The Roles of the World Bank and UNESCO in Primary Education in Bangladesh: A Gender Based Analysis
AbstractThis paper is an initiative to explore the roles of World Bank and UNESCO
in primary education in Bangladesh with the observation of gender. The
study reveals that both organizations have been contributed to a large
extent to improve the status of female education whole over the country
especially in poverty-stricken as well as rural areas with their assistances
and advices for sound development of female education. It is also revealed
that quality and equity based education ensured by their policies and
implications through the building collaborative efforts with bilateral donors
and other multilateral agencies. It has confirmed through the findings in
this research that World Bank emphasizes on poverty reduction strategy for
accelerating education whereas UNESCO reflects on professional skill
development strategies and sustainable educational policies and planning
in order to ensure universal education. Finally, the outcomes of this paper
promote for better persuasions of gender based education in Bangladesh.
Key Words: Gender, World Bank, UNESCO, Primary Education,
Bangladesh
Sarker, M. F. H., & Salam, M. A. (2011). The roles of the World Bank and UNESCO in primary education in Bangladesh: A gender based analysis. Society & Change, 5(4), 7-20.
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