School Choice in Bangladesh

Hossain, Naomi; Tavakoli, Heidi

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2026788

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“…Hence, it is hard to term these samples as representative of all the schools of Bangladesh. However, the homogeneity and centralization of the school system in Bangladesh (Hossain & Tavakoli, 2008;Rahman et al, 2021) specify that even if the findings are specific to the particular research contexts, other schools were undeniably likely to be facing the same phenomena. Moreover, to make the samples as representative of the population, schools from both urban and rural areas were selected.…”

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Implementing a formative assessment model at the secondary schools: attitudes and challenges

Rahman¹,

Hasan

Namaziandost

et al. 2021

Lang Test Asia

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This paper aims at exploring the issues related to implementing a formative assessment model namely School-Based Assessment (SBA) at secondary schools in Bangladesh. A qualitative study employing interviews with English teachers of grade 8 and the head teachers and FGDs with students from twelve secondary schools was conducted. Moreover, field notes and document analysis provided valuable data. The findings from the qualitative content analysis showed a dismal condition of implementing SBA in Bangladesh. Some distinct reasons posed challenges to implementing SBA. These are teachers’ insufficient orientation towards SBA, teachers’ negative attitude towards SBA, teachers’ heavy workloads, large class size, large contents of syllabus, no reflection of the marks of SBA in public examinations, lack of honesty and fairness in teachers, lack of validity and reliability of SBA as an assessment tool, poor socio-economic conditions of teachers, and the absence of monitoring and supervision by concerned authorities. This study also provides a comprehensive understanding of how teachers conceptualize and apply strategies of SBA in their classrooms, along with some recommendations and, hence, bears implications for the policy makers, teacher trainers, and other stakeholders involved in the Bangladeshi school education system and elsewhere.

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Section: Limitation and Future Researchesmentioning

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Implementing a formative assessment model at the secondary schools: attitudes and challenges

Rahman¹,

Hasan

Namaziandost

et al. 2021

Lang Test Asia

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“…Asadullah et al (2011) studied the determinants of religious school choice in rural areas of Bangladesh based on secondary data. A study by Hossain and Tavakoli (2008), on the other hand, worked with a few preselected items and reported descriptive results without testing the significance of their results. The current study intends to minimize all three gaps mentioned earlier by addressing the following research questions:…”

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Determinants of school choice and their relation to success to the institution: a comparative study between public and private schools in Bangladesh

Chowdhury

Synthia

2021

IJEM

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PurposeThis paper aims to identify the determinants of school choice and factors that define the success of a school as perceived by the parents and then compare “Public” and “Private” schools with respect to the explored criteria to determine the strengths and weaknesses of the institutions.Design/methodology/approachThe study is based on 1,121 quantitative data collected through survey questionnaire from the parents living in urban areas of Bangladesh. The school choice model was developed and validated by applying structural equation modeling.FindingsThis paper offers a statistically significant, robust and reliable five-dimensional 23-item school choice model that includes both school characteristics and preferred outcomes as perceived by the parents. Characteristic-wise comparisons in terms of characteristics revealed that public schools are superior to private institutions in fulfilling several choice criteria such as parents–teacher relationships, performance of the teachers, offerings of special programs, safety assurance in the campus and in having bigger campus with playground. On the other hand, private schools dominate in providing better educational environment, arranging training to the teachers, ensuring satisfactory library services and delivering information effectively to the parents. Among outcome determinants, government schools are well ahead in creating self-discipline, morality and good work habits among students. Private schools are superior in developing critical thinking skill of the kids.Originality/valueThere is a gap of comprehensive empirical study on school choice in South Asia region that includes both school characteristics and outcomes. Therefore, this paper contributes significantly to the relevant literature.

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School Choice in Bangladesh

Cited by 2 publications

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Implementing a formative assessment model at the secondary schools: attitudes and challenges

Implementing a formative assessment model at the secondary schools: attitudes and challenges

Determinants of school choice and their relation to success to the institution: a comparative study between public and private schools in Bangladesh

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