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Rebat Kumar Dhakal

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Assistant Professor,
Department of Educational Leadership, School of Education
Ratuwamai-10, Morang
+977-9851143848
rebat@kusoed.edu.np
Bio
Research
Honors and Awards
Other Position
Biography

Rebat is an educational researcher, curriculum designer and integrity advocate. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Kathmandu University, where he has been since 2011. He received his PhD in Education from the same university in 2021. At KUSOED, he teaches graduate courses on education dimensions, academic writing, educational leadership, curriculum development, and research methods. He speaks and writes about pedagogical innovations, educational leadership, transformative learning and practitioner research. His research interests include teacher education, TVET, academic integrity, evidence-informed policymaking, curriculum mapping, and academic audit.

Honors and Awards
  • Writing Fellowship for COMPARE Writers’ Workshop: Building Capacities of Researchers in South Asia for Publishing in Academic Journals. Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, 2015.
  • UNESCO Fellowship for Regional seminar for UNESCO Resource Distribution and Training Center (RDTC). South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China, 2015
  • Shanghai Open University Visiting Scholar Fellowship. Shanghai Open University, Shanghai, China, 2016.
  • Keynote Speaker
    • International Elitological Congress (Elites and Leaders: Strategies of Forming Elites in a Modern University), Astrakhan State University, Russia, 2017.  
    • International Conference "Ethical Values in Nowadays Society: Professional Errors and Ethical Dilemmas in the COVID-19 Era", Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, 2022.  
  • DFC PhD Fellowship, Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal, 2016-2019. 
  • UKFIET Conference Bursary, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, 2019.
  • Transilvania Fellowship for Visiting Professors, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania, 2022.  
Research
A. Journal Articles
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2014). Reengineering education and reimagining rural transformation. Journal of Education and Research, 4(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.9771/110
  • Dhakal, R. K., & Pant, B. P. (2016). Assessment of teacher education curricula in Nepal: An ICT perspective. International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change, 2(3), 96-108. https://www.ijicc.net/index.php/ijicc-editions/2016/10-vol-2-iss-3-2016
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2016). Making transformation happen: Turning stumbling blocks into road to success. Journal of Education and Research, 5(2), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.3126/jer.v5i0.15727
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2016). Responsible practice of research: Safeguarding research integrity and publication ethics. Journal of Education and Research, 6(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3126/jer.v6i2.22144
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2017). Going beyond fair treatment: Promoting gender responsive education in Nepal. Gender Equality Development Education, 18, 139-145.
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2017). “Confronting the dragons at the door”: A call for transformative learning in teacher education. Journal of Education and Research, 7(2), 54-69. https://doi.org/10.3126/jer.v7i2.21247
  • Dhakal, R. K., & Bhandari, B. (2019). Situation analysis of open and distance e-learning teacher preparation in Nepal. Jamia Journal of Education, 5(2), 29-35.
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2019). The politics of education policymaking in Nepal. Journal of Education and Research, 9(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.3126/jer.v9i1.28787
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2019). A dialogue on social inquiry: Expanding our understanding of sociological thinking. Social Inquiry: Journal of Social Science Research, 1(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3126/sijssr.v1i1.26912
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2020). Decline in the moral foundations of Nepali politics. Social Inquiry: Journal of Social Science Research, 2(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3126/sijssr.v2i1.28902
  •  Parajuli, M., Gautam, S., Dhakal, R. K., Bajracharya, J., Paudel, T., Acharya, L., & Paudel, P. (2020). Engaging displaced Nepali workers in post COVID-19 situations: A call for action. Journal of Education and Research, 10(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3126/jer.v10i2.32717
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2020). Charting a new foreign policy direction: Will it deliver better? Social Inquiry: Journal of Social Science Research, 2(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3126/sijssr.v2i2.33042
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2021). How are ‘included’ excluded and vice-versa: Negotiated participation of women in school governance in Nepal. Journal of Social Inclusion Studies, 7(1), 16-33. https://doi.org/10.1177/23944811211020369
  • Dhakal, R. K. (2021). “When I stopped making sense, senses became clearer!” Meaning-making in ethnographic research. The Caspian Region: Politics, Economics, Culture, 2(67), 149-157.

       For other publications, visit Google Scholar or ResearchGate.

B. (Text)Books
  • Intact English Manual: Grammar & Composition, Co-authored with Gopal Bhattarai (2012).
  • Interchange English Grammar and Composition (Series: Grades 1-10), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2015). Approved by the Curriculum Development Center, Government of Nepal.
  • Interchange Communicative English (Grades 1-5), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2016). Approved by the Curriculum Development Center, Government of Nepal.
  • Interchange Communicative English (Grades 6-8), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2018). Approved by the Curriculum Development Center, Government of Nepal.
  • Interchange Effective Writing (Advanced Level), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2019).
  • Interchange Effective Writing (Intermediate Level), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2020).
  • Interchange Effective Writing (Basic Level), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2020).
  • Frontline: An Integrated English Coursebook (Grades 1-3), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2021). Approved by the Curriculum Development Center, Government of Nepal.
  • Frontline: English Coursebook (Grades 4 and 6), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2021). Approved by the Curriculum Development Center, Government of Nepal.
  • Leading Edge English Grammar and Writing: A Reference Book. Co-authored with Gopal Bhattarai. (2021). Guinness Publication, Kathmandu.
  • Optional English (Grades 11 & 12), [Co-authored]. Bhundipuran Publication, Kathmandu (2021); Approved by the Curriculum Development Center, Government of Nepal.
  • Frontline: English Coursebook (Grade 5), [Co-authored]. Guinness Publication, Kathmandu (2022).
Other Position

Other Positions

Other Contributions

  • Project Design: Technical Support Cooperation to Education Sector in Nepal (TECSES), 2022-2025, to Support School Education in Nepal
  • Peer Review: Publons Verified Peer Review
  • Guidelines and Tools:

          o Leadership Performance Standards of Community School Headteachers 2022, Education Review Office, Government of Nepal.

          o Guidelines for Academic Audit at KUSOED 2022.

          o One-day Integrity Teacher: A Training Manual for Teachers, KUSOED Integrity Alliance, 2017.

  • Curriculum Review: Curriculum Mapping of Master of Technical Vocational Education and Training (MTVET) and Master in Sustainable Development (MSD) Programs 2022, Kathmandu University, School of Education, Lalitpur, Nepal.