...School Madrasas in Bangladesh: Incidence, Quality, and Implications for Reform Mohammad Niaz Asadullah Department of Economics, University of Reading & Department of Education, University of Oxford Nazmul Chaudhury The World Bank Syed Rashed Al-Zayed Josh The World Bank Draft: March 15, 2009 Human Development Sector South Asia Region Acknowledgements This study was made possible by generous funding from the EPDF Trust Fund. We also express our appreciation for additional funding and institutional support from the Education Unit of South Asia Human Development, World Bank as well as the Bangladesh Country Management Unit. The authors would like to highlight the services provided by the survey firm, DATA, who conducted this complex survey with utmost professional competence. Furthermore we are grateful to DATA for providing valuable statistical input in preparing this report. The authors are grateful from valuable comments and feedback received from the Ministry of Education and Economic Relations Division, Government of Bangladesh. The authors would also like to thank Rafiqul Huda Chaudhury, Markus Goldstein, Michelle Riboud, and Halsey Rogers for their valuable comments. This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank or the Governments they represent. ii Executive Summary 1. A unique feature of the Bangladeshi secondary education sector is the large presence of Islamic institutions of religious learning, commonly known as madrasas. However...
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...Flaws in Pakistan’s Education System Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences; Vo. 4 No.1 Flaws in Pakistan’s Educational System Hina Rehman* Dr. Nushad Khan† Abstract The paper aims to identify prevalent problems in the Pakistani educational system with a view to find out their solution. Education system of any country is meant to equip and facilitate the nation to pursue national goals and strengthen its ideological foundations. Presumably the existing education system of the country has failed to deliver matching response to the call of our national objectives and aspirations. Introduction Education plays an important role in political stability, economic development and social progress of a nation. It brings political stability by realizing the people their national rights and duties and thus through awareness of their rights and duties, a very good environment is created for better implementation of the policies and good participation and cooperation of the people. Education brings economic development because it enhances the productivity and efficiency of the people, and provides them necessary skills which enable the people to play their role in supporting the sustainable economic growth of the country. Education shapes the personality of the people, seeks them moral obligations and duties, so they can play their part in the society. Today Pakistan is facing a number of problems i.e. poverty, insecurity, terrorism, sectarianism and many more and base provided to all...
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...Introduction: The basic needs of human are –food, clothing, shelter, education, and health. Education is essential for human and one of the basic needs of human being. Education in its broadest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another. Teachers in educational institutions direct the education of students and might draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. This process is sometimes called schooling when referring to the education of teaching only a certain subject, usually as professors at institutions of higher learning. There is also education in fields for those who want specific vocational skills, such as those required to be a pilot. In addition there is an array of education possible at the informal level, such as, in museums and libraries, with the Internet and in life experience. Systems of formal education: Education is a concept, referring to the process in which students can learn something: Instruction refers to the facilitating of learning toward identified objectives, delivered either by an instructor or other forms. Teaching refers to the actions of a real live instructor designed to impart learning to the student. Learning refers to learning with a view toward preparing learners...
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...RESEARCH PAPER ON EDUCATION SYSTEM OF BANGLADESH CONTENT INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES METHODOLOGY DESCRIPTION HISTORY COMPARISON OF FOUR DECADES RELATE WITH MDG’S CHALLENGES RECOMMENDATIONS CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION Getting access to basic education has been a fundamental human right of every citizen of a country. This fundamental right has been denied to a large section of the population lying particularly below the poverty line in many developing countries of the world including Bangladesh. Acute poverty in their families may be singled out as the major cause behind such situation. Recognizing the critical importance of transforming them into effective human resources and thereby making them worthy citizens the Millennium Summit that held in Dakar back in 2000 declared ‘achieving universal primary education’ as one of its major agendas. As set out in the Millennium declaration this goal, known as MDG 2, has been the goal for providing access to primary education to all by the year 2015. However, Bangladesh, as a Signatory to the Dakar declaration expressed strong commitment towards achieving the goal of universal primary education which has sustainable positive implications for reduction in poverty by significantly large margin. In the words of Dr. A.M.R. Chowdhury, deputy executive director of BRAC, Bangladesh’s leading institution for non-formal education: “Education is the backbone...
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...their effects on the development of the nation character. The result showed that madrasah could provide a positive and significant contribution to the development of the nation character. Index Terms:- Madrasah, education, national character. ———————————————————— 1 INTRODUCTION Pesantren and madrasah is the root of education in Indonesia. Pesantren and madrasah have produced many leaders in the field of education, religion (scholars), statesman even hero, so it can not be denied the role and contribution to the character with establishment of the Nation, such as Wahid Hashim, Hamka, Hasyim Muzadi, Mahfud MD. In the contemporary context, encountered symptom of moral decline that is really worrying, such as fraud, deceit, oppression, and harm each other, even fight each other which not only affects adults but also among the students, as a generation, have tarnished the credibility of the education (Nata, 2003), it was time for madrasah to act more minimizing the deterioration of the nation and mankind in general, as well as the role of madrasah Baitul Hikmah during the golden age of Islam, which has contributed greatly to progress Islam. This role should be transferred by madrasah to be applied at this time, so it is going to become a laboratory of religion education and research center of scientific activity, which gave the intellectual leaders in various disciplines. Similarly madrasah expected to...
