Institute of Education and Research (IER)
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2024-03-29T08:01:05ZProblems and opportunities of Education for the people living in polder areas in bangladesh: a study on rajshahi district
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Problems and opportunities of Education for the people living in polder areas in bangladesh: a study on rajshahi district
Hossain, Md. Sazzad
Education is a method of assisting learning or the attainment of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs and habits. So, the equal opportunity of education is an important factor affecting the overall development of a country. The problems and oppo1tunities of education in a country like Bangladesh can be understood in the context of identical development, people having the educational oppo1tunities and the state of education providing, thereby from an understanding of the advancement of education in the country. The apposite development of Bangladesh may be hampered if the educational status of the polder people remains as low as it is today. Though constitution of Bangladesh has given equal civil rights to every citizen of this country but the polders people in Bangladesh feel disadvantaged in every sphere of their lives. Right from their bi1th, due to be the inhabitants of remote areas, they face discriminations in both their social and public lives. In this ground, the present research has explored the problems and opportunities of education for the people living in the polder areas of Rajshahi district in Bangladesh.
Both as an explorative as well as descriptive in nature, this study has been conducted to explore the problems and opportunities of education for the polders people living in the selected polders of Rajshahi district. The population of this study conducted on 342 respondents, consisting of the students living in the study area who are enrolled in the 8 ( eight) schools located in the 5 (five) polders, parents of the students, teachers those who are serving in the selected schools and local leaders in those polder area. Moreover, three case studies of students and two focus group discussions have been carried out with seven to thi1teen persons in each group. According to the educational situation of the polder areas, present study has focused on these priority themes( 1 )Problems of education in the polder areas(2) The opportunities of education for the polder people in Rajshahi District and (3) Relationship between the socio-economic situation and the polder education of the study area.
This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Education and Research (IER) , University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZEnvironmental Impacts on Knee Osteoarthritis and It’s Sustainable Management using Therapeutic Agents
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Environmental Impacts on Knee Osteoarthritis and It’s Sustainable Management using Therapeutic Agents
Hossain, Md. Shahadat
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is the most common form of joint disease. It is one of
the major causes of impaired function that reduces quality of life (QOL) worldwide.
To evaluate the association between Environmental Impacts (weather, occupation,
posture, age, sex, obesity, exercise, sports, diet, demographic, joint injury, hormone,
bone density etc.) and knee pain among individuals with osteoarthritis (OA) (n=299).
This prospective study evaluated men and women, aged 40 to 80yr, participating in a
community-based, osteoarthritis exercise study (June 2012–June 2016). Weekly selfreported
pain scores were collected using a visual analogue scale. Statistical tests,
including regression and correlation analyses, were conducted. P values<0.001 were
considered significant. To compare the effectiveness of sustainable management using
different therapeutic agents (swimming exercise, quadriceps stretching exercise,
mobilization exercise, deep transverse friction massage with hot pack).
The mean temperature was 23°C with a low of 4°C and a high of 40°C. Most
associations explored produced non-significant findings. However, among women
with knee OA, higher pain was significantly associated with days of rising barometric
pressure (P<0.001). While some associations were suggestive of a relationship,
largely these findings indicate that weather is quite modestly, if at all, associated with
pain from OA. Some occupational activities increase the risk of knee OA, although
the influences of publication bias and heterogeneity are important limitations of this
study. Both aerobic walking and home based quadriceps strengthening exercise
reduce pain and disability from knee osteoarthritis but no difference between them
was found on indirect comparison. Obesity was also significantly associated with
knee OA There was no statistically significant interaction effect between BMI and
gender, age or any of the other confounding variables. A moderate correlation was
found between joint displacement detection threshold and age (r = 0.557 and r = 0.625
for the right knee and the left knee, respectively). The threshold was substantially and
significantly different between the OA patients and the elderly controls.------
This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Education and Research (IER) , University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZNature of Physics Teaching at Secondary Level in Bangladesh
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Nature of Physics Teaching at Secondary Level in Bangladesh
Haque, Md. Aminul
This study investigates and describes the nature of secondary physics teaching and
learning in Bangladesh. Here the body of literature on nature of physics teaching has
been studied, and it has been discussed how classroom situations in secondary physics
classes can be turned into a friendly environment for learning physics. The situations
under discussion have been proposed by secondary teachers, during in-service
teachers training, as situations from day to day physics teaching could highlight the
nature of physics teaching. Secondary schools of all Upazila of Rajshahi district have
been purposively selected for the study. Quantitative and qualitative methods were
used for gathering research data. Primary and secondary sources have been used for
the study. Quantitative data were obtained from the surveys of 81secondary schools,
81 Head teachers, 93 physics teachers and 500 students of class IX-X from secondary
schools of Rajshahi District in Bangladesh. Qualitative data, on the other hand, were
gathered from the analysis of questionnaire and interviews from Head teachers,
physics teachers and students of class IX-X from Rajshahi District in Bangladesh.
