CUB SCOUT PROGRAM IN PRIMARY SCHOOL: CURRENT PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND WAYS TO OVERCOME

Education

Primary Education of Bangladesh is very much focused on students’ overall development to ensure quality education. Thus the government has pursued different types of intervention to ensure students’ development. Cub Scout program was one of the interventions to ensure overall development. The study was attempted to explore the current practices of the cub scout program and how this can be strengthened. Another purpose of the study was to understand the perception of stakeholders on the Cub Scout program in terms of the overall development. This research was important because there has been no study on Cub scout current practices as well as to see the challenges behind it. The study was also important because it can provide valid information about how this useful program can be strengthened. A qualitative research approach was chosen to conduct the study. Interview, FGD and Observation methods were used as data collection method. The purposive and convenient sampling procedure was selected for this study. Data analysis was done following content analysis techniques. Key findings of the study were that the cub scout program was not practiced properly in the school premises, stakeholder’s perception showed that cub scout can play an important role in students’ academic achievement, leadership skill development, involvement with voluntary and philanthropic works and some life skill development. But roles of cub scout in students’ development were not recorded. Cub Scout program can be strengthened if stakeholders’ coordination and proper supervision and monitoring are ensured.

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