Exclusion of Indigenous Children from Primary Education in the Rajshahi Division of Northwestern Bangladesh

Autor/inn/en	Sarker, Profulla; Davey, Gareth
Titel	Exclusion of Indigenous Children from Primary Education in the Rajshahi Division of Northwestern Bangladesh
Quelle	In: International Journal of Inclusive Education, 13 (2009) 1, S.1-11 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-3116
Schlagwörter	Elementary Education; Developing Nations; Ethnic Groups; Focus Groups; Attendance Patterns; Foreign Countries; Literacy; Indigenous Populations; Access to Education; Equal Education; Racial Discrimination; Poverty; Child Labor; Cultural Influences; Parent Influence; Migrants; Dropout Rate; Bangladesh + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementarunterricht; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Ethnie; Ausland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Sinti und Roma; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Racial bias; Rassismus; Armut; Child labour; Kinderarbeit; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Migrantin; Bangladesch
Abstract	Although education provision has recently improved in Bangladesh, the exclusion of children in the poorest families remains a pressing issue. Surveys in Bangladesh about school attendance have to date been confined to the dominant ethnic groups. Data are lacking for ethnic minorities such as indigenous children. To address this issue, we surveyed indigenous children's primary school attendance and dropout rates in northwestern Bangladesh during 2004. The results revealed that few indigenous children (22%) completed a year of primary education, and an additional 18% attended some school but dropped out. It is likely that a large percentage of indigenous children never experience or complete primary education, and they probably do not attain even basic literacy skills. Focus groups with educational professionals revealed that poverty, child labour, and other factors such as ignorance toward education, language problems, cultural alienation, and parents' seasonal migration account for the low rates of school attendance. Urgent action is needed to reverse the exclusion of indigenous children from primary education in northwestern Bangladesh. (Contains 1 table, 1 figure and 1 note.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10