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Ferdousi Khanom

ফেরদৌসী খানম

Senior Lecturer & ECD Academic Lead

k.ferdousi@bracu.ac.bd


Brief Bio:

Ferdousi Khanom is an accomplished professional with 24 years of experience in the field of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD). She currently serves as a Senior Lecturer and ECD Academic Lead at BRAC IED, BRAC University. Ms. Khanom was closely involved in designing and developing the first MSc. program in Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh offered by BRAC IED, BRAC University. She also serves as a faculty member of the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Kyrgyzstan, where designing an ECD course for the Master of Arts in Teaching program heavily included her involvement. She has led significant research initiatives in collaboration with the Frameworks Institute, World Bank, and Plan International Bangladesh and has published extensively on early childhood development and education. Her expertise also includes leading ECD Program, overseeing national and global partnership for ECD projects, and providing technical support to BRAC country teams in East Africa and Asia. Before joining BRAC IED, she served as the Outreach Project Manager of the Sisimpur Project at Nayantara Communications, the co-producer of Sesame Street, Bangladesh. She also worked as a Project Manager at Phulki, an NGO focused on women’s empowerment and child development, where she led various early childhood development (ECD) projects. Ms. Khanom holds a Master of Social Science in Sociology from the University of Dhaka and has excellent academic record.

Areas of Specialization

play implementation and learning through play; early stimulation and school readiness; curriculum development; and parenting education regarding ECD

Research Interests

Early Childhood Developemnt and Education

Publications

  • Helmerhorst, K. O. W., Dutta, M., Khanom, F., Zaman, S. S., & Gevers Deynoot-Schaub, M. J. J. M. (2021). Quality of caregiver–child interactions in early child care centers in Bangladesh: Measurement and training. Early Education and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2021.1988035

  • Khanom, F., Yesmin, S., Zaman, S. S., Fatema, N., Khanom, R., Sharif, S., Akhter, M., & Ahmed, M. (2013). An investigation on the effectiveness of a comprehensive child development package. Bangladesh Education Journal, 12(2).

  • Lindland, E., Khanom, F., Zaman, S. S., Dutta, M., Ahmed, N., Mas-ud, A. A., & Mim, S. A. (2019). Early is key: Mapping the gaps on understandings of early childhood development in Bangladesh. Washington, DC: FrameWorks Institute; and Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Educational Development. Retrieved from http://frameworksinstitute.org/assets/files/Bangladesh/bangladesh-mapping-the-gaps-paper-2019.pdf

  • Lindland, E., Khanom, F., Zaman, S. S., Dutta, M., Ahmed, N., Mas-ud, A. A., Sarwar, S. S., Mehnaz, A., Parvin, W., Mim, S. A., & Nichols, J. (2019). Mapping the science, culture, and framing of early childhood development in Bangladesh. Washington, DC: FrameWorks Institute; and Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Educational Development. Retrieved from http://frameworksinstitute.org/assets/files/Bangladesh/bangladesh-executive-summary-2019.pdf

  • Opel, A., Zaman, S., Khanom, F., & Aboud, F. (2012). Evaluation of a mathematics program for preprimary children in rural Bangladesh. International Journal of Educational Development, 32(1), 1–10.

  • Sarwar, S. S., Mehnaz, A., Parvin, W., Mas-ud, A. A., Khanom, F., Zaman, S. S., Dutta, M., Nichols, J., & Lindland, E. (2019). Narratives of early childhood development in Bangladesh: A FieldFrame analysis. Washington, DC: FrameWorks Institute; and Dhaka: BRAC Institute of Educational Development. Retrieved from http://frameworksinstitute.org/assets/files/Bangladesh/bangladesh-field-frame-analysis-2019.pdf

Conferences/Workshops
  • Presented the BRAC Care Model at the Easter Africa Regional Early Childhood Conference on 15th March 2024 in Tanzania

  • Presented the BRAC Care Model at the Asia Pacific Care Economy Forum on 22nd June 2023 in Malaysia.

  • Presented a paper on Effects of Play Lab Model on the Development of Children aged 3-5 years in Bangladesh at UKFIET Conference on 13th September at Oxford University, UK.

  • Presented a paper on early investment matters held on October 6, 2021organized by Bangladesh ECD Network and Bangladesh Shishu Academy

  • Facilitated a session at the webinar on Learning through Play organized by World Bank Session held on September 30, 2021

  • Presented BRAC Play Lab Model at the 'Healing Through Play, learning Through Play' workshop on 1st and 2nd June 2021 organized by BRAC IED

  • Presented a paper on ‘Alternative Models of ECCE Provision’ in the World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) at Tashkent in Uzbekistan from 14-16 November 2022.

  • Presented the BRAC Play Lab Childcare Model at Roundtable: Global Childcare Leaders held on 24th February 2021 organized by Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN).

  • Presented the Pache Achhi: Telecommunication Model at the webinar on ECD During and Beyond COVID-19 held on 15 November 2020 organized by Bangladesh ECD Network (BEN) in collaboration with BRAC Institute of Educational Development (BRAC IED), BRAC University.

  • Presented research findings on Reframing ECD in Bangladesh at dissemination session on 24th April 2019.

  • Presented a paper on Impact Funding Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Bangladesh on 13th April 2015 at Lego Idea Conference in Denmark on 13-15 April 2015.

  • Presented a paper on Comprehensive Child Development Package on 20th January 2013 at National ECD Conference held in Dhaka on 19-20 January 2013.

  • Presented a paper on Comprehensive Child Development Package on 12th December 2012 in the sharing session with Aga Khan Foundation.

  • Presented a paper on Cultural Adaptation of Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-III (WPPSI-III) in Bangladesh on 18th June 2012 at 11th National Head Start Conference held in Washington DC on 18-20 June, 2012.

  • Presented a paper on the approaches and programs of IED, BRAC University for capacity building on ECD on 9th November 2011 at the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Early Childhood Development (ECD) held in Singapore on 8 - 10 November 2011.