Presentation on

National Education Policy 2010

AT A GLANCE

Goutam RoyResearch Coordinator

Plan Bangladesh

February 02, 2011

Background

British period (1757 - 1947) – Nine commissions• 1792 – Charles Grant education commissions• 1813 – Company charter• 1835 – Lord Macaulay committee• 1838 – William Adams committee• 1854 – Woods education despatch• 1882 – W W Hanter education commission• 1919 – M E Sadlar education commission• 1934 – Sa Pru education commission• 1944 – John Sargent education commission

Background (contd...)

Pakistan period (1947 - 1971) – Five commissions• 1949 – Maulana Mohammad Akram Khan education

committee• 1957 – Ataur Rahman khan education reform

commission• 1959 – S M Sharif education commission• 1964 – Judge Hamoodur Rahman education

commission• 1969 – Air Marshal Nur Khan education commission

Background (contd...)Bangladesh period (1971 - present) – 10 commissions• 1974 – Qudrat-e-Khuda education commission• 1979 – Kazi Zafar Ahmad/Abdul Baten, interim policy• 1983 – Abdul Mazid Khan commission• 1986 – Mafiz Uddin Khan education commission• 1993 – Abdullah Al-Muti Sharfuddin, task force for PMED• 1997 – Shamsul Haque education commission• 2000 – National education committee• 2002 – M. A. Bari commission• 2003 – Mohammad Moniruzzaman Mia commission• 2009 – Kabir Chowdhury education committee

Education policy 2009

• Chairman: Kabir Chowdhury, Professor• Co-chairman: Kazi Khaliquzzaman Ahmad• Member: 16 persons, co-opt – 2 persons• Review education commission report (1974, 1997)

and education policy (2000)• Duration: May – September 2009• Committee meetings – 23 and stakeholders meeting –

56• Total 29 chapters

Goals and objectives• Total 24 goals and objectives• Emphasis:

– morality, creativity and production oriented education– technical and vocational education– inequity regarding gender, religion and ethnicity– ICT and math-science– same curriculum and syllabus for all streams– environmental education and research– importance on disabled, street-children and extreme-

poor children’s education

Pre-primary and primary education• Pre-primary education for 5+ years children• Female teacher for pre-primary school• Teaching-learning process - integrated method• Eight years primary education for all – from 2011-12

fiscal year• Same curriculum and syllabus for all streams• Introduction of Bangladesh studies instead of Paribesh

Parichiti• English from grade 1• Teacher:Student – 1:30

Adult and non-formal educationAdult education• Literate all adults by 2014• Highlighting on awareness building on health and

environment and professional development• Target population – age from 15 to 45• New law will be made, if needed

Non-formal education• Emphasis on providing quality education• Review of materials and teaching aids used in NFPE by a

technical team

Secondary education

• From grade 9 to grade 12• Three streams – general, madrassa and technical• ‘O’ and ‘A’ level will be considered as a special system• Four compulsory subjects for all streams• Emphasis on science education and laboratory

facilities• Teacher:Students – 1:30 (by next 6-7 years)• Importance on teachers’ quality

Technical and vocational education• Special importance on ICT and local industry• Upgrade apprenticeship law of 1962• Include more disable students and women• Teacher:Student – 1:12• Establish more VTTIs and TTTCs and a technical

university

Primary

Grade 9-10 Grade 11-12 Tertiary

VocationalHigher technicalTechnical

Job Job Job

Madrassa education

• Ebtedayee – eight years, Dakhil – four years• Steps to increase the quality• Rearrange curriculum and syllabus• Some same subjects of general education• Bangladesh studies and ICT will be included

Religious and moral education

• Value education from religious centers• Building morale/good character• Upgrade curriculum of Islam, Hindu, Christian and

Buddhist religion subject• New curriculum for adivashi religions

Tertiary education• For meritorious students• Job after honors degree• Emphasis on research and translation of books in Bangla • Fees based on guardian’s income• More scholarship for the poor• Journal and laboratory facilities and digitized library for

all universities• Refreshers training for teachers• No institution for business purpose• Use of television for distance education

Science and ICT education

• From primary stage• Research based on local demand• Laboratory facilities for all secondary school• Computer literacy for all by secondary stage and for

all honors graduate by 2013• Establish ICT center and telecenter in all upazilas• Computer training to all government officials

Women education

• Special budget for women education• Focus positive changes of women on curriculum• Include gender studies and reproductive health at

secondary level• Special scholarship for women

Others• Engineering education will focus on country needs• Maximize physical advantages of 16 commercial institutes• More training programme on agriculture education• Ensure quality of law education• Importance on special education, scout, girls guide and

Brotochari• Establish library facilities in all primary schools• Corporeal and mental punishment will be prohibited• New competent teacher recruitment by a new commission• Medium of instruction – Bangla

Evaluation and assessment

• Formative and summative evaluation• Assess students’ higher order skills, not only

knowledge• Examination system will be changed• Start cumulative system assessment• Coordinate admission tests of universities

Discussion

• Need one lakh centers for pre-primary education• Need new law for compulsory primary education• Focus on gender sensitivity• Need to rearrange education administration• Primary education cadre as professional cadre• More link programmes with foreign universities• Should give more emphasis on providing internet

facility and e-learning

Thank You

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