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Adhikari, Devendra; Sharma Poudyal, Chandra; Binayek Pasa, Rajan – Research in Education, 2023
The 2015 constitution of Nepal declared Nepal to be a Federal, Democratic, and Republic nation. The constitution has provided local governments the right to manage school education, and the 2017 Local Government Operation Act of Nepal has outlined the roles and responsibilities of local governments in taking guardianship of school education. Since…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Local Government
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Shrestha, Sagun; Gnawali, Laxman – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought chaos in education across the world, including developing countries like Nepal. To respond to this educational disruption in this South Asian country, different educational plans and policies were formulated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Government of Nepal. It is not known whether these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Policy
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Sharma, Muna; Onta, Mandira; Shrestha, Sulochana; Sharma, Mohan Raj; Bhattarai, Tilarupa – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the education system worldwide; consequently, education has been shifted to remote learning mode. There is still confusion regarding the effectiveness of remote learning compared to in-person education. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the perceived effectiveness and factors affecting emergency remote…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
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Basnet, Bal Krishna – European Educational Researcher, 2020
Although earthquakes themselves do not kill people, they highlight the critical importance of physical infrastructure resilience, safety measures and preparedness for natural disasters. Earthquakes are one of several environmental crises that can be categorized as a natural hazard/disaster. This study uses the qualitative method of research. The…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Emergency Programs, Simulation, Foreign Countries
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Barakat, Sultan; Connolly, David; Hardman, Frank; Sundaram, Vanita – Comparative Education, 2013
The last decade has seen a growing recognition amongst international donors, development agencies, non-government organisations and academics of the vital role education can play in bringing about recovery following violent conflict, natural disaster and other crises. This has led to the development of increasingly targeted and sophisticated…
Descriptors: Violence, Conflict, Role of Education, Coping
Hanemann, Ulrike, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
This compilation offers global examples of innovative and promising literacy and numeracy programmes that link the teaching and learning of literacy to sustainable development challenges such as health, social equality, economic empowerment and environmental sustainability. This publication is a timely contribution to the 2030 Agenda for…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Literacy, Numeracy, Lifelong Learning
Crisp, Jeff, Ed.; Talbot, Christopher, Ed.; Cipollone, Daiana B., Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers is the product of research conducted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The papers, which were presented at a 2001 workshop, "Refugee Education in Developing Countries: Policy and Practice," are: "Education in Emergencies" (Margaret Sinclair), which reviews the rationale for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Developing Nations, Educational Finance