Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Nepal: Education and technology related papers

The following list is by no means exhaustive. I'll keep updating the list of useful publications related to education and technology in the context of Nepal.

Shields, Robin(2011) 'ICT or I see tea? Modernity, technology and education in Nepal', Globalisation,  Societies and Education', Volume 9 Issue 1, Pages 85-97.

Shields, Robin (2008) Uneven terrain: educational policy and equity in Nepal, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Volume 28, Issue 3,pages 265-276.

Pherali, T. J.(2011) Education and conflict in Nepal: Possibilities for reconstructionGlobalisation, Societies and Education, 9(1), 135 – 154.

Hall, P., Ghimire, G., & Newton, M. (2009). Why Don’t People Use Nepali Language Software?Information Technologies & International Development, 5(1). Retrieved November 30, 2011,

Brinkerhoff, J. (2008). What does a Goat Have to Do with Development? Diasporas, IT, and the Case of Thamel.comInformation Technologies & International Development, 4(4). Retrieved November 30, 2011.

Devinder Thapa (2011). The role of ICT Actors and Networks in Development: The case study of a mountain region in Nepal, EJISDC journal special issue. (ISSN: 1681-4835)

Devinder Thapa, Maung K. Sein, and Øystein Sæbø (2011). Building Collective Capabilities through ICT in a Mountain Region of Nepal: Where Social Capital leads to Collective Action,Submitted to Journal of Information Technology for Development, (forthcoming).(ISSN: 1554-0170)

Shrestha, S., Moore, J., Abdelnour-Nocera, J. (2011) Poster: "Open-source Platform: Exploring the Opportunities for Offline Mobile Learning", Mobile HCI 2011, Stockholm

Shrestha, S., Moore, J., Abdelnour-Nocera, J. (2011)"The English Language Teaching and Learning Challenges in Public Schools of Nepal: Teacher's Diary Study", IFIP WG 9.4 Conference, Kathmandu, Nepal (Conference proceedings available here

Shrestha, S., Moore, J., Abdelnour-Nocera, J. (2011) "Mobile learning and low-cost hardware for ICT4D: what's right and what's copyleft?", Special Issue - IEEE Multidisciplinary Engineering Education Magazine (MEEM)

Frank Rennie, Robin Mason, The Development of Distributed Learning Techniques in Bhutan and Nepal

C. P. S. Chauhan, Aligarh Muslim Higher Education: Current Status and Future Possibilities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka , University, Aligarh, India

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