RT Article
T1 Exploring the Intersection of Philanthropy, Research, and Scholarship in a Third World Context
JF Social justice
VO 36
IS 4
SP 84
OP 97
A1 Koirala-Azad, Shabnam
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1747363960
AB The article presents research on the conditions of higher education in Nepal and related brain drain effects through the method of a transnational participatory action research (PAR) project. The research offers a qualitative description of Nepali higher education and the inequalities present, and it also presents an inquiry into the Nepali immigrant community in the U.S. and the brain drain concept. The author discusses the challenges of the research in a Third World context such as issues of prejudice, power, and legitimacy and offers methods and strategies to improve further research.
K1 Developing Countries
K1 Social science research
K1 Participant Observation
K1 Emigration & immigration -- Social aspects
K1 Action Research
K1 Higher education research
K1 Brain Drain
K1 Educational equalization
K1 Higher Education