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...Live in Field Experience(LFE) Spring -2013 TMSS,BOGRA Education & Women Empowerment Submitted by Gazi mohammad kamrul Islam ID 0910016 Date: 03rd ,February, 2013 To K.M. Ariful Kabir Department of Engineering Independent University, Bangladesh Subject : Submission of Report on “Education and women empowerment” Dear Sir, With due respect, I am submitting our Report on the topic titled “Education and women empowerment” as a partial fulfillment of my LFE course. It’s my pleasure to inform you that we have already finished our report in a reput.It was undoubtedly an interesting opportunity for us to work on this assigned topic to enhance our knowledge in the practical field. I would like to give you thanks Our instructor K.M Ariful Kabir, Marzuk sir and also sameer sir,who have been influenced on us throughout the project and help us with all the problem,and giving us to the opportunity to do the study. This report explores our knowledge and help me to gather experience and to know the village peoples. This report has been prepared based on the practical experiences and different ideas obtained during survey in Rajakpur of Bogra..And I used secondary data to fulfill our report, which we have been attached to our report. And last thanks IUB to give us a good opportunity to know village people. And thanx also our monitor...
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...DIGITAL BANGLADESH- CAN IT PREVENT CORRUPTION INTRODUCTION : The present fever to launch an extensive digitalization program is sweeping the Bangladesh political, business, and elitist minds. In the face of an overarching outlook of sustainable development the Bangladesh digitalization program runs into some grave questions. The paper points out that ethics as a strongly endogenous force in development is indispensable to keep in view the simultaneity of attaining growth and social justice. These targets are variously manifested in different sectors and quarters of the beneficiaries of growth and development. In this perspective, various comparative works in the literature are invoked toward establishing the essential national wellbeing for alleviating poverty. Wellbeing is established by participative complementarities between economic growth and social justice and their disaggregate manifestations. The digital good must therefore be understood as a socially inclusive empowering good, not as an element of traditional economic theory wherein only efficiency, and thus globalization and maximization behavior, turn out to be of sole attention. The paper introduces a new model upholding participative complementary synergy, learning, and unification by an epistemic guidance of development ethics. Such a model invokes a system and cybernetic approach that combines in an innovative way the analytical with the system and cybernetic view of development. Various facts and figures relating...
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...Office The Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh Digital Bangladesh for Good governance 1. The Pledge for a Digital Bangladesh by 2021 Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) were recognized by the world leaders as a key development enabler in World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva in 2003 and in Tunis in 2005 (Tunis Commitment). In the Poverty Reduction Strategy of the country called National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (NSAPR) 2009, ICTs were similarly identified and given due importance. The current government s Digital Bangladesh by 2021 vision proposes to mainstream ICTs as a pro-poor tool to eradicate poverty, establish good governance, ensure social equity through quality education, healthcare and law enforcement for all, and prepare the people for climate change. Remarkable to mention is the fact that over 50 Secretaries of the government, a similar number of eGovernance Focal Points who are senior policy makers one in each Ministry, all 64 Deputy Commissioners who are heads of district administration, and all 483 Upazila Nirbahi Officers who are heads of sub-district (upazila) administration have attended multi-day long orientation workshops on Digital Bangladesh. These intensive workshops led by the Prime Minister s Office were unprecedented. They have ensured that the cornerstones of civil service are brought on board en masse to provide the necessary leadership at different levels of the administration to utilize...
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...Report on The System of Education in India Nordic Recognition Information Centres 1 October 2006 THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN INDIA Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3 Background to the Study Tour ............................................................................................... 3 Report Structure ..................................................................................................................... 3 Country Profile ....................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 General Education ............................................................................ 5 Administration of Education .................................................................................................. 5 School Education.................................................................................................................... 6 National Curricula .................................................................................................................. 7 Examination and Assessment............................................................................................... 12 Source................................................................................................................................... 15 Islamic Education .......................................
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...The structural-functional perspective is the one that views society as having many parts which are all necessary for its well being .for this group of people education has a number of important aspects. Firstly the school system assists in passing skills to people. Students learn a lot of skills. For example they learn some technical skills such as carpentry, metal work or driving. Other skills that are transmitted include ability to communicate, ability to maintain personal integrity when faced by pressure. Knowledge is also passed on through the education system. For example how people can maintain their health status by having balanced meals or bathing and the disposal of waste matter. The culture and values of a society are passed on through the education system. Some values are passed through political ideologies and history as taught in school. For example the American educational system teaches that people must maintain their liberties. Day to day skills and folkways are passed on, for example in my country we are taught to say thank you to someone while clapping hands. Valuable practices, norms, values, rituals and symbols are transmitted through the education system, which assists to create a united society that has a lot to share. On the other hand the conflict theory has its own outlook on the role of education in the society. The conflict perspective paints the society as having various groups and individuals who have different interest, aspirations and needs which...
