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Makale Özeti:
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Bangladesh Open University (BOU) is the only public educational institution in Bangladesh,
where, a dual-mode method of learning system has been introduced. Established in 21st
October, 1992, the University now accommodates 1,74,459 learners in 2012. The wide range
networking of this university provides it a great prospect to execute a broad spectrum of
activities to accomplish its social responsibilities.
Despite the aims of BOU at continuous quantitative improvement and greater equity in the
society, like most of the ODL method universities in the world, BOU framed a limited objective
to create awareness and preparedness about the contemporary global disaster proneness
among its learners. Bangladesh for its geographical location, experiences several natural
disasters like annual flood, heavy rainfall, cyclone and tidal surge, earth quake, river bank
erosion, drought, etc. Lack of awareness of the sustainable use of the natural resources, and
the consequences of the heedless consumption of them by the inhabitants enhanced the degree
and frequency of these natural disasters during the last decades. The present study emphasizes
on the role of Bangladesh Open University in creating awareness among its learners about the
causes and pattern of disasters, pre and post disaster management strategies, etc. The study
proves that BOU is a unique educational institution which, through the ODL method of
teaching, using various educational medium like, tutorial support, printed study materials,
electronic media, internet, and cellular phone, etc. can provided a wide range of knowledge
about the disaster vulnerability, risk reduction and management strategies to its learners.
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