Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-163) and index.

Islam Md. Saiful. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-181). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract / Abstract in Chinese --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Note --- p.iv / List of Figures --- p.ix / List of Plates --- p.x / Chapter Chapter One --- Introduction --- p.1 / Statement of the Problem / Literature Review / Chapter - --- "Minority Groups, NGOs and Development Issues" / Chapter - --- Education Among Minority Groups / Chapter - --- Minority Groups as Discriminated and Stigmatized / Chapter - --- Fighting Against Discrimination: The Art of Resistance / Methodology / Chapter - --- Selecting the NGOs / Chapter - --- Finding the Field Site / Chapter - --- Settling / Chapter - --- From Padri through Sir to Dada: Rapport Buildup / Chapter - --- How I Collected Data / Chapter - --- Pains and Pleasures of Fieldwork / Chapter - --- Limitations of the Study / Structure of the Thesis / Chapter Chapter Two --- "Barind Tract of Northwest Bangladesh: The Villages Studied, Ecology and Cultural Mosaic" --- p.37 / The Study Villages: A Brief Profile / Chapter - --- Ruposhi: A Santal Village / Chapter - --- Fulpur: An Oraon Village / Northwest Bangladesh: Ecology and Implications / People of Barind Tract: The Cultural Mosaic / The Santal and the Oraon: From Historical Context to the Present Situation / Chapter Chapter Three --- "NGOs in Bangladesh: Growth, Rhetoric and Realities" --- p.56 / The Growth of NGOs in Bangladesh: A Brief Overview / Chapter - --- NGOs and Their Achievements / Chapter - --- The Rhetoric Behind the Reality: Challenges and problems of the NGOs / Prochesta: A Minority-run NGO / Chapter - --- "Goals, Objectives and Programmes of Prochesta" / Chapter - --- Organizational Structure of Prochesta / Unnoyan: A Bengali-run NGO / Chapter - --- "Vision, Mission and Programmes of Unnoyan" / Chapter - --- Unnoyan: Organizational Structure / Chapter Chapter Four --- "Minority Groups, Economic Livelihood and NGOs" --- p.79 / Agrarian Economy with Single Crop Cultivation / Land Ownership and Patterns of Tenancy / Agriculture and Food Sufficiency: A General Calculation / Supplementing Household Income / Economic Support: The Santal and Prochesta / The Oraon and Unnoyan in Promoting Economic Livelihood / "Minority Groups, Economic Livelihood and the Role of NGOs" / Chapter Chapter Five --- "Education Among Minority Groups: The Santal, The Oraon and The NGOs" --- p.114 / The General Situation of Education Among Minority People in the Study Villages / Dropout From the School: Minority Point of View / Medium of Instruction for Minority Students: The Dilemmas of Monolingualism / The Santal and Prochesta in Promoting Education / "The Oraon, Unnoyan and Education" / Chapter - --- Primary Education for the Oraon Children / Chapter - --- Lahanti: The Adult Education Programme / Chapter - --- Preparing Curriculum in Oraon Language: The Action Research Project / "Minority Groups, Education and the NGOs" / Chapter Chapter Six --- Minority Groups and Fighting Against Discrimination: The Art of Resistance and the Involvement of NGOs --- p.144 / Everyday Discrimination Encountered by Minority People: Nature and Pervasiveness / Fighting Against Discrimination and the Involvement of NGOs / Chapter - --- The Santal and Prochesta in Fighting Against Discrimination / Chapter - --- The Oraon and Unnoyan in Fighting Against Discrimination / Minority Groups and the Role NGOs in Fighting Against Discrimination / Chapter Chapter Seven --- Conclusion --- p.164 / Bibliography --- p.175