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The hierarchy of educational needs: Rethinking Bangladesh’s education reform priorities

A few days ago, one of my Facebook friends and a junior from my university department, Dr Goutam Roy, a Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, shared a thoughtful reflection on educational reform on his wall. Drawing inspiration from Abraham Maslow’s famous “Hierarchy of Needs” theory, he attempted to reinterpret Bangladesh’s education system through a similar layered framework of needs. His post was not presented as a formal academic model or a research-based theory. Yet, as I read through it, I found myself deeply struck by its simplicity, clarity, and uncomfortable truth. Sometimes the most powerful ideas are not those emerging...

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The hierarchy of educational needs: Rethinking Bangladesh’s education reform priorities

A few days ago, one of my Facebook friends and a junior from my university department, Dr Goutam Roy, a Lecturer at Charles Sturt...

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Language and Numeric Foundation Development: Is the Brigadista of Cuba Adaptable in Bangladesh?

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Observance of National Primary Education Week 2014 and Some Relevant Issues

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Telecentre and Education: It’s time to bring together

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Rechecking SSC exam scripts reveals serious scams in the evaluation system

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Some Insides of This Year’s HSC Result

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SSC results reveal an unexpected reality serving as a wake-up call

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