Traditional Culture and Modern Systems: Administering Primary Education in Bangladesh FROM THE PUBLISHER
Hossain presents a fine-grained and humanized analysis of the collision between the formal and the social, political, religious, and economic environment in Bangladesh. This book provides a qualitative study of the effects of administrative modernization in elementary schooling in Bangladesh through the use of interview data and the highly personalized accounts of the research participants. The author goes beyond the understanding of the problem to an exploration of what is needed to alleviate the dysfunctions and, subsequently, provides an excellent resource for those involved in institutionally-driven change in developing countries. Selected Contents: The Historical and Political Context; Historical Background; Methodology; The Social Context of Bangladesh; The Traditional Villagers: Practices and Values; Rupishi Upazila Parishad; The Upazila Parashid and Resource Administration; Bilash Nagar State Primary School; Modern Systems and Traditional Culture; Glossary; List of Tables.
Author Biography: Muhammad Hedayet Hossain is Senior Lecturer in Economics at Government College in Bangladesh.
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A sociological enquiry into the problem of modernizing primary school administration in the traditional culture of Bangladesh. Applying theories of Max Weber to the structure and internal dynamics of a county school council, shows how government policies make the school administration more bureaucratic which makes the resulting education geared toward narrow utilitarian ends. Includes a glossary without pronunciation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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