Biography

Niroj Dahal, PhD, Department of STEAM Education, Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal

Niroj Dahal, Ph.D. (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7646-1186) is a lecturer at the Department of STEAM Education, Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal. Dr. Dahal also serves as an editorial board member of TQR. Dr. Dahal's research interests include ICT in education, artificial intelligence (AI), generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), qualitative research—action research, participatory action research, appreciative inquiry, arts-based inquiry, autoethnography, narrative inquiry, case study, content analysis, critical ethnography, critical social theories inquiry, decolonizing methodologies, decolonizing autoethnography, thematic analysis, narrative analysis, and collaborative inquiry (among others), mathematics education, open, distance & e-learning, STEAM education, research and development, and ICT & e-Research. Dr. Dahal has been teaching graduate and undergraduates for the past two decades. Dr. Dahal has also been continuously participating in and presenting his research and practices at more than five dozen national and international conferences, workshops, and seminars. So far, Dr. Dahal has published articles, research notes, commentaries, editorials, book reviews, books, and book chapters in various national and international journals and publication presses in ICT, qualitative research, education in general, and mathematics education, as well as STEAM education. Likewise, Dr. Dahal has continuously contributed as an organizing committee member at national and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. Besides his regular work, he has been engaging with scholarly communities worldwide by offering his support in research, innovation, and publications. Dr. Dahal also serves as the managing editor of the Journal of Transformative Praxis (JrTP), published by Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal. Dr. Dahal may be contacted by email at niroj@kusoed.edu.np.