Dr Yagya Raj Pant
(Healthcare Tutor)
As a Healthcare Tutor-School of Health, Yagya Raj Pant teaches various courses in the Level 7 Healthcare programme at New Lynn Campus. He has an extensive background in education, healthcare, and community development. He completed his Ph.D. in 2019 from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Academic Background
- PhD (Education) | The University of Auckland | 2019
- Using a sociological disciplinary framework, this thesis aims to understand DRR education provision and practices in school curricula in addressing the common disasters and the recovery as perceived and experienced by relevant stakeholders. This thesis presents the argument that education governance plays a crucial role in developing and implementing DRR education interventions while addressing social vulnerability and disaster risks. It focuses on how well the existing provisions and practices of DRR are supportive in raising individual and community resilience to natural disasters. This study is based on a case study approach, utilizing semi-structured interviews, focus groups and document analysis as methods of investigation and data collection.
- M.A. (Education) | Bangor University, UK | 2012
- M.Ed. | Tribhuvan University, Nepal | 1999
Awards and Honors
- National Education Award 2008, Ministry of Education, Nepal,
- NZSEG Academic Excellence Award (2022)
- NZSEG Academic Excellence Award (2024)
Research Interests
- Education governance
- Curriculum development
- Higher Education
- Community Health
- Disaster Rist Reduction Education
- Inclusive Education
- Community Health
- Community Development
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Current Research Projects
Preparing youths for disaster preparedness: Need of relevant and contextualised Disaster Risk Reduction school curriculum
Description: his research explores the concept of providing relevant DRR content in the school curriculum. On the basis of the perceptions of DRR education stakeholders and analysis of the available curriculum documents, it explains the nature of the current DRR content covered in curricula and textbooks and provides suggestions to address the identified disaster-related issues in the school curriculum. This study argues that in a multi-disaster-prone context, DRR content should be integrated across various subjects in school curricula and would therefore be taught more widely and thoroughly. This more organised and holistic approach is essential to develop disaster and management knowledge, skills and attitudes. Furthermore, incorporation of local and contextualised DRR content in school curricula contributes to the establishment of the ‘culture of resilience’ in society in the context of Nepal.
Status: Completed
Collaborators: N/A
Selected Publications
Pant, Y.R (2024)
Pant, Y. R. (2023)
Pant Y.R. and Aryal, P.R. (2015)
- Education and Development. A textbook for master’s in education. Tribhuvan University. Dikshyant Publication. Nepal
