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Mamunur Rashid

মামুনুর রশীদ

Senior Lecturer

mamun@bracu.ac.bd


Brief Bio:

Mamunur Rashid is a seasoned educator who is currently employed for BRAC University. Prior to his current job as a senior lecturer, he worked with BRAC and BRAC University in various technical and managerial capacities as a development practitioner and researcher in Bangladesh. With over 19 years of experience in Bangladesh's education system, he has a thorough understanding of the country's policies and practices. He is well-versed in the role of non-state actors in Bangladeshi education and in the field of non-formal education. His expertise become more practical as a result of his mix of practitioner and academic expertise. His research focuses on reading motivation, second-chance education, inclusive education, and teacher education. He has years of experience in sexual and reproductive health education for adolescents, in addition to core education programs, and has experience creating and leading development initiatives using a rights-based strategy as well as a gender and culture-sensitive approach. In addition to his local impact, Mamunur has forged valuable international collaborations with institutions like the Netherlands' Maastricht School of Management (MSM), Radboud University, Share-Net International, and MDF Bangladesh and the Netherlands. He was mentored by the British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE) and served as a faculty mentor for the OSUN GlobalEd program at Central European University (CEU) in Hungary. Mamunur Rashid's dedication to educational excellence has been recognized through the prestigious Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship, which he was awarded. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD research at the University of Szeged, Hungary.

Areas of Specialization

Home literacy environment, Reading motivation, Education in Emergency, Second-chance education, Inclusive education, Gender & SRHR, and Teacher education.

Research Interests

Home literacy environment, Reading motivation, Education in Emergency, Second-chance education, Inclusive education, Gender & SRHR, and Teacher education.

Publications

  • Rahman, M., & Rashid, M. (2017). Violent Extremism in Bangladesh: A Study on Youth Perception. RAB Forces Bangladesh. Jan 1, 2017. URL: https://www.rab.gov.bd/wing/view/R&D-Cell?csrt=12184120062798205828

  • Rashid, M; & Ritu, S. (2016). Bangladesher Prekkhapotey Sikkhar Odhikar (Right to Education in the context of Bangladesh) Bangladesh Shikkha Samoiki (Bangla Periodical), Year 13, Number 1 (ISSN 1991-6658), Dhaka. pp. 31-46. URL: https://www.bafed.org/pdf/bjune2016/bangla_june_2016.pdf

  • Ahmed, M., Rahman, M., Rashid, M., & Ritu, S. (2015). Quality Education: Teachers for the Next Generation, Dhaka, Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE). URL: https://www.campebd.org/page/Generic/0/6/41/26

  • Karim, S., & Rashid, M. (2015): Mobility, Violence, Social Interactions, and Gender Norms in Amin, S (Eds), Urban adolescents’ needs assessment survey in Bangladesh. Dhaka: BIED, BRACU, and Population Council. URL: https://knowledgecommons.popcouncil.org/departments_sbsr-pgy/648/

  • Rashid, M; & Ritu, S. (2015). Shikkhar Odhikar (Right to Education), Manobadhikar Bangladesh 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Ain o Salish Kendro, pp. 193-209.

  • Rashid, M; & Ritu, S. (2013). Teachers’ Professional Preparation, Income, Job Satisfaction, and Performance: An Exploratory Study, Bangladesh Education Journal, Vol.12, Number 2 (ISSN 1811-0762) Dhaka, Bangladesh: Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED), UNESCO & BIED, pp 31-56, Dec 2013. URL: https://www.bafed.org/pdf/EDec13.pdf

  • Rashid, M; & Ritu, S. (2011). The scenario of secondary level teacher training in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Education Journal. Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED), UNESCO & Institute of Educational Development-BRAC University, pp.7-30 · Jan 1, 2011. URL: https://www.bafed.org/pdf/BJune11.pdf

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