5. History
4th
century B.C.: Recorded history traceable with clear evidence of
flourishing civilization consisting of cities, palaces, temples, forts, seats of
learning and monasteries;
12th
century A.D.: advent of the Muslims, enjoying periods of prosperity
under Muslim rule;
17th
century A.D.: a time of economic well being;
1757: beginning of British colonial rule;
1947: departure of the British from Indian subcontinent;
Bangladesh becomes East Pakistan as part of Pakistan;
1971: emergence of Bangladesh.
Continued
6. Geography
Location
In South Asia; between 20° 34' and 26° 38' north latitude and between 88°
01' and 92° 41' east longitude; consists of flat fertile alluvial land.
Boundaries
North - India (West Bengal & Meghalaya)
West - India (West Bengal)
East - India (Tripura & Assam) and Myanmar
South - Bay of Bengal
Area
147,570 sq km / 56,977 sq mi. (territorial waters-12 nautical miles)
Continued
7. Religion
Muslim (83 percent)
Hindu (16 Percent)
Buddhist (0.6 percent)
Christian (0.3 percent) and
Animists and believers in tribal faiths (0.1 percent)
Language
95 percent Bangla, 5 percent other dialects, English is widely spoken.
Ethnic groups
Predominantly mixed group of Proto Austroloids/ Dravidians, Mongoloids
and Aryans.
Continued
8. Few facts
Population: 156.05 million (2009 est.)
Urban Population: 27% (2008)
Population Growth Rate: 1.292% (2009 est.)
Birth Rate: 24.68 births per 1000 population (2009 est.)
Death Rate: 09.23 deaths per 1000 population (2009 est.)
Life Expectancy: 60.25 years
Total Fertility Rate: 2.74 children born per woman (2009 est.)
Infant Mortality: 59.02 deaths per 1,000 live births
Percentage of Literate Adult Males: 47.9%
Percentage of Literate Adult Females: 54%
Total Percentage of Literacy: 41.4%
Continued
14. major particulars of post primary institutions (2008)…
Type of Institution
Number of
Institution
Number of
Teacher
Number of
Student
1 School 18756 209496 6819748
2 College 3277 87715 1855633
3 Madrasa 9384 105545 1896111
4 University 82 12585 387433
TOTAL 31499 415341 10958925
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15. 1. Directorate of Secondary & Higher Education [DSHE]
2. Directorate of Technical Education [DTE]
3. Education Engineering Department [EED]
4. Directorate of Inspection and Audit [DIA]
5. National Academy for Educational Management [NAEM]
6. National Curriculum & Text-book Board [NCTB]
7. Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board (08)
8. Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board
9. Bangladesh Technical Education Board
10. Bangladesh Bureau of Educational Information & Statistics [BANBEIS]
11. Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO [BNCU]
12. Non-govt. Teachers Registration & Certification Authority [NTRCA]
13. National Computer Training and Research Academy
14. University Grants Commission
Directorate/ Organizations of MoEDirectorate/ Organizations of MoE
16. Developmental Route of MoE for Education
Availability of
resources
National
Education
Policy
AGENDA
Socio-
economic
Context
Political
Commitment
•Classroom
teaching
•Student
performance
•Management
efficiency
Capable Human
Resource
MOE
Directorates &
Organizations
Institutions &
Offices
Policy Strategy Implementation
17. Education
Training of Officers
&
Administrators
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Teachers Training
Administration
Facilitating
Long-term and
efficient
delivery of
Education &
Administration
Skilled
Human
Resource
Modernization of
EMIS
Strategy Map of MoE
Modernization of
Curriculum, Textbook &
Assessment System with
Facilities Development
Decentralization of
Management
Options
18. Secondary Education
Quality & Access
Enhancement Project
[SEQAEP]
Secondary Education Stipend
Project [SESP]
DSHE
for
i. improving quality of
education through M & E
ii. ensuring equity of access
iii. reducing dropout rate.
On going development initiatives
Total Cost: BDT 11817.70 m
GoB: BDT 1903.8 m
WB: BDT 9913.90 m
Funding
GoB: BDT 6879.29 m
for
increasing enrollment
of boys’ and girls’ in
secondary level institutions
through continued
financial assistance
Continued
19. Secondary Education
Sector Development
Project
[SESDP]
Teaching Quality
Improvement in Secondary
Education Project
[TQI-SEP]
DSHE
for
1.management reform,
2.quality improvement:
curriculum, assessment,
school management
3.enhance equity in access.
On going development initiatives
Total Cost: BDT 7933.31 m
GoB: BDT 1983.31 m
ADB: BDT 5950.00 m
Total Cost: BDT 6447.10 m
GoB: BDT 1299.20 m
ADB & CIDA: BDT 5147.90 m
for
producing a well trained
and professional teaching
force for secondary
education.
