Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM)
Ministry of Education,
Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1205
195th Foundation Training Course
Own village Study Individual Report
on
Education System
(21 Nov, 2023 – 19 March, 2024)
Village: Musapur, Union: Musapur
Upazila: Sandwip, District: Chittagong
Supervised by Prepared by
Prof. Md. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury Palas Hossen
Deputy Director (Planning & Development) ID: 05
Lecturer, Dept. of Mathematics
NAEM, Dhanmondi, Dhaka- 1205
Govt. Mujib College, Tangail
Date of Submission: 20 Feb, 2024
Preface
Own Village Study (OVS) has been included in Foundation Training Course by
NAEM so that BCS (education) cadre officer can understand the socio economic
condition of villages and also can develop skills in writing research paper. Direct
participation of villagers and their cordial co-operation, supervisor’s advice and
collected data participants’ hard labor helped to prepare the village study program.
If the report is accepted by Supervisor, I think my efforts will be successful and
fruitful.
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Acknowledgement
All thanks pay to the Almighty Allah for His kind. We convey our deep gratitude
to Professor Dr. Tahmina Begum, the efficient Director General of NAEM for
his kind decision to execute the module. We are really grateful to Prof. Md. Abdul
Mannan Chowdhury, Course Director of 195th FTC for giving us the opportunity
to do such an interesting project.
Also Special thanks and gratefulness to Module Director Prof. Md. Abdul
Mannan Chowdhury, Deputy Director, National Academy for Educational
Management (NAEM) & Module Co-Director Sheikh Mohammad Ali, Training
Specialist, National Academy for Educational Management (NAEM) for providing
necessary direction. We are grateful to 195th FTC co-ordination committee for their
valuable suggestion guidance about own village study.
We are also grateful to Prof. Md. Abdul Mannan Chowdhury, Deputy Director
(Planning & Development), NAEM for total supervision and direct inspection in
the field. Without his guidance and suggestion it was very difficult for us to
prepare this report.
We are also grateful to DC of Chittagong District and UNO of Sandwip Upazilla
for their kind co-operation.
Contents
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Sl. No Item Name Page No
1. Preface 2
2. Acknowledgement 3
3. Contents 4
4. Chapter One
Introduction 5
Background of the study 5
Area of the Study 5
Objectives of the study 6
Rationale of the Study 6
5. Chapter Two
Map of Chittagong District 7
District Profile - Chittagong 8
Map of Sandwip Upazilla 9
Profile of the Village 10
6. Chapter Three
Methodology of the Study 11
Limitations of the Study 12
7. Chapter Four
Data Presentation and Analysis 13-16
8 Chapter Five
Findings 17
Recommendations 17
Conclusion 18
Introduction
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Bangladesh is a least developing country. It has nearly 88 thousand villages. A
major part of the population lives in villages. Poverty and hunger are their always
company. Literacy rate is not satisfactory. But role of education is pioneer in socio-
economic development. Spreading education, employment, health, woman
empowerment, developing communication system and increasing awareness can
accelerate socio-economic development. The present study was conducted to
observe the impact of education in the developing process of villages conducted by
government and non-government organizations.
Background of the Study
"Enhancing Teaching Excellence" is a slogan of NAEM. Basically, Foundation
Training Course helps to be good teacher as well as to develop Human Resources.
OVP is a part of Foundation Training Course conducted by NAEM.
Our village study activities have been mandatory to find out problems. This
program will have to consciousness about village problems and what measures
should take to overcome these situations.
Effects of education in socio-economic development are a research type study
which has given us pleasure in preparing it. We believe, this research will guide us
to make Sonar Bangla what we dream.
Area of the Study
My selected village was Musapur which is an upazila of Chittagong District in the
Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh, Sandwip Upazila was established in 1984,
68 km Distance From District Headquarters, Sandwip Bazar is one of the
Prosperous and Successful Business Places in Chittagong District. I have selected
Musapur village as my study area.
Objectives of the Study
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Bangladesh is mainly a village-based country. Bangladesh can raise its head as a
developed country after the socio-economic development of the rural area. The
following objectives are worth mentioning.
i) To Introduce the Trainee with the actual socio-economic condition of rural
people of our country.
ii) To realize the real condition about education.
iv) To increase the efficiency about research program.
Rationale of the Study
Bangladesh is a densely populated country. In this study, I tried to show the
educational status of the particular village. Actually, this study was taken by the
authority of NAEM. This study is very much essential for the completion of
Foundation Training Course (FTC). This study is the part of our training course.
Education is the background of our nation. All educational information are trying
to show through graphical presentation and this is very much essential for our
study.
Chapter Two
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Map of Chittagong
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Map of Sandwip Upazila
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Profile of the village
I selected Musapur village as my study area. This is a village of Chittagong
division under Sandwip Upazilla and Musapur union of Chittagong district.
Village Profile
Name of the village : Musapur
Union : Musapur
Post. : Musapur
Upazilla : Sandwip
Total Area of the village : About 21.49 sq. km.
Forest Area : 15%
Cultivable Land : 45 %
Residential Area : 40%
Population : About 41,107
Total Family : About 10340
Technology used in cultivation: Mixed technology
Literacy rate : About 50.08%
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Chapter -Three
Methodology of the Study
Sources of Data: Data were collected from primary and secondary sources.
