First of all I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my teacher Prof Bob Fox for giving me an opportunity to share my views and also for his support.
The course Issues in Higher Education really interests me as I have a plan to develop impact in my home country Nepal after my studies at UNSW. These days in Nepal the concept of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) and Inclusive Education ( targeting the children from marginalized and backward communities) is becoming a growing concern for educationists and the concerned authorities but not much has been really researched or reformed in Higher Education sector.The Higher Education sector is a mess and really needs to be improved. Not all the colleges ranging from plus two to masters level, with the exception of a very few, have maintained their standard in terms of quality education. The thing that really at times gets into my nerves is the active and unnecessary involvement of college students in politics. Surprisingly, almost every student is a member of student union which is affiliated to political parties. So the political parties get their aims and desires fulfilled through students. On the other hand, students do not realize that they are used, misused and even exploited by their respective parties. Most of the time there are strikes and closures which are announced and led by student unions with strong support of their respective political parties. This is one of the factors leading to political turmoil and consequently resulting in political instability in Nepal. In addition, the Higher Education sector is badly affected and barred from development.
So I want to make some reform in this sector back in Nepal. I am also hopeful that this course will help me to identify, learn and research the growing issues, concepts and theories from local to global perspectives with their practical implementations.
Lastly, I wish all my classmates for successful days ahead!
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