| Title | The BRAC non-formal primary education programme in Bangladesh |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1989 |
| Authors | Lovell, CH, Fatema, K |
| Secondary Title | Assignment children |
| Pagination | 51 p.: fig., tab. |
| Date Published | 1989-01-01 |
| Publisher | UNICEF |
| Place Published | New York, NY, USA |
| Keywords | administration, bangladesh, community participation, costs, evaluation, financing, informal education, teachers |
| Abstract | The Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) is the largest non-governmental organization in Bangladesh. In 1985, in response to requests from rural poor people, it initiated a primary education programme with experimental schools in 22 villages. By late 1989 the programme had expanded to 2,500 schools, and another 2,000 schools will open by 1991. The objective of the programme at its inception was to develop a replicable primary education model which could provide, in a three-year period, basic literacy and numeracy to the poorest rural children who as yet had remained unreached by the formal school system. Experience with the programme has proven that paraprofessional teachers, carefully but quickly trained and paid a small stipend, can be effective and that extensive parent and community involvement is important for success. The programme has shown that young village women and men can become dedicated and responsible teachers if they are well selected and receive good basic training and continuing refresher training courses, effective and consistent supervision, and structured guidance on what the children should learn and how. |
| Notes | Bibliography: p. 43 |
| Custom 1 | 131, 812 |
