brac University, 2023-04)

The research recognizes the emerging phenomenon of Indigenous women moving away from the geographical confinements of their homeland and long-held association with informal employment. It seeks to understand their journey ...

Investigating Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) initiatives in teaching-learning skills development on STEM subjects in secondary public schools in Shughnan, Afghanistan

Hussaini, Hassan Ali Shah (Brac University, 2023-05)

This investigation was carried out on "professional development in STEM education". The initiatives were taken by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) in the farthest part of Afghanistan, Shughnan. The study aimed to investigate ...