Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i01.61149
M. Subedi, Man Bahadur Khattri
Edwin van Teijlingen is Dutch by birth and a Professor of Reproductive Health at Bournemouth University in the south of England. He has achieved a PhD in Medical Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen connected with Nepal while supervising Nepali PhD scholars in UK, and he has been a frequent visitor to Nepal since 2006. He has supervised more than 35 PhDs, among which 13 are Nepali. He has examined more than 50 PhDs. He has published around 300 academic papers and book chapters in health promotion, midwifery, and health services research. He serves as a peer reviewer for worldwide famous health journals such as PLOS One and BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. He delivered a speech to the Members of Parliamentarians in Kathmandu in 2016 as part of a workshop to promote evidence-based policymaking. He is a committee member on various grant-awarding bodies in the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, and the USA. He is a visiting Professor at the Centre for Disability Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala in India (2020-present); the School of Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham in England (2017-2026); Nobel College, affiliated with Pokhara University, Nepal (2012-present); and Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences affiliated with Tribhuvan University (2009-present). We would like to express our gratitude for his acceptance to share personal and academic lives, which can inspire young and energetic scholars in Nepal and elsewhere.
Edwin van Teijlingen 生于荷兰，是英格兰南部伯恩茅斯大学生殖健康学教授。他曾在英国阿伯丁大学获得医学社会学博士学位。Edwin van Teijlingen 教授在英国指导尼泊尔博士生时与尼泊尔建立了联系，自 2006 年以来，他经常访问尼泊尔。他指导过 35 名博士，其中 13 名是尼泊尔人。他审查过 50 多名博士。他发表了约 300 篇学术论文和书籍章节，内容涉及健康促进、助产和健康服务研究。他还担任《PLOS One》和《BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth》等世界著名健康期刊的同行评审。作为促进循证决策研讨会的一部分，他于2016年在加德满都向国会议员发表了演讲。他是英国、比利时、荷兰、挪威、瑞士和美国多个拨款机构的委员会成员。他是印度喀拉拉邦圣雄甘地大学残疾研究中心（2020 年至今）、英国诺丁汉大学健康科学学院（2017-2026 年）、尼泊尔博卡拉大学附属诺贝尔学院（2012 年至今）和特里布万大学附属曼莫汉纪念健康科学研究所（2009 年至今）的客座教授。我们对他接受分享个人和学术生活表示感谢，这可以激励尼泊尔和其他地方年轻有为的学者。
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Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i01.61146
M. Subedi
Qualitative research is crucial in exploring the complexities of human experiences, behaviors, perceptions, and social phenomena. It is particularly effective in generating hypotheses, exploring new research topics, and capturing the subjective aspects of human interaction and experience. It emphasizes social, economic, and political context, cultural nuances, and participants' voices for comprehensive and holistic understanding. Determining an appropriate sampling method and adequacy of sample size remains a challenging aspect of qualitative research methodology. This paper highlights the key issues related to sampling approaches, sample size, and trustworthiness in qualitative research.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i01.61147
CP Aryal
Match Making
配对
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Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i01.61139
Shree Krishna Wagle
The dominant schooling design of the schools in Nepal celebrates Western-modern ideals of indoor schooling structure. The indoor design has continuously separated school education from the 'living' world. It has also constrained pedagogical innovations for outdoor teaching and learning. As textbook-based indoor teaching and learning has been culturally established as the standards of school education, despite several trainings and capacity development programs for headteachers and teachers, many schools in Nepal have not been able to address the intent of local curriculum for outdoor teaching and learning. Against this background, evidenced through the lessons learned from a Participatory Action Research (PAR) project for contextualized teaching and learning in a rural-located school in Nepal, this study portrays how the initiations for the local curriculum has been sandwiched in the limited space of linearly designed indoor pedagogical structure of the school. It argues the need to discover the ecological implications of the local curriculum. Following the transformative sustainability principles, the ecological implications suggest local curriculum practitioners revisit indoor schooling design and make it flexible to embrace community lifeworld as teaching and learning resources
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Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i01.61148
Man Bahadur Khattri, M. Subedi, Rajendra Raj Timilsina
An eminent anthropologist, Professor Dilli Ram Dahal (10 March, 1946) was born in eastern Nepal. He was educated in Nepal, India, and the USA. He has contributed over 100 national and international journal articles and a dozen books. He has participated in several national and international seminars and conferences and supervised M.A., MPhil, and PhD theses. Prof. David Holmberg, an Anthropologist at Cornell University, had said, "He (Prof. Dahal) speaks English like a flowing stream". Though he has retired from his formal job, he is still an active reader, teacher, and writer. One never gets bored listening to him as he shares his field experience vividly. It motivates young anthropologists. He has served at the Center for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS), one of the research centers of Tribhuvan University. He never missed opportunities to educate young students at the Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Central Department of Anthropology at Tribhuvan University in Kirtipur. He also worked at University of Michigan, USA. He has done fieldwork in different ecological regions (Mountain, Hill, and Tarai) and among different caste and ethnic groups (Rai, Tamang, Byanshi, Dhimal, Madhesi, Dalits, and Brahmin/Chhetris) of Nepal and the USA. We thank Prof. Dahal for sharing his life and some of his anthropological understanding with us without hesitation.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i01.61145
S. Panta
