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Valentin, Karen, Ed.; Pradhan, Uma, Ed. – Oxford University Press, 2023
What is education, and who counts as an 'educated person' amidst competing religious, political, and pedagogical ideologies, which have shaped contemporary educational practices and institutions in Nepal? How have social and political changes, an increasing commodification of education, a continued reliance on foreign aid, and expanded…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Influences, Political Influences, Global Approach
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Bhim Lal Gautam – International Journal of Multilingualism, 2024
This paper outlines the different aspects of language contact in Newar, the ethnic indigenous language community of the Kathmandu valley, focusing on language use and attitudes. The data were collected in 2016-2017 with the help of survey questionnaire, key informant interviews, informal interviews, and various observations based on the…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Language Attitudes, Native Language, Second Languages
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Upadhyay, Bhaskar; Atwood, Erin; Tharu, Baliram – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2020
This case study explores how a group of Grade 9 students engaged in sociopolitical discourses and actions in a science class in a mostly indigenous student school in Nepal. The study used sociopolitical consciousness (SPC) as a framework to document and understand indigenous students' SPC-oriented science interactions and subsequent social change…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Education, Thinking Skills, Indigenous Populations