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| Research Centre for Educational Innovation and Development (CERID) Kathmandu, Nepal | ||
General
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The Centre was established in 1975 under the umbrella of Tribhuvan University. Its functions, within the wider mandate of the University, consist of carrying out research in: • curriculum, instructional materials and teaching methods; • educational policy, organizational structure, management, administration and evaluation; • educational human resources development. CERID is expected to work in close co-operation with the University's teaching departments and to offer consultancy and research services to related agencies. |
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General Organisation |
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CERID forms part of Tribhuvan University. The University comprises three other research centres, four faculties and five institutes. A management development committee is responsible for CERID's overall operation. It is chaired by the Executive Director. CERID consists of three groups of units: Administration, Research support (including information/documentation, publication, secretarial services and audio-visual media) and Research. Research itself is made up of seven units: policy, planning and management; distance education; curriculum and instruction; non-formal education and rural development; programme evaluation and manpower development; education technology and, finally, development education. CERID employs some 75 staff members, of which approximately 30 are professionals. Part III: Profiles of the present member institutions As mentioned above, CERID operates under the umbrella of the University, which enjoys an autonomous status. It thus operates as an independent body, within the rules and regulations set by the University. CERID is financed by the university's budget. It gains supplementary income through its consultancies for various international agencies. |
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Main
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CERID is mainly active in the field of research. The following are its present priority areas: • education for all and eradication of illiteracy; • quality improvement in school education; • girls and women's development and non-formal education. It is at the moment also involved in an ADB-funded project on 'Causes of school drop-out in South-Asian countries'. It only occasionally organizes training courses. In 1995, it organized for instance a one-week workshop on 'Grassroots level planning for non-formal education personnel'. CERID has brought out more than 200 research reports and other studies (in English and Nepalese). In addition, it publishes a journal 'Education and Development' in English, of which 16 issues have so far appeared, and a Nepalese journal 'Vikasko Nimti Shiksha' (11 issues so far). |
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Prospects
for the future |
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In
recent years, the professional staff of CERID has been upgraded.
It is expected that in the future the Centre will be further strengthened
in human and material resources. |
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