Panauti Journal

Editorial Vol.1

Jayram Karmacharya — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

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Factors Associated with Absenteeism in Secondary School Students of Namobuddha Municipality

Krishan Dhakal, Sudha Ghimire, Krishna Payara Shrestha, Gyanu Maharjan — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Absenteeism is a significant issue faced by educational institutions worldwide, including those in Nepal. High rates of absenteeism can negatively impact students' academic performance, potentially leading to poor grades and increased likelihood of dropping out. This study aims to investigate the frequency of absenteeism and its association with various factors in Namobuddha Municipality, Kavrepalanchok district among 288 secondary students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted for the study, and a self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS. The results showed that 56.3% of students reported being absent for one day, 15.6% for one week, and 2.1% for 15 days in current academic year they were studying. Personal factors were the most significant contributing factors to absenteeism, with bullying (36.5%), lack of interest in study (69.8%), and stress (39.6%) being the top reasons. The school environment was also a significant contributing factor, the relationship between students and teachers (50%), going to work with parents (41.7%), inability to buy essential stationeries (22.9%) also contributed for absenteeism among students. The chi-square test revealed a significant association between absenteeism and personal factors (p=0.002), school environment (p=0.001), and socio-cultural factors (p=0.001). Absenteeism is a significant problem faced by educational institutions in Nepal, with personal factors, school environment, and socio-cultural factors being significant contributing factors. Interventions aimed at addressing these factors can reduce absenteeism and improve the academic progress of students.

Face-to-Face and Virtual Instruction Practices in Nepali Schools

Krishna Bahadur G.C. — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the education sector along with the other sectors in Nepal. The education system and its major components have been disrupted by the pandemic. In this regard, I have prepared a research article to explore the status and practice of face-to-face and virtual instruction in school education in Nepal.

The first objective of this paper is to assess the present situation of the face-to-face mode of schooling. The second objective is to analyze the current state of virtual learning and the third objective is to study the change from face-to-face and virtual learning in the education system. This research is qualitative one. This is delimited in the secondary schools of the Gorkha Municipality. I have selected the schools of the study area purposively. I have used non-participant observation, focus group discussion, and open-ended interviews to generate information and it was the primary source. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an alternative mode of instruction, i.e., a virtual mode. I have found that depending solely upon the virtual mode of instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic situation has been less effective in the study site due to poor internet access and electronic devices. The blended approach has been more effective in the instructional process.

Critical Awareness within the Teachings of the Bhagvat Gita and the Aditya Jyoti Path

Bikash Sharma — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Total ignorance of what we have had in the eastern body of knowledge and civilization for a long period of time may lead ones to imperfect course of learning since there have already been in the east what we claim today to be new and innovative. The concepts such as critical thinking and critical teaching – though they were not explicitly expressed in words – existed clearly in the literatures and practices of the ancient eastern life. In this brief review article an attempt is made to explore some kind of bridging up between the ancient eastern values and today’s (post) modern expressions related with criticalities in education, particularly in teachings. The concepts of critical discourse and critical pedagogy are elaborated, and a few of the contents of the two renowned books on eastern values are analyzed and interpreted putting the intensive curiosity on how these ancient eastern understandings throw insights on today’s critical framework of thinking. This article expects for the readers to have general background knowledge on the discourse related with the Mahabharata War in the times of Krishna and on the enriched guidelines given by Guru Aditya for ideal human life of the present time.

Free Basic Education in Nepal: A Myth or Reality

Basudeb Khanal — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This paper aims to explore the household cost of basic education. The quantitative approach was used to walk around the household expenditure on basic education. Cluster sampling was used to select the sample units for the study. The 380 households were selected for the survey determined by Yamane’s formula of sample selection. The SPSS was used for the data analysis. The study found that households spend Rs. 31435 per year on basic education. Similarly, the per-child cost in public and private schools are Rs. 14285 and Rs. 49703, respectively. Moreover, parents pay Rs. 2090 annually to public schools, which is regarded as the government fully funds. So, it is concluded that free basic education is just a fable, not genuineness, in Nepal.

चिकित्सकको भाषा {The language of the physician}

दुर्गाप्रसाद Durgaprasad दाहाल Dahal — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

‘चिकित्सकको भाषा’ शीर्षकको प्रस्तुत अध्ययन पाँच जना चिकित्सकले बिरामीसँग प्रयोग गरेको भाषामा आधारित रहेर गरिएको अध्ययन हो । यस अध्ययनबाट चिकित्सकीय भाषाका वाक्यहरू प्रायजसो छोटो र सम्प्रेषणजन्य हुने गरेको देखियो । उनीहरूको भाषामा पनि कथ्य भाषामा पाइने लोपगत विशेषताहरूयुक्त प्रयोग भएको पाइयो । उनीहरूले भाषामा कोड मिश्रण र चिकित्सा शब्दावलीको अत्यधिक प्रयोग गर्ने गरेका हुनाले सर्वसाधारणका लागि सहज बोधगम्य हुन नसकेको अवस्था विद्यमान रहेको छ । यही कोड मिश्रण र चिकित्सा शब्दावलीको प्रयोगले गर्दा चिकित्सकको भाषामा सम्प्रेषणगत जटिलताको सिर्जना हुन गई विचार विनिमयमा सहज नभएको देखिन्छ । चिकित्सकको भाषालाई सर्वसाधारणका लागि सम्प्रेषण योग्य बनाउनका लागि उनीहरूको अभिव्यक्तिमा सकेसम्म नेपाली शब्दको प्रयोग गरी कोड मिश्रणयुक्त प्रयोगलाई न्यूनीकरण गर्न आवश्यक छ । यसका लागि चिकित्सक र सर्वसाधारणलाई चिकित्साशास्त्रीय नेपाली को ज्ञान दिनाले सम्प्रेषणका लागि सहज वातावरण निर्माण हुने सक्नेछ ।