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CERID as a national research
centre working in the field of education in Nepal
is committed to promoting quality of education
and working for academic excellence by conducting
research, training and innovative activities.
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| Activities |
| Research
on various topical issues in education pertinently
to national development |
| Design
innovative projects for educational development |
| Conduct
trainings and workshops on education-related
aspects |
| Carry
out project/programme evaluations, baseline
surveys, case studies, etc. |
| Organise
seminars on current issues in education |
| Organise
fora for intellectual discourse to visualise
reforms in education relevant to time and
context |
| Publish
three major educational journals (Education
and Development, Early Childhood Development
in English and Bikashko Nimti Shikshya in
Nepali) |
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| Focus Areas |
| Educational Planning and
Management |
| Educational Information System |
| Alternative Forms of Education |
| Secondary Education (Environmental
Education, Science Education) |
| Early Childhood Development
and Elementary Education |
| Higher Education |
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| Features |
| Resource Centres |
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Alternative
Forms of Learning |
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Early Childhood
Development |
| Media Centre |
| Education
Information Services |
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Library collection of books
on education in Nepal and education in general
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Depository scheme with the
International Institute for Educational Planning
(IIEP)/Paris |
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Internet service for researchers |
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CERID home page |
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Selected educational statistics
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Highlights of Activities |
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On
the regular budget it receives from Tribhuvan University,
CERID carries out regular research activities including
publications and seminars every year. CERID, by
virtue of its capability, experience and expertise,
constantly looks for and makes a bid for externally
sponsored projects. Collaborative research and for
generating funds.
Formative Research Project: CERID is conducting
the Formative Research Project for Education for
All 2004-09 for the Ministry of Education and Sports
(MOES) / Nepal under the technical assistance of
the Ministry of Education and Research / Norway.
The overall purpose of FRP for EFA is to provide
technical support to the Ministry of Education and
Sports by bringing forward strategic research-based
information on the process of implementation of
EFA 2004-09 and by assisting its capacity building
initiatives. There are about 40 publications under
this projects including research and bulletins.
Mobile Training Team Programme for Science Education:
This project was conducted with the technical support
of UNESCO/APEID and funded by Japanies Funds in
Trust.
Community Learning Centres, A Project Assessment:
A collaborative reserach endevour with UNESCO.
Primary School Improvement Project (PSIP):
A Joint venture with SILT Consultancy (a NGO)
and funded by UNICEF Nepal.
Networking of NFE Providers in Nepal:
A Joint venture with the NFEC, Ministry of Education
and Sports, HMG/Nepal and UNESCO, Kathmandu.
Learning and Teaching Multigrade Situation (LATIMS):
An action research in collaboration with the University
of London, Institute of Education. The project is
funded by DFID.
Dialogue Sessions:
Dialogue sessions are organised in various subjects
and issues mainly focused to Environment Education
and Gender Education. |
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| Some important works undertaken by CERID
in the past include |
| A Study on Internal
Efficiency and Student Regularity of Primary
Education - A Department of Education sponsored
study (2001) |
| Health Beliefs and
Care-seeking Practices as They Relate to Education
- A UNICEF/Nepal sponsored study (2001) |
| A study on Cost Recovery
and Resource Mobilization in Tribhuvan University
- A Higher Education Project/TU sponsored
study (2000) |
| Strategy and Plan for
Community-Based Early Childhood Development
- A study conducted in collaboration with
AED, USA (resource fund provided by the Japanese
government) |
| A Study on the Development
and Implementation of Three Years Bachelor's
Programme - A Higher Education Project/TU
sponsored study (1998) |
| Impact Study of TU
Entrance Test - A Higher Education Project/TU
sponsored study (1998) |
| Trends, Issues and
Policies of Education in Nepal - An Asian
Development Bank sponsored study (1998) |
| Development of norms
and standards for Higher Education - A University
Grants Commission (UGC)/Nepal sponsored study
(1997) |
| Pre-school Education
for Better Nutrition; Language Enrichment
Programme; and Instructional Improvement in
Primary Schools - An experimental innovative
study sponsored by International Development
Research Centre (IDRC), Canada (1997) |
| Gender and Secondary
Education - A SEDP sponsored study (1997) |
| Educational Management
Information System in Nepal - A UNESCO/ Bangkok-sponsored
study (1996) |
| Perception of Employers,
Parents and Students Regarding SLC Examination
(1996) |
| A Review of the Education
Sector in the Eighth Five Year Plan and the
Proposed Approach for Education in the Ninth
Five Year Plan - A National Planning Commission/Nepal
sponsored study (1996) |
| Three-years Bachelor
Level Curriculum Development - A World Bank
sponsored activity (1995) |
| Literacy Linkage Programme
- A University of Massachusetts sponsored
five-year project (1992) |
| Study on the Causes
of Drop-out among Primary School Students
in South Asia - An Asian Development Bank
sponsored study (1991) |
| Action-oriented pilot
project "Education for Rural Development"
at Lahachok, Kaski (1984) |
| Determinants of Educational
Participation in Rural Nepal - A World Education
sponsored study (1984) |
| Nonformal Education
and Rural Income Generation for Chepang Women
and Youths - A Private Agencies Collaborating
Together (PACT) sponsored field-based project
(1978) |
| Visioning BPEP II -
A study conducted in collaboration with AED,
USA (resource fund provided by the Japanese
Government) |
| An Assessment of Tertiary
Education Project - A World Bank sponsored
study comprising three major components of
Higher Secondary and Higher Education Systems |
| Social Assessment of
Educationally Disadvantaged Groups - A DANIDA/BPEP
sponsored study. |
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Collaborative Relationship |
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CERID
has a strong link with the National Planning Commission,
the Ministry of Education and Sports, the Department
of Education and programmes of MOES such as BPEP
and SEDP, and HSEB. CERID is also linked to international
organisations like UNESCO, UNICEF/Nepal, the World
Bank, ILO/IPEC/Nepal, ICIMOD, CECI/Nepal, NORAD,
and the British Council.
CERID has established resource centres for alternative
forms of learning and ECD. It has been undertaking
several training and research activities focused
on Literacy, Health and ECD in collaboration with
UNICEF/Nepal.
CERID is in professional linkage with renowned universities
such as University of Alberta/Canada, University
of Massachusetts/USA, University of London and John
Moores University of Liverpool/UK.
CERID has mutually signed the Memoranda of Understanding
with University of Alberta/Canada, Korean Educational
Development Institute (KEDI)/Seoul and SANN Research
Institute of Colorado/USA for conducting joint research,
training and development activities.
International organisations like IDRC/Canada, CIDA/Canada,
and IIEP/Paris have considerably helped in expanding
CERID's activities and enhancing its professional
expertise.
CERID is in working relationship with several other
international organisations, namely UNESCO/Bangkok,
APEID/Bangkok and Asian Development Bank/Manila.
It is also a member of the Asian Network of Training
and Research Institutions for Educational Planning
(ANTRIEP).
CERID has entered into a collaboration with MOES
and the Ministry of Education, Norway for formative
research activities pertaining to the Basic and
Primary Education Programme and Education for All
programme of the Department of Education. |
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| Publication |
| CERID publishes the
reports of its research projects. So far it
has, published about 450 publications in English
and in Nepali. |
| It brings out three
annual journals - Education and Development
(in English) and Vikasko Nimti Shikshya (in
Nepali). The journals contain reflective as well
as research-specific articles on topical aspects
of education in Nepal. In the year 2002 it
started a journal of Early Childhood Development. |
| It publishes newsletters,
Factsheets and bulletins on current activities.
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