Series No. 35
Employers’ Perceptions of Changing Child Labour Practices in Bangladesh |
| Sk. Tariquzzaman, Elma Kaiser |
| January - 2008 |
| This study aimed to know how and what factors have contributed in changing the patterns and perspectives of the employment of children over the last 15 years... |
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Series No. 34
Politics and Governance in the Social Sectors in Bangladesh: 1991-2006 |
| Naomi Hossain, Ferdous Osman |
| November - 2007 |
| Bangladesh has made impressive gains in poverty reduction and social and human development since 1991 although these achievements are increasingly overshadowed by rising concerns about quality and equity in social service provision. The achievements also contrast sharply with worsening governance over the period. This odd pairing of development success with governance failure has given rise to the so-called Bangladesh ‘paradox’: how were pro-poor development achievements possible, given the poor state of governance? |
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Series No. 33
[In Bangla] Bangladesher Cha Sromikder Rupantor: Prekhit Kobirponthi Paika Cha Sromik |
| Iftekhar Mahmud, Shahaduz Zaman |
| August - 2007 |
| The study aimed to explore the historical and socioeconomic changes of tea garden labour force and its origin... |
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Series No. 32
Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Programmes in Bangladesh: Review of good practices and lessons learned |
| Hashima-e-Nasreen, Syed Masud Ahmed, Housne Ara Begum, Kaosar Afsana |
| July - 2007 |
| This review is based on secondary data on MNCH interventions, and face-to-face interviews with key informants from different organizations implementing MNCH programmes with a view to gain an understanding of good practices and lessons learned.... |
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Series No. 31
Adolescents and Youths in Bangladesh: Some Selected Issues |
| Research and Evaluation Division, BRAC |
| November - 2006 |
| This monograph brings together a number of primary research studies of BRAC-RED focusing on some selected issues that will help greater understanding and aid policies and practices to improve the lives and livelihoods of the adolescents and youths of Bangladesh.... |
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Series No. 30
Bosti Bashir Obhigootai Bosti Uchched: Ekti Nibir Porjobekhon (Slum eviction from the experiences of slum dwellers: A close examination)
In Bangla with English Summary |
| Mamun-ur-Rashid |
| September - 2006 |
| This study aimed to explore the social and economic dynamics that led to and followed the eviction of Kallyanpur basti, home of some 1,675 families, demolished in December 2003. Information was collected through participant observation, stakeholder perceptions and group discussions.... |
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Series No. 29
Quality of BRAC Education Programme: A Review of Existing Studies |
| Samir R Nath |
| August - 2006 |
| Considering an input-process-output (IPO) framework of analysing quality of education this report reviewed all the 140 studies conducted in the Research and Evaluation Division of BRAC during the last 18 years... |
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Series No. 28
The Motivations Behind Giving and Taking Dowry |
| Hanne Cecilie Geirbo, Nuzhat Imam |
| July - 2006 |
| Much of what is written about dowry focuses on the harmful aspects. This monograph argues that in order to target dowry as a social problem, we need to know more about why people continue the practice.... |
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Series No. 27
Reaching Sprinkles to Millions: Social marketing strtaegy for combating childhood iron deficiency anemia |
| Fazlul Karim. Nuzhat Choushury, Ahmed Pasha, Khalid Hasan, S M Ziauddin Hyder, S H Zlotkin |
| May - 2006 |
| In Bangladesh, about two thirds of 6-23 months old children suffer from iron deficiency anemia (IDA), the long run consequences of which are damaging and largely irreversible... |
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Series No. 26
Socioeconomic Impact of BRAC’s Non-formal Primary Schools |
| Altaf Hossain, Samir R Nath, AMR Chowdhury |
| April - 2005 |
| BRAC started its Non-formal Primary Education (NFPE) programme to improve children’s effective participation in their own socio-economic development by increasing literacy, numeracy and required life skills. An impact assessment study was undertaken to gauge the extent to which the NFPE contributed to such changes.... |
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