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S.M. ABDUL QUDDUS
Department of Administration and Organization Theory,
代写澳洲留学生论文University of Bergen
Dissertation submitted for the degree Dr. of
Philosophy to the Faculty of Social Science,
University of Bergen
February, 2007
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In the course of this challenging study, I have received valuable assistance from various
contributors, without which it would not have been possible to complete this project. The
financial support for the study was obtained with the assistance from The Norwegian State
Loan Fund, The University of Chittagong (Bangladesh) and the Department of Administration
and Organization Theory, at the University of Bergen. The latter also provided an extraordinarily
generous research and working environment.
Special thank is due to my PhD advisor, Dr. Steinar Askvik, for his unstinting interest in the
project and his constant willingness to offer advice. His teaching, constructive advice and
criticism over the past years has had a profound effect on my thinking. In the formative stages
of the study, the guidance of the Dr. Bob Smith, the former leader of the LINS (Centre for
International Education), Oslo University College was invaluable. I am also indebted to Dr.
Vibeke Erichsen of the Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of
Bergen and Professor Steven J. Klees, University of Maryland, USA for their valuable
comments on chapter two and one respectively. Dr. Ishtiaq Jamil and Dr. Svein Michelsen ofthe Department of Administration and Organization Theory, University of Bergen deservespecial thanks for their critical and constructive thoughts on chapter four and sevenrespectively. Dr Tor Halvorsen was always there with open arms when I had something todiscuss.
In addition, I wish to thank the staff members of the Department of Administration andOrganization Theory, University of Bergen for their constant administrative support. Specialthanks for their time and cooperation also goes to Hans Jørgen Braathe and Ann MereteOtterstad, members of the Norwegian consultant team for the Primary Education QualityImprovement (PEQI) project in Bangladesh; A.K. Fazlul Huq, the General Secretary of theBangladesh Primary Teachers’ Association (BPTA); Siddiqur Rahman, Head teacher ofErshad government primary school (GPS) and President, BPTA Dhaka city unit; Harun-ar-
Rashid, Head teacher of Senpara Parbata GPS, Mirpur and Finance Secretary of the BPTA;Jasim Uddin, head teacher of Zikatala GPS, Dhanmondi, Dhaka; Nurul Huda, AssistantDirector, DPE; Nazrul Islam and Ms. Nahid Akter, Research Officer, DPE; and Ahsan,Instructor, Cox’s Bazar PTI. My sincere thanks also go to Md. Abdul Quddus, Assistant
Upazila Education Officers, Narayangonj Sadar and all Head teachers, teachers and SMCmembers, as well as other respondents who participated in the study in Comilla, Chittagong,Dhaka and Sylhet for their assistance and cooperation in carrying out the field study.ESTTEM project director Nick Santcross was a great support by providing me with variousresearch reports and allowing me to use thenewlyestablished ‘Documentation Centre’ at theDirectorate of Primary Education. Many thanks also to Barbara Blair for her professional
proof-reading, patience and interesting comments. I am greatly indebted to my lat本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。