| Author | Mowla, Runia |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.GD-01-09 |
| Subject(s) | Women in education--Bangladesh--Dhaka
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| Note | A thesis submitted in the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master
of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. GD-01-09 |
| Abstract | Kaetpara, is one of the villages in Gazipur district, a traditional rural village in Bangladesh.
Kaetpara has a high prevalence of inequality in gender roles, gender relation
responsibilities and the guidance of socio cultural norms, values and taboos where girls and
women position are mostly vulnerable in knowledge, education and economic condition.
Centre for Mass Education in Science (CMES), initiated Adolescent Girls Program in their
basic school system was establish since 1991 for the purpose of empowering rural girls,
providing technological knowledge and skill training, knowledge on social and legal rights
and practices. They organized the program comprised of 17 units in the country as a whole.
This research intend to study and identify girls knowledge, attitude and perception across
the two groups (AGP and Not in AGP). The research will study the AGP groups, as they
are going through the general education, income generation activities, credit scheme and
Gender based education whereas girls outside the program are not in any way involved
such program.
The study describes the socio cultural factors of both groups, which can broadly influence
the AGP girls participating in the program and explain the non- participation of girls
outside the program.
The field research was conducted utilizing mainly qualitative methods: semi -structured
interview, focus group discussion and informal talks. Interventions of AGP with its income
generation activities and credit scheme for adolescent girls, this study found that there are a
major difference between two groups in their economic level and condition. Considering
other factors of empowerment like knowledge on social and legal rights and their practices,
girls of AGP are considerably in a better position, (at least few girls successfully can assert
their rights and control over money decision making events) even though its not very
satisfactory level. Still they face the socio cultural barriers of traditional beliefs and taboos,
on obtaining social and legal rights and they cannot improve their status in the family as
human beings. The research findings, concludes with the recommendation that the existing
situation calls for the need of promoting the girls' situation rearranging the program
method and policy by targeting the local community in this program, and sharpening the
knowledge base of teachers and administrator of the program concerned. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. GD-01-09 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Gender and Development Studies (GD) |
| Chairperson(s) | Earth, Barbara; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kusakabe, Kyoko ;Amin, A. T. M. Nurul; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | DAAD; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 |