The Rodhi, a traditional cultural practice in Nepal, has lost its native form in recent years. It was popular in the Gurung community in Ghandruk, however, it is being transformed into a modern form popular in restaurants. This decline in native Rodhi is attributed to factors such as globalization, modern entertainment tools, and the shift from agriculture and animal rearing to films and dance bars. The study used qualitative data collection methods and an ethnographic study to analyze the changes in Rodhi culture. Twenty-seven participants were selected for the study, and data was collected through interviews, observations, narratives, discussions, and case studies. The findings revealed that modern entertainment tools, such as films, dance bars, Hindi and English films, hybrid music, and contemporary songs, have diverted the audience and participants from Rodhi's originality to youths. Globalization has led to cultural assimilation, with Gurungs being enlisted in services in Singapore police, Brunei reserve troops, French, British, and Indian armies have less prioritized Rodhi. Globalization encourages immigration, contemporary communication, mass media, overseas employment, cultural assimilation, and shifting traditional occupations. Cultural assimilation due to globalization confined Rodhi to nightclubs, affecting the traditional language and Rodhi culture among the Gurung community of Ghandruk. Cultural assimilation and socio-cultural effects contribute to the declination of traditional knowledge, local culture, and cultural identities like Rodhi. This study has implications for the preservation and promotion of traditional culture, benefiting cultural practitioners, activists, academicians, future researchers, and policymakers.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i01.61141
R. Aborisade, O. Bawalla, C. OYAFUNKE-OMONIYI, Yomi AKINDELE-OSCAR, O. Adeleke, D. Olayinka-Aliu, Ademolu Oluwaseun Adenuga, Sunday Oladotun Adeyemo
Indeed, the underreporting of suicides and misclassification of causes of death has been acknowledged as a serious global concern among scholars and policymakers, especially in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). While studies have identified the criminal status of suicide as a factor responsible for the low reporting of suicide cases in Nigeria, religious and sociocultural underpinnings of suicide reporting have been ignored. This study, therefore, explores the social interpretations and cultural practices involved in handling suicide cases in 30 selected communities in southwest Nigeria. This is to unravel how these practices impact suicide reporting in the selected region. Purposive sampling was used to reach out to 90 traditional rulers, religious priests, and opinion leaders in the selected communities. The narratives of the study participants revealed that suicide is socially perceived as an abominable way to die, a revolt against one’s destiny, and a protest against the gods. Communities are in awe of the spiritual import of suicide deaths, which often informs the harsh treatment of bodies of suicide victims and secondary victimization of bereaved families, with implications for suicide reporting. The study suggests aligning cultural practices with the formal methods of handling suicide.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i01.61143
Lalita Kaundinya Bashyal
The paper attempts to critically discuss the payment issue among Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHV) in Nepal. It examines how the Female Community Health Volunteers experience such issues and the impact on them. The payment issues among Community Health Workers are very contentious, particularly in developing countries. The prevalence of this issue in Nepal merits critical attention. The paper further examines Female Community Health Volunteers’ motivation to work despite the numerous challenges. The paper is based on fieldwork in the Bardiya District of Nepal where most respondents expect to receive some basic remuneration for their service regularly. The question, therefore, arises for examination as to why they are unwilling to leave their position even though they do not receive any financial rewards for community service. Social status, mobility, gaining new knowledge, participating in various programs, and building relationships with others are some of the motivating factors for FCHVs.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-13DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i02.55718
M. Khattri
This paper focuses on my perception and memories of Professor Gregory Maskarinec, who passed away on June 16, 2022, at 71. Professor Maskarinec was a member of the International Advisory Board of the Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology. He was also an author, reviewer, and financial endower. This paper discusses how Professor Maskarinec contributed to promoting journal publication and knowledge dissemination in the field of social sciences in Nepal. The paper aims to highlight the author's perception of devotion to the production and sharing of knowledge, encouragement and promotion to young scholars, and generosity for knowledge production and sharing. Despite limited interactions, I observed some crucial points that I could highlight about his nature and worldview. The information presented here is from my observation, exchanged emails, interviews, papers, field notes, and contributions to the Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology. Professor Maskarinec has shown big lessons and a path for social sciences research scholars. He taught us the importance of having contact with the research subjects. I admire the simplicity of his life and his harmonious relationship with people of different social, cultural, linguistic, and religious identities. These behaviors are based on the cultural relativism that Professor Maskarinec possessed. I strongly felt that Professor Maskarinec was observing his death closely. As he noticed he was dying soon from cancer, he focused his valuable time on the most important spiritual actions. Maskarinec was familiar with Nepali customs and rituals that can be performed before and after the final departure of life. In my understanding, a financial endowment he provided to the Dhaulagiri Journal was a part of the ritual of dan (donation). He had also requested his close friend to perform rituals at Pasupati temple in Nepal. The conclusion is that we must follow a scholarly path, which is deeply engaged with the topics and subjects and respectfully committed to knowledge sharing.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-13DOI: 10.3126/dsaj.v17i02.55721
MohanGopal Nyachhyon
This paper describe close relationship between two families.
这篇文章描述了两个家庭之间的亲密关系。
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