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    Effectiveness of Communicative Method in Teaching Reading Comprehension
    (Faculty of education, 2008) Adhikari, Rudra Prasad
    This study aims at finding out the relative effectiveness of communicative method in teaching reading comprehension in English. Ithas been done practically and comparatively. Forty students of Grade IX studying at Shree Narayani VidhyaMandir Higher Secondary School, Shivanager-1, Chitwan are the samplepopulation of this work. A pre-test was taken to determine theirproficiency in reading at the entry point. They were ranked from the 1 to40 th position on the basis of the result of the pre-test. They were dividedinto two groups on the basis of the results of the pre-test. Then one group was taught through communicative method and theother was taught applying conventional method. Each group attended 15lessons/classes. Then a post-test was taken to determine the relativeeffectiveness of communicative method for teaching readingcomprehension in English. On the whole, it was found thatcommunicative method is relatively more effective than the conventionalmethod in teaching reading comprehension. This thesis is divided into four chapters. Each chapter in turn isdivided into necessary sub-sections. The first chapter includes a brief introductory survey of the relatedarea of the study. The second chapter deals with the methodology adopted during thestudy. Under this chapter, there are sources of data,sampling procedures,population of the study and tools of data collection. The third chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of data.They have been mainly analyzed and interpreted on the basis of difference between the average score in the pre-testand post-test. The last or fourth chapter comprises findings and recommendations of the study. st
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    Identity Search of Doubly Victimized Jane in Bronte'sJane Eyre
    (Central Department of English, 2011) Ban, Bikash
    Thisthesisexplores the struggle of Jane, an orphan child,who is in search of her existence,identity andautonomy. The present study deals thetext as a manifesto ofdouble victimizationencountered by female protagonistJane Eyre.Sherejects the patriarchal valuesin order to assert autonomy, selfhood, and individualidentity,who despite all the odds heralded in her way never loses hope for a better tomorrow. Despite all the inhumantreatment to her by the patriarchal society and female them selves.Shefightsagainst the unjustandvictimizationwith the help ofcompassion and forgiveness. Her struggle is symbolicfor them.Whoare optimisticallywaiting for thebettermentof the days ahead.
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    Impact of Micro-Enterprises on Poverty Alleviation in Nawalparasi District, Nepal
    (Department of Rural Development, 2006) Pandey, Chakra Bandhu
    Poverty alleviation programs and projects in developing countriesare influenced by the western concept of poverty. Therefore, the empiricalconsequences of the western socially constructed concepts in the third worldare important. Nepal is the 10 th poorest nation in the world Thirty twopercent of the population live below the poverty line in Nepal. Nepal isfacing significant challenges in poverty reduction due to the alarmingpopulation growth and the sluggish nature of its economy. Its socio-economic condition is predominantly characterized by agriculture with lackof employment opportunities. The role of micro enterprises on povertyalleviation is crucial and it becomes vital especially for the countries likeNepal. To promote enterprises in Nepal, entrepreneurial culture among thepeople as to be stimulated and developed so that employment can be siftedfrom agricultural sector to the industrial sector. In this regard, MEDEP hasbeen promoting development of micro-enterprise amongst low-incomefamilies to generate employment and income opportunities for the povertyalleviation in Nepal. The universe of the study has been sampled in the MEDEP focusedarea in Nawalparasi District. Bamboo products, Fiber andTextile productsenterprises were sampled and sample size is 70 entrepreneurs who hadoperated their enterprises by taking loan from ADB with the support ofMEDEP. The study entitled "Impact of Micro-enterprises on PovertyAlleviation in Nawalparasi District, Nepal" is to analyze the impact of microenterprises on poverty alleviation in study area and the specific objectivesare: to compare income status of people before and after operation ofmicro-enterprises, to analyze the market accessibility of micro-enterprisesproducts, to analyze the trend of micro enterprises development and toexplain about the appropriate technology for improving micro enterprisesproduction system at local level in study area. The enterprises are based onlocally available rawmaterials. There were only a few enterprises usingsome materials purchases from the distant markets. The Bamboo products,the enterprises are found using the locally available raw materials andlooks into the market demand. Market is the foremost important elementwhich determines sustain of any enterprises. Findings revealed that the impact of poverty alleviation programmein study which is analyzed by using fundamental indicators such as: Socialstatus like education, health, literacy, food habits etc. and economic statuslike income sources, consumption pattern, employment and land size etc.and other production trend of the enterprises. The study is based on bothprimary as well as secondary sources of information. The secondary sources of data were collected basically published and unpublished documents fromindividual experts, article, newspaper, journal etc. related to poverty andmicro enterprises. The primary data was collected y using various methods.The researcher own-self participated to collection of primary data by usingdata collection techniques and tools like structure and semi structurequestionnaire, check list, observation sheet, focus group discussion, keyinformants, interviews etc. In the study area, the enterprises under the programme is found veryeffective to make a net income minimum Rs. 1200 to maximum Rs. 30000 permonth per enterprises. Adding this income to the average mean per capita isRs. 4841 per months after operation of micro-enterprise. From the study it wasfound that there were 54.28% entrepreneurs whose major income source ismicro enterprises and out of total sample enterprises there were found 226employer and also found to be change in education status, health status, skilldevelopment and economic situation of the people. It can be concluded that thepoor and medium classes have been benefited proportionately more from theprogram. In spite of its positive impact on raising the socio-economic status ofpeople to some extent updating MEDEP in some of its policy andimplementation aspect was realized for making it more pro-poor and bestapproach for poverty alleviation in Nepal.