Continued
20. Skills Development Project TVET Reform Project
for
i. Enhancing relevance & access of
Technical and Vocational
Education
ii. Enhance delivery capacity
iii. Increase skilled training
iv. Improve skills on RMG,
construction and informal sector
On going development initiatives
Total Cost: BDT 4600.00 m
GoB: BDT 736.07 m
ADB & SIDA: 3864.00 m
Total Cost: BDT 1360.00 m
GoB: BDT 85.00 m
ADB & SIDA: 1275.00 m
for
i. developing TVET
framework
ii. Determining National
Skills Standard (NSS).
Continued
DTE
21. Higher Education Quality
Enhancement Project
[HEQEP]
Development of Quality in
Higher Education and
Infrastructural Facilities in the
Universities
for
Improving quality and
relevance of teaching learning
and research environment in
higher education institutions
On going development initiatives
Total Cost: BDT 6810.40 m
GoB: BDT 825.60 m
IDA: BDT 5984.80 m
Total Cost: BDT 2330.00 m
GoB: BDT 2330.00 m
for
i. higher research, modernization
of curriculum & syllabus,
teachers training, developing
library and laboratories
ii. infrastructure development
iii. strengthening management
capacity of UGC
UGC
23. Main Features of National Education Policy
1. to reflect the constitutional guarantee at all levels of
education and make learners aware of the freedom,
sovereignty and unity of Bangladesh.
2. to create stimulation in the intellect, work culture and
practical life of the learners.
3. to inspire the students with the spirit of our war of
liberation and develop patriotism, nationalism and
qualities of good citizens.
4. to promote the continuity of national history, tradition and
culture.
5. to foster creative thinking among the learners.
Continued
24. Main Features of National Education Policy
6. to evolve an education process that includes creativity,
practice and production to create a scientific mindset
of the students.
7. to remove socio-economic discrimination irrespective
of race, religion and creed.
8. to create unhindered and equal opportunities of
education for all.
9. to show tolerance for different ideologies for the
development of a democratic culture.
10. to ensure the marginal competencies of learners.
Continued
25. Main Features of National Education Policy
11. to ensure skills of high standard for different areas and
levels of education.
12. to attach enough importance to information and
communication technology (ICT).
13. to put special emphasis on the extension of education,
priority should be given to primary and secondary
education.
14. to develop some uniform and basic idea amongst all
learners.
15. to ensure a creative, favorable and joyful environment
for the students at the primary and secondary levels.
Continued
26. 16. to ensure proper quality of education at each level.
17. to build students as skilled human resources to fight
the challenges to the world.
18. to ensure quality at the higher education level and
motivate students in research.
19. to ensure proper context and situations so that
education system at the higher level can run
smoothly for the cultivation of learning.
20. to take special measures for the development of
education in backward areas of the country.
Main Features of National Education Policy
Continued
27. Main Features of National Education Policy
21. to initiate an inclusive education to deliver education
to street children and backward classes .
22. to develop the culture and language of small ethnic
groups to the country.
23. to ensure the education of the physically and
mentally disabled learners.
24. to eradicate illiteracy from the society and to sustain
the achievement in this area.
28. Thrust at the moment ……
• Increased Enrollment
• Equity in Access
• Inclusive Education
• Infrastructure Development
• Trained Teachers
• Appropriate Curricula and Pedagogy for …
-ICT based Education
-Life Skills Based Education
-Environment Education
-Health Education
• Minimization of multiplicity
29. Sixth Five Year Plan ……
• Increasing the rate of enrollment and
Reducing the rate of dropout
• Encouraging female enrollment
• Inclusion
• Resource management and Development
of infrastructure
• Improvement of teaching quality
• Appropriation of curricula and pedagogy
• Minimizing multiplicity in education
National policies and institutional strategies for integration of ICT in higher education
Institutional responses
How national policies and academic institutional interests match
National policies and institutional strategies for integration of ICT in higher education
Institutional responses
How national policies and academic institutional interests match
Lack of incentives
Technologically conservative faculty: I can do better without that machine
Reliance on “ICT Champions”
ICT initiatives: largely pilot and small scale
Centralisation of user policy
Managing through the server
Poverty of theory in setting norms and standards
Centralisation of user policy
Managing through the server
Poverty of theory in setting norms and standards
Centralisation of user policy
Managing through the server
Poverty of theory in setting norms and standards
Centralisation of user policy
Managing through the server
Poverty of theory in setting norms and standards
National policies and institutional strategies for integration of ICT in higher education
Institutional responses
How national policies and academic institutional interests match
National policies and institutional strategies for integration of ICT in higher education
Institutional responses
How national policies and academic institutional interests match