Higher Education Status in Nepal: Possibilities and Prospects

Abstract

Higher education is the key to the overall development of a country like Nepal, whose population is ephemeral through a demographic transition. Currently, 11 universities, four health academies and 1432 higher education institutions associated (constituent and affiliated) are providing mainstream higher education in Nepal. However, providing access to higher education to the increased number of the eligible population still remains a challenge, while on the other hand, the quality of higher education and its significance to local and national primacy has been a concern. In the meantime, planners, policymakers and researchers need timely and relevant data in order to meet the challenge faced in their relevant sectors. Despite having challenges in higher education in Nepal, Tribhuvan University, the oldest and leading university, is producing more Masters, MPhil, and PhD graduates for the nation’s overall development.

Teachers' Humanistic Role in Teaching Mathematics Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal

“…One of the aims of the research was to find the effect of the humanistic role of teachers on mathematics achievement. Despite not encouraging learning achievement including mathematics achievement (ERO, 2019;Acharya et al, 2022), the results show the students' positive attitude in all activities in relation to the integrity, dignity and freedom. The teachers respect students' ideas and opinions, they are pleasant and cooperative to the school and college students and colleagues, and they do not express negative emotions.…”

“…Among all the subjects, mathematics is taken as a complex subject due to highlighted causes of poor student-relationship, or nonconductive learning environment (Kaur, 2017), and the students have low learning performance in mathematics in Nepal (ERO, 2019) where it is low in overall achievement in higher educational institutions like Tribhuvan University (Acharya et al, 2022). This subject is perceived negatively and felt as a subject of anxiety especially by the low-performing students of Nepal (Kunwar, 2021).…”

Factors Associated With Impeding the Reintegration of Incest Survivors: A Qualitative Study in Selected Safe Homes in Nepal

“…People still prefer to have sons, considering them as parental security in old age and as a means of continuing their lineage. Comparatively, daughters are considered an asset to others because they are expected to take care of their in-laws after moving into their husbands’ houses (Acharya, 2014).…”