Reluctant Privatization: Assessing the Higher Education Context and Policy Formation in Nepal

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  • Author(s): Wagle, Udaya (ORCID Wagle, Udaya (ORCID 0000-0002-4971-2055)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Educational Research for Policy and Practice. Oct 2022 21(3):339-355.
  • Publication Date:
    2022
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Evaluative
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      17
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Higher Education; Privatization; Money Management; Educational Finance; Barriers; Policy Formation; Quality Control; Educational Policy; Advocacy; Guidelines; Educational Change; Educational History; Government Role; Foreign Countries
    • Subject Terms:
      Nepal
    • Accession Number:
      10.1007/s10671-021-09308-7
    • ISSN:
      1570-2081
      1573-1723
    • Abstract:
      The higher education system in Nepal has witnessed major achievements and challenges in the past few decades. This paper takes stock of the way the system has evolved and is now mismanaged, with a particular attention to the overall structure, financial management, quality control, and human resources that are central to fulfilling its societal promise. Given that these challenges have been a by-product of an evolving process of policy formation drawing from both global forces and local contexts, this analysis explains how the country has arrived at the current policy of "reluctant privatization" using path dependence and Advocacy Coalition Framework. Whereas the Government of Nepal is at a crossroads in reforming higher education, the insights from this analysis help students, researchers, and policymakers better understand the stakes involved and the potential fault lines that have occurred in its evolving historical context.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1349553