Quantitative data were coded and analyzed using the SPSS 16.0 statistical package to
produce descriptive statistics. Qualitative data also were transcribed and categorized
into emerging themes. Some selected variables and their relationship with 2test are
shown in the table for head teachers, physics teachers and students. This study
investigated 81 schools and evaluated the statement on the basis of using a five points
rating scale indicating 1= Poor, 2= Weak, 3= Fair, 4= Good, 5= Very good. The
percentages of the occurrences of these points are tabulated and explained. The
tabular form of categorical data is graphically represented by correspondence
analysis. Graphical display permits more rapid interpretation and understanding of the
data. The rows and columns of a table interpreted the similarities and differences
between rows, the similarities and differences between columns and the association
between rows and columns. Correspondence analysis uses χ2/n, which is termed as
inertia or total inertia, rather than χ2 value of contingency table. This graph can be
used to investigate the graphical relationship among different categories.
This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Education and Research (IER) , University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
2018-01-01T00:00:00ZFrom Knowledge to Practice: The Current Status of Disaster Risk Reduction Education in Coastal Bangladesh
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From Knowledge to Practice: The Current Status of Disaster Risk Reduction Education in Coastal Bangladesh
Uddin, Md. Ikhtiar
A large amount of studies has been produced on disaster domain over the last decades. Many of previous studies have focused on the disaster risk reduction (DRR) related issues, yet there are gaps to focus on translating DRR knowledge into practice at the ground. Considering this gap, this study aims to explore the existing DRR education programs and its dissemination process to the community; reveal how coastal households practise DRR knowledge; and identify possible ways to strengthen DRR education programs. Findings show that government and NGOs have taken a good number of DRR education programs e.g. legal frameworks, public awareness, risk assessment and vulnerability mapping etc. They used several processes (e.g. training, workshop, group meeting, media etc.) to disseminate DRR knowledge to the cyclone affected communities. Majority of the households received DRR knowledge from the informal sources e.g. Union Parishad, NGO, media, family, neighbours, friends and voluntary organizations. The local community learned many issues on disaster preparedness and mitigation from the various formal and informal sources. The households practised the learned knowledge in various ways at the before and during disaster stages. However, a gap was found between achieved and practiced knowledge. This gap is due to a lack of technological and financial support, corruption and favoritism, lack of coordination, traditional attitude of local people, top-down approach of government and a gap between local and scientific knowledge. This study suggests that informal knowledge sources should be strengthened and tagged them with the mainstream sources of DRR knowledge. Besides, informal knowledge sources should be institutionalized through the effective intervention of government. At the same time, formal sources such as textbook, and formal education should be more focused on DRR issues. This study also argues that participatory-based training and workshop, role of local government and religious institutions, technological and financial support and bottom-up approach should be amplified for strengthening the initiatives of DRR education and its practice at the community level.
This Thesis is Submitted to the Institute of Education and Research (IER) , University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh for The Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
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