Education and community development : Designing of a model school (K-12) in Nepal through a socially responsible edupreneurship (SRE)
Dhakal, Prakash (2021)
Dhakal, Prakash
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021060314117
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021060314117
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The purpose of this project was to develop a quality school with a sustainable financial model ensuring access to the children of all backgrounds in a community.
To ensure free and quality education for children in need, a sustainable scholarship program was developed adopting the public private partnership (PPP) modality involving a local community, the CSO (Civil Society Organisation) and the school. The educators and founding partners were contacted first online. Onsite communications also occurred during the process (2018-2020). The groups included community leaders, local educators and students, among others.
Data for this project was collected through semi-structured and focus-group interviews, in-depth interviews using the stimulated recall method, online and onsite participative meetings, observations, document studies, written inquiries, and analyzing texts and critical incident questionnaires.
The investigations covered the links between education service design in Nepal. A new context of school education for sustainable community development was proposed, explored and implemented, leading to several emerging relations and networks. The project demonstrated that edupreneurship, driven by social objectives, offers hope for sustainable development by reducing dependency on aid, promotes an overall community development, and provides access to quality education for vulnerable children.
The result was the establishment of (K-12) School, the Sindhuli Acadamy in Sindhuli district of Nepal.This school has a sustainable financial model ensuring access to the children of all backgrounds in the community in Sindhuli district and nearby places in Nepal.
Currently, there are 450 pupils in the school, with 25 percent receiving full scholarship.
To ensure free and quality education for children in need, a sustainable scholarship program was developed adopting the public private partnership (PPP) modality involving a local community, the CSO (Civil Society Organisation) and the school. The educators and founding partners were contacted first online. Onsite communications also occurred during the process (2018-2020). The groups included community leaders, local educators and students, among others.
Data for this project was collected through semi-structured and focus-group interviews, in-depth interviews using the stimulated recall method, online and onsite participative meetings, observations, document studies, written inquiries, and analyzing texts and critical incident questionnaires.
The investigations covered the links between education service design in Nepal. A new context of school education for sustainable community development was proposed, explored and implemented, leading to several emerging relations and networks. The project demonstrated that edupreneurship, driven by social objectives, offers hope for sustainable development by reducing dependency on aid, promotes an overall community development, and provides access to quality education for vulnerable children.
The result was the establishment of (K-12) School, the Sindhuli Acadamy in Sindhuli district of Nepal.This school has a sustainable financial model ensuring access to the children of all backgrounds in the community in Sindhuli district and nearby places in Nepal.
Currently, there are 450 pupils in the school, with 25 percent receiving full scholarship.