Primary data had been collected by questionnaires, interviews and observations.
The villagers who are minimum class five pass is our target group. The indicators
included on questionnaires of the village study was Education.
Questionnaires are prepared with the above indicator and observation gives a clear
and realistic scenario of the impact of education in socio-economic development.
Besides, secondary data were collected from UNO office, Union Parishad Office.
Sample size: 20 (Male- 11 and Female-9)
Primary Data collection procedure:
Questionnaire
Observation
Face to face interview
Secondary data collection procedure:
Using camera
Using computer
Various statistical methods
Union Parishad Office
UNO Office
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Limitations of the Study
The study, impact of education in socio-economic development is a laborious and
time-consuming study. It is very difficult to conduct such a study only in 05 days.
Besides, some other limitations are as follows:
1. Only 20 villagers were interviewed which couldn't provide a clear impact.
2. Lack of co-ordination is observed in government and Non-
Government Organizations.
3. As the study was conducted in office time, so service holders were not
available in house.
4. Time constraints also available.
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Chapter Four
Data Presentation and Analysis
Age of the Respondent
Age in range Frequency of Percentage
respondents (%)
(f)
15-20 2 10
21-30 2 10
31-40 7 35
41-50 5 25
51-60 4 20
Total 20 100.00
Table-01
Frequency of respondents
15-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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Comment: Most of the respondents were aged between 31-40 (35%).
Educational qualification
Educational
Frequency Percentage
Qualification
5th - 8th 7 35
8th - 10th 4 20
SSC 3 15
HSC 3 15
BA/Bcom 2 10
MA/MSc 1 5
Total 20 100
Table – 02
Frequency
5th - 8th
8th - 10th
SSC
HSC
BA/Bcom
MA/MSc
In the present study it is found that 35% of the respondents were Educational
Qualification between 5th -8th , only 15% of the respondents were graduated.
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Age of Getting Married in the Village
Age Below 16 16-17 18- Above Total
Number 2 6 12 20
Percentage (%) 10 30 60 100
Table - 03
60% respodents marry at the age of 18 years or above.
Family Structure
No. of Respondents
100%
90%
80%
70% No. of Respondents
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Unit Joint
60% respodents belong to a unitary family.
Table – 04
No. of Child of Married Respondents
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No. of Child No. of Respondents Percentage (%)
1 4 20
2 5 25
3 6 30
4 3 15
Above 4 2 10
20 100
Table - 05
Profession/Occupation
Profession No. of Respondents Percentage (%)
Agriculture 13 65
Self-employment 2 10
Private Service 2 10
Business 1 5
Technician 2 10
Others 20 100
Table - 06
In the present study it is found that 65% of the respondents were in
the profession of Agriculture.
Supervising Children's Education
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Most of the children go to school now. Parents are also pretty serious about their
children's education. According to the collected data, most children's education is
supervised by their teacher and the percentage is around 65% specially during their
school time. Mothers are also playing a vital role in their children's education. 4%
respondents report that their children are looked after by their mother. Most
probably fathers manage to get less time in this respect. Only 2% of respondents'
children are supervised by their fathers. In very rare and disadvantaged cases, 1%
respondents’ children self-supervise their own education.
Supervisor No. of Respondents Percentage
Father 6 30
Mother 4 20
Teacher 7 35
Tutor 2 10
Self 1 5
Total = 20 Total = 100
Table- 06
School Going Rate and Future Aim
All the respondents report that their boys and girls go to school. And they are fairly
serious about their children's education without some rare exceptions. But
interestingly every respondent wants their children to be service holders upon the
completion of their studies. This data is interesting but not overwhelming.
Because, in the socio-economic reality of Bangladesh most of the guardians want
a safe, secured and prestigious profession for their children. In Bangladeshi
perspective, government jobs are secured and the most prestigious. These may be
the ground of the respondent’s intention about their future children's.
Chapter Five
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Findings
The result of the field survey is very remarkable and multidimensional and in the
study of Musapur village emphasis has been given on the education. For this
purpose, we have collected data of 20 persons of the villagers. About 45%
respondents are women.
1. About 90% people know about Obligatory of Primary Education.
2. 90% educated respondents have taken education from school.
3. 100 % children’s father pay their educational expenditures.
4. 99 % children go to school.
5. About 85% people want to educate their children in higher education.
6. About 80% people want to get a good govt. service for their children.
7. 100 % women expect proper moral and religion education for their children
8. At present early marriage is very low.
Recommendations
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After completion of the study of Musapur village, we would like to give the
following recommendations:
1. Education is the means of actual development of everyone. More
Primary and High Schools should be set up at the village as soon as
possible.
2. To set up computer club for ICT development.
3. Masseducation should be started.
4. Skilled Teachers should be appointed.
5. To get a higher education opportunity should be increased.
Conclusion
The overall education taking rate is increasing is day by day. School going
students’ rate are raising because Bangladesh government are investing more than
before in education sector. Especially financial assistance, feed for students is the
attractive package of the government. so, this benefit is being availed by the
reported villagers. Though there are no primary or secondary school or college in
the village but their literacy rate is high. A lot of students are studying in the public
university. This village is not so long and two school and one college are stayed
besides that village, so they get the educational facilities from that school and
college.
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