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...administrator is an education leader who promotes the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner. | Knowledge | Skills | Enduring Understanding | Essential Questions | Administrators will know…. | Administrator will be able to…. | Administrators will understand that… | | the purpose of educational programs and accountability for academic success in the school | use data to guide instruction so that it is focused on helping all students (ISLLC 2008: 5A) | The administrator is seen as the “first citizen” by the school community. The administrator must adhere to the morals and values set by the school and community both personally and professionally. | How can you use the data to help guild your instruction, so that all students are successful? What issues will you encounter that may impact the success of your students? | | | | | how to demonstrate a personal and professional code of ethics | respect the rights of others with regard to confidentiality, dignity, and engage in honest interactions (ISLLC 2008: 5B) | | As an administrator, how do you align your decision to develop a professional personal code of ethics? How will you know the community has built a trusting relationship with you? | | | | | how to develop a culture of diverse staff members that promotes the value of all individuals | express the value of diversity in the school and ensure that all students have an education (ISLLC 2008: 5C) |...
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...Have you ever encounter a kind of mentor who’s inconsiderate? Uncharitable to unfortunate students? Mentors who are very critical to students who are slow in learning process? Or a teacher who chooses more in malingering or simply does unnecessary things during their time of teaching or time of duty? These are just some of the observed adversities of some of the teachers that learners commonly proclaim. Adversities of the teacher and students are required to race with it in order to survive in the world of schooling. Conditions that drove the researchers to investigate deeper the quotient of adversities that some of the teachers often undergo. They termed it Adversity Quotient. What is this Adversity Quotient really is? What is the reason why we must study this? How will this kind of research help the teachers in terms of the adversity that they have? How relevant it is to know the Adversity Quotient? And, how will it help them in their field of work? Deprived classrooms, poor quality and not enough number of chairs and tables, inadequacy of instructional materials, insufficient supply of chalk for blackboard writing; Those were just some of the numerous problem of teachers for sufficient learning, excluding the main cause of their headache—the paucity in the curriculum, beaucoup quantity of apprentice, unmotivated learners and stubborn student. But accordingly, these obstacles are transformable to opportunities, according to those great and good mentors whose teaching are in...
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...Classroom management Introduction Learning is a process of knowing or absorbing certain concepts. It is defined as the act of experience of one that leans; knowing of skills by instruction of study; modification of behavior by experience. (Webster’s Dictionary) The classroom is a place where formal learning occurs. It is a place that can offer a wholesome venue for learning activities which can be realized only in an atmosphere conducive to both teaching and learning process. A typical classroom is an area in which serve as a second home of both teachers and student. The teacher is a development of learning in the classroom and as a partner of home in the education of the students. In this point, this study is aimed to assist the teacher in attaining efficiency and effective in classroom management in school. This is intended to help teacher to become knowledgeable and skilled in using a variety of lesson in the present classroom management atmosphere as well as to get better acquainted with the students and their socioeconomic condition. All learning begins with things around us. They may be object, person or phenomena that we experience or what we become aware of though any of our five senses. Classroom management is defined as the method and strategies of educator to maintain a classroom management that is conducive to student success and leaning. Although there are many pedagogical strategies involved in managing a classroom, a common denominator is making sure...
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...In the present age, let the students evaluate their teachers has been widely used in the education sector. The students can judge their teachers whether are good or not. Even when the students are not satisfied with their teachers, they can vote to change the teachers. But, whether the students should evaluate their teachers has sparked spirited debate. Some people assert that students should evaluate their teachers, while many others argue that students should not do that. Then this easy will discuss both opinions in this debate. People who think the students should evaluate their teachers argue that asking the students to evaluate their teachers can benefit for both the teachers and students, there are several benefits for the teachers. Firstly, the evaluation can contribute to helping them improve themselves in their teaching. Through the students’ evaluation, the teachers can recognize the weakness and strength in their working. Research indicates that students are the most qualified sources to report on the extent to which the learning experience was productive, information, satisfying or worthwhile (Theall and Franklin, 2001). Therefore, the evaluation from the students plays an critical role in improving the teachers’ effectiveness. Moreover, the students rating of particular teachers and subjects can be used by other students to select courses and teachers, and can increase the chance that excellence in teaching will be identified and rewarded (Aleamoni, 1981). Sometimes...
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...prepared nurse educator, “I believe that the role is tailored to the need of each student, which is interchangeably” Purpose of Interview The purpose of this interview is to become familiar with the role of the doctoral prepared nurse as an educator. In interviewing, Ms. J Thomas, she stated that her motivation came from the love that she has for nursing. Nursing has many great aspects such as, job security and versatility- you can change jobs but remain in the same career field. Importance of a Doctoral in Education The importance of doctoral education is that it provides a higher level of education in specialty areas. According to Penn (2008), the groundswell of support for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is a good indication that by the year 2015, the majority of specialty practice education will occur in DNP rather than the master’s program (American association of colleges of nursing, (2007a). Future of Nursing Education The future of nursing education will be enhanced mainly by technology. Classroom will still be in use, but used mostly in the undergraduate setting. The...
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