Multifaceted Development: A Bangladesh Case Study

Acknowledgements
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Multifaceted Development and Bangladesh: Of ‘Forest’, ‘Tree’, and ‘Leaf’ Interpretations
	Introduction: From Top-Down to Bottom-Up ‘Developmental’ Appraisals
		Emerging ‘Development’ Dynamics
		Interpreting the ‘Development’ Literatures
		‘Leaf’ Territory
		Carving ‘Big Pictures’ from Ground-Level Realities: From ‘Leaf’ to the ‘Forest’
		‘Non-western’ in ‘Western’ Clothes
	Bangladesh’s Multifaceted Development Appraisal: Empirical Context
	Notes
	Bibliography
2 Comparing Secular and Religious Primary Education: Bangladesh’s Marriage of Convenience?
	Introduction
		Bangladesh’s Education Structure
	Present Condition of Education
		Formal Education
		Non-formal Education
		Technical Education
	Methodology
	Primary Education in Bangladesh
		Numeric Analysis
		Primary Education and Types of Primary School
		Number of Primary Schools
		Number of Students in Primary Schools
		Number of Teachers in Primary Schools
		Student–Teacher Ratio: Classroom Type, Size
		Special Education
		Rate of School Admission
		Rate of Primary Education Dropouts
		School Management
	Discussion
	Conclusion
	Notes
	References
3 Evolving English Pedagogy and ‘Second-Best’ Outcomes: Bangladesh’s Pre-university Experiences
	Introduction
	Purpose of the Study
		CLT Approach and Its Features
		Definition of Some Relevant Terms
		Activities of Text and Testing
	Introduction of the CLT Approaches and EFT Textbook in Bangladesh
	Methods
		Survey Instrument
		Data Collection Procedure
	Findings
		Data Collected from Book Analysis and Marks Distribution for Both the Texts
		EFT Text 2015 and EFT Text 2001: Objectives and Approaches
	Findings from Teachers’ FGD Session
	Discussions
	Conclusions
	Recommendations
	Notes
	Bibliography
4 Pixar in Classrooms
	Introduction
	Background
	Method
		Participants
		Materials
		Procedure
	Results
	Discussions
	Conclusions
	Notes
	Bibliography
5 Unplugging the Matrix: Bridging the Urban–Rural Gap
	Introduction
	Live In-Field Experience (LFE)
	Objective
	Unplugging
	LFE Experiences
	Challenges
	Conclusions
	Notes
	Bibliography
6 Pedagogy Shifts, Andragogy Knocks? From the ‘International’ in Classes to the ‘Global’ in Job-Markets
	Introduction
	Transiting Knowledge Science
		Society’s Transition and Educational Adjustments
	Bangladesh’s Place on the Education Map
	‘Place-Related’/‘Leaf’-Based Andragogy
	Conclusions
	Implications
	Notes
	Bibliography
7 Standardizing Bangladesh’s Maritime Education & Training: Global Challenges & The Job Market
	Introduction
	Bangladesh MET Institutions
	Research Methodology
	Literature Review
		Challenges & Opportunities in Seafarer’s Job-Market
	Women Seafarers in Bangladesh: A Case Study
		Result of Quantitative and Qualitative Primary Research
		Comparative Analysis
	Conclusions
		Future Directions
	Notes
	References
8 Controlling Climate, Facilitating Modernization: Comparing Bangladesh and Mexico
	Introduction
		National and Sub-National Climate Change Policy Levels: Comparative Study of Bangladesh and Mexico
		Mexico
		Mitigation
		Sector-specific Analysis Across Policy-making Levels
	Conclusions
	References
9 Questioning Questions: Can Questions Help Build Neuron Clusters?
	Engaging Students to Learn
	Gaps in Learning
	Trial Approach: Questioning the Questioning Methodology
	Brain Model: Exploration Literature Resources Available
		Developing the Brain Use Model
		The Launching Question
		Basic Data Query Model for the Brain
		Questions and the Physical Brain
		Deriving the Methodology for a Lesson Plan and an Experimental Lesson Design
		Extending Neuron Clusters (ENC) Lesson Plan: Experimental Design Considerations
		Design of the Sequential Questions for the ENC Experimental Class:
		Online ENC Lesson Delivery, Collection of Teacher’s Questions and Assessment:
	Discussions, Conclusions, and a Way Forward:
		The Launching Question: Engaging the appropriate Central Concept
		Tying the Objective to the Launching Concept at the End of the Lesson:
		The ENC Lesson Plan Design Template:
	Notes
	References
10 ‘Theory’ Meets ‘Turf’ in Bangladesh: Melting-Pot, Mottled, or Menacing ‘Development’?
	Introduction: Volume Overview, Future Preview
Index