Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC

The study assessed the readership of Nirjash, a vernacular research compendium of BRAC. Since its inception in 1995, five issues have been produced. In 1998 we conducted a readership survey on its usefulness, accessibility, awareness, and readability. Data were collected from 1,698 field staff o...

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Auteurs principaux:	Ahmed, Hasan Shareef, Ullah, AKM Ahsan, Chowdhury, AMR
Format:	Research report
Langue:	English
Publié:	BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED) 2020
Sujets:	Research Non-researchers Research compendium BRAC Non-governmental organizations > Bangladesh.
Accès en ligne:	http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13411

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spelling	10361-134112020-01-07T21:01:20Z Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC Ahmed, Hasan Shareef Ullah, AKM Ahsan Chowdhury, AMR Research Non-researchers Research compendium BRAC Non-governmental organizations -- Bangladesh. The study assessed the readership of Nirjash, a vernacular research compendium of BRAC. Since its inception in 1995, five issues have been produced. In 1998 we conducted a readership survey on its usefulness, accessibility, awareness, and readability. Data were collected from 1,698 field staff of 103 BRAC area offices in 18 districts. Of the respondents, 497 were interviewed directly with a questionnaire, but for the rests (1,201) it was self-administered. Findings revealed that 45% of the respondents were aware of Nirjash, and of them 79% had read it. Field managers were more aware of Nirjash (87%) than their junior colleagues (40%) . Among those who have read it, 48% found it easy to read, 7% found it difficult, and 93% reported that they benefited from reading Nirjash. Only four respondents did not like Nirjash at all. Over the first three years, readership increased by 26%. No field office had collection of all the issues of Nirjash reflecting problem in distribution system. 2020-01-07T06:30:55Z 2020-01-07T06:30:55Z 1999-11 Research report Ahmed, H. S., Ullah, A. A., & Chowdhury, A. (1999, November). Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC. Research Reports (1999): Social Studies, Vol – XXIV, 222–241. http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13411 en application/pdf BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
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spellingShingle	Research Non-researchers Research compendium BRAC Non-governmental organizations -- Bangladesh. Ahmed, Hasan Shareef Ullah, AKM Ahsan Chowdhury, AMR Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC
description	The study assessed the readership of Nirjash, a vernacular research compendium of BRAC. Since its inception in 1995, five issues have been produced. In 1998 we conducted a readership survey on its usefulness, accessibility, awareness, and readability. Data were collected from 1,698 field staff of 103 BRAC area offices in 18 districts. Of the respondents, 497 were interviewed directly with a questionnaire, but for the rests (1,201) it was self-administered. Findings revealed that 45% of the respondents were aware of Nirjash, and of them 79% had read it. Field managers were more aware of Nirjash (87%) than their junior colleagues (40%) . Among those who have read it, 48% found it easy to read, 7% found it difficult, and 93% reported that they benefited from reading Nirjash. Only four respondents did not like Nirjash at all. Over the first three years, readership increased by 26%. No field office had collection of all the issues of Nirjash reflecting problem in distribution system.
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author	Ahmed, Hasan Shareef Ullah, AKM Ahsan Chowdhury, AMR
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title	Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC
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title_full	Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC
title_fullStr	Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC
title_full_unstemmed	Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC
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Taking research to non-researchers: the case of a research compendium of BRAC

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