Prakash C. Bhattarai

Professor and Associate Dean- External Affair @ Kathmandu University (KU)

About

PRAKASH C BHATTARAI, PhD is a Professor and Associate Dean- Research Management and Development at Kathmandu University - School of Education, Hattiban, Lalitpur, Nepal. He is the 2015 Paul Begley Award winner for his doctoral thesis on ethical leadership. He is also the Highly Commended Award winner of the 2015 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards, selected by Journal of Educational Administration (JEA). He teaches qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research, and carries out researches in the education and development sectors of Nepal. He has been working as the faculty, project evaluator, researcher and trainer in several national and international organizations. He has presented papers and got training in several countries. He is an active member of non-profit and educational forums in Nepal. He has been working as the secretary of the Comparative Education Society of Nepal (CESON). He has keen interests in anti-corruption, integrity, ethics, ethical education leadership, inclusion, educational and societal reform, comparative education, TVET, sustainability in education, and mixed-methods research. He is engaged in writing and carrying out researches in these areas.

Country

Nepal

City

Kathmandu

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

Analytical Skills, Creative Writing, Teamwork, Policy Analysis, Training and Development (HR), Higher Education Administration, Development learning , Project Management, TVET, Research, Teaching, Qualitative Research, Program Evaluation, University Teaching, Higher Education, Nonprofits, Training, Lecturing, Data Analysis, Educational Leadership

Experience

Professor and Associate Dean- External Affair

Kathmandu University School of Education

2022-3 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

Lalitpur District

Associate Professor and Head- Department of Development Education

Kathmandu University (KU)

2015-11 - 2022-3 · 6 yrs 5 mos

Lalitpur, Nepal

Coordinating Department of Development Education, Thesis Supervising, Pedagogical Planning, Evaluation, Teaching Research Methods (Qualitative and Quantitative), Program Evaluation, Development Theories and Practices etc

Visiting Faculty Member

Kathmandu University (KU)

2010-2 - 2015-10 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Teaching Research Methods; Guiding Students in Research Works

Lecturer of Sociology and Research Methods

Ratna Rajya Campus

2011-2 - 2015-10 · 4 yrs 9 mos

Kathmandu, Nepal

Freelance Researcher and Development Consultant

Self employed as researcher/trainer

2010-2 - 2015-10 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Kathmandu, nepal

Course plan, delivery, assign and evaluate, research, training

Adjunct Faculty Member

Ace Institute of Management

2004-9 - 2010-2 · 5 yrs 6 mos

Involved in the pedagogy and practices of Sociology, Research Methodology and Summer Project.

Lecturer

Sagarmatha Multiple (SM) College

2002-1 - 2010-1 · 8 yrs 1 mo

Nepal

Education

Kathmandu University (KU)

Education

2010 - 2015 · 5 yrs

PhD Thesis entitled Ethical Leadership in Nepali Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector. The thesis has been awarded Paul Begley Award 2015 by University Council of Educational Administration (UCEA), Consortium of Study of Leadership and Ethics in Education (CSLEE). The thesis has also been awarded Highly Commended Award 2015 on Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Awards by Journal of Educational Administration (JEA).