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    Mathematical Anxiety among Secondary Level Girls students
    (Department of Mathematics Education, 2020) ANITA JOSHI, Anita
    The main target of this research was to find out the causes of anxiety in mathematicslearning and their respective remedial measures of secondary level girl students. Theresearch was conducted at Mahakali secondary school, Mandan Deupur municipality,kavre.The research design of the study was qualitative. The tools used in datacollection procedure are Interview, FGD and class observation techniques. Data wereanalysed and interpreted by coding, theming, categorizing and triangulation. The results inferred that the weak physical environment of the school intensifiedmathematical anxiety among the girl students..Student's family environmentmeasured in income and educational level and housework burden intensifiedmathematical anxiety among the girl students. To reduce the anxiety in this situation,socio-economic status of student's family should be uplifted.Ineffective methods andmaterials used by teachers for teaching learning in the mathematics classroom wereunable to entertain with the mathematics contents and it enhanced mathematicalanxiety among the girl students. Thus, for the remedy, student centered teachingmethods should be used with effective teaching materials.The course contents werelengthy and toughfor the students. Thus, it intensified anxiety on girl students. Toavoid the anxiety in this situation, students must receive complete knowledge andskill at each grade.There was lack of competency in the mathematics teachers. Thus,to reduce mathematical anxiety on girl students, competency of mathematics teachersmust be enhanced through special training programs.Teachers did not motivated thestudents well, which lost their self-efficacy and consequently inflated mathematicsanxiety. Hence, there was need of motivation and interest to reduce mathematicalanxiety among the girl students.There was lack of peer group work that would helpstudents to each other in learning mathematics. Hence, it induced mathematicalanxiety among the girl students and it was downsized by creating peer group learningenvironment in the school. Teachers, policy makers, and in theory building could implement this study's results.This research is related to mathematical anxiety among the secondary level girlstudents.Therefore, it is helpful for mathematics teachers, students, textbook writers,curriculum planners to develop their professional fields.
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    Socio-Economic Status and Income Generating Activities of Bote Community: (A Case Study of Rajahar Vdc in Nawalparasi District, Nepal)
    (Department of English Education, 2008) Thanet, Rajeshwor
    Economy of a community is often found to be greatly influenced by the physical structure of the area they have been inhabiting. Botes are no exception to it. Their economic life has been greatly shaped by their habitat. At present, most of them live beyond the subsistence level of economy and there are very for who comparatively enjoy better economic status, yet generally their economic status fails to come closer to other neighboring socio-cultural groups who are considered economically well. The present study entitled "Income Generating activities of Bote Community" was conducted in Rajahar Village Development Comittee, Nawalparasi, District, Nepal. The main objectives of this study were to find out income generating activities, socio-economic status, occupational structure of Bote community Botes are indigenous people of Nawalparasi. They especially live in the bank of Narayani river. Major source of income of Bote community is fishing and boating. Traditionally they are less dependent on farming. River is the main source of their livelihood. Most of them are unemployed and unskilled. Along with fishery, wage earning is another way of their income. Bote is the indigenous and alcohol drinking caste and they are mostly reside on the bank of river. There are two types of Bote, which are known as Pani Bote and Pakhe Bote. Pakhe Botes have been practicing agriculture for long time. Pani Botes also practice agriculture to some extent, but principally they depend on river for their subsistence. The Botes of study area do not practice Gold Panning because their forefather do not practice it. During leisure they weave fishing net and produce small artifacts of bamboo reeds for their personal use. Their past sources of livelihood have become less productive and insufficient, they do not fully depend on these sources and they have been compelled to look for alternative sources of livelihood. Botes are highly experienced food gatherers and possess vast knowledge of forest food products. They used to gathers forest food product from Chitwan National park. Botes of study area do not practice ferry service because there is no any opportunity to provide ferry service. Due to lack of enough land agriculture production alone cannot sustain them all the year round, food gap increase during Asar and Srawan. Moreover, their size of landholding is not enough to feed them even for a few months. During a economic hardship they look alternative mode of subsistence like wage labor. The Botes of Rajahar call themselves as Hindu. The Botes of Rajahar VDC celebrate almost all festivals of Hindu. During festivals they enjoy with their relatives and used to drink lot of alcohol. Male drink more alcohol than female. The general status of education of Bote in the study area was found to very much below the national average. Most of Botes are illiterate which is unlikely to other community. They do not send their kids to the school because they cannot pay fee and they have lack of awareness. Most of the Bote people of the study area consult traditional healer for treatment. Poverty has played great role to the deteriorating condition of their health. Lack of capability to find new and modern type of job is serious problem to Bote people to sustain their livelihood. So the defects on law and regulation of government should be amended to make their life easier
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    Women’s Property Ownership and Decision Making Power (A Case Study of Yangnam VDC of Panchthar District)
    (Department of English Education, 2010) Nembang, Ful Kumari
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    Writing the Nation into the Self: Blend of Subjectivity and Nation's Identity in Kalam's Wings of Fire
    (Department of English, 2021) Sanjal, Shankar
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    उपेन्द्र बस्नेत पागलको काव्यकारिता {Poetry of Upendra Basnet Pagal}
    (नेपाली विभाग, 2019) न्यौपाने Neupane, कृष्णप्रसाद Krishna Prasad
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    क्षेत्रप्रताप अधिकारीको गीतिकारिता {Kshetra Pratap Adhikari's Lyricism}
    (नेपाली विभाग, 2008) सुवेदी Subedi, शोभा Shobha
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    पहेंलो गुलाफकथासङगहको कृतिपरक अध्ययन {Artistic Study of the Yellow Rose Folklore}
    (नेपाली विभाग, 2008) घिमिरे Ghimire, लक्ष्मीकुमारी Laxmi Kumari
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    पारिजातको अध्ययन परम्परा {The study tradition of Parijat}
    (नेपाली विभाग, 2009) अधिकारी Adhikari, कृष्णप्रसाद Krishna Prasad
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