Dhanapati Subedi

Bio: Dhanapati Subedi is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Educational research. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 79 citations.

Explanatory Sequential Mixed Method Design as the Third Research Community of Knowledge Claim

Abstract: Educational fraternity is moving towards research based practices to improve educational standards. Many novice educational researchers are in dilemma to adopt research design in order to explore reality through their research endeavor because of a tag of war on ontological epistemological and axiological perspectives among qualitative and quantitative researchers. In this confounding situation, this article guides them to fuse both qualitative and quantitative stand points to explore reality from another perspective which is known as pragmatic paradigm. In this connection, this article aims at explaining the holistic ideas of mixed method design focusing particularly on philosophical premises, generating research questions, data collection and analysis process, potential ethical issues, quality of inference and teaching mixed methodology. This article highlights on the growing interest of educational researchers on sequential mixed method design in order to collect and analyze data for legitimize knowledge claim. This article is expected to be useful to novice researchers who are in quandary to adopt explanatory sequential mixed method as a research method and it also creates a roadmap in educational research indicating methodological possibilities for new knowledge claim.

Alcohol and substance misuse in the construction industry.

Abstract: This study investigates factors contributing to the menace of alcohol and substance misuse (ASM) in the construction industry, and its mitigation A sequential exploratory mixed-method design, involving interview and questionnaire, was used for collecting data that were subsequently analysed by thematic analysis, factor analysis and Kruskal-Wallis test Findings suggest that the problem of ASM is largely caused and exacerbated by mental strain, site working conditions, male dominance and ineffective human resource management Screening and educational approaches were confirmed as carrot and stick methods for mitigating the menace in the construction industry The finding implies that by making construction companies more accountable for the well-being of their workers, a change could be brought in the industry These changes could be incentivized by initiatives like PREVENT to mitigate the crisis currently endemic in construction The study suggests some practical measures for tackling the menace of ASM that is bedevilling the industry

Perceptions of the Challenges and Opportunities of Utilising Organic Waste through Urban Agriculture in the Durban South Basin.

Abstract: Waste management has become pertinent in urban regions, along with rapid population growth. The current ways of managing waste, such as refuse collection and recycling, are failing to minimise waste in cities. With urban populations growing worldwide, there is the challenge of increased pressure to import food from rural areas. Urban agriculture not only presents an opportunity to explore other means of sustainable food production, but for managing organic waste in cities. However, this opportunity is not taken advantage of. Besides, there is a challenge of mixed reactions from urban planners and policymakers concerning the challenges and benefits presented by using organic waste in urban agriculture. The current paper explores the perceived challenges and opportunities for organic waste utilisation and management through urban agriculture in the Durban South Basin in eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province of South Africa. It is anticipated that this information will be of use to the eThekwini Municipality, policymakers, researchers, urban agriculture initiatives, households and relevant stakeholders in the study areas and similar contexts globally. Two hundred (200) households involved in any urban farming activity and ten (10) key informants (six (6) staff from the Cleaning and Solid Waste Unit of the eThekwini Municipality and four (4) from the urban agricultural initiative) were selected using convenient sampling. Descriptive statistics and inductive thematic analysis were used to analyse data. The significant perceived challenges and risks associated with the utilisation of organic waste through urban agriculture included lack of a supporting policy, climatic variation, lack of land tenure rights, soil contamination and food safety concerns. Qualitative data further showed that the difficulty in segregating waste, water scarcity, difficulty in accessing inputs, limited transportation of organic waste, inadequate handling and treatment of organic waste, and being a health hazard were some important challenges. On the other hand, the significant perceived benefits associated with the utilisation of organic waste through urban agriculture were enhanced food and nutrition security, and opportunities for business incubation. Other important benefits established through qualitative data were an improved market expansion for farmers and improved productivity. Overall, despite the perceived challenges and risks, there is an opportunity to manage organic waste through urban agriculture. It is imperative for an integrated policy encompassing the food, climate and waste management to be developed to support this strategy. All stakeholders—the government, municipal authorities and urban agricultural initiatives should also, guided by the policy, support urban farmers, for example, through pieces of training on how to properly manage and recycle organic waste, land distribution, inputs availability and water usage rights among other things.

Les infirmières de l'éducation nationale en France : éducation et promotion de la santé en milieu scolaire, pratiques et représentations

Abstract: L'ecole constitue l'un des principaux lieux de prevention et d'education a la sante. Le service de la promotion de la sante en faveur des eleves a la mission d'apporter son soutien a la communaute educative. L'education a la sante et la prevention en milieu scolaire induisent une demarche transdisciplinaire fondee sur un ensemble de valeurs et une approche globale de la personne dans un projet educatif a l'echelle de la classe et de l'etablissement. Au sein de la communaute educative, les infirmieres de l'education nationale sont un corps particulier a qui est confiee la mission d'education et de promotion de la sante qui necessite une evolution de leur role, de leur posture et de leurs pratiques professionnelles. La litterature souligne le lien entre les connaissances, les systemes de representations sociales et de pratiques de references qui s'articulent autour de conceptions individuelles. A partir d'une methodologie mixte, l'etude porte sur l'analyse des resultats d'une approche qualitative par entretiens aupres d'un echantillon de la population suivie par une enquete nationale par questionnaire. Les infirmieres disposent de connaissances largement partagees sur l'education a la sante et la promotion de la sante en milieu scolaire mais qui ne se traduisent dans des systemes de conceptions individuelles et dans les pratiques declarees tres heterogenes. En effet, les resultats mettent en evidence une diversite des conceptions en education a la sante (ES) se structurant entre un pole oriente vers une declinaison biomedicale de l'exercice professionnel et un pole davantage centre sur des pratiques educatives. Ces conceptions sont fortement influencees par l exercice professionnel au sein de l'education nationale. Le role des infirmieres scolaires dans l'education pour la sante evolue en fonction de la duree de l'exercice professionnel, allant de conceptions sanitaires devant etre enseignees a une approche globale de l'education a la sante en passant par le conseil et le soutien aux ecoles, ainsi que la mise en place de ressources pour les enseignants. Cette recherche avance des pistes de reflexion en ingenierie de la formation initiale ou continue avec comme objectif de favoriser la construction de nouvelles competences permettant aux infirmieres de l'education nationale de mieux promouvoir la sante a l'ecole et ainsi d'etre plus a meme de contribuer a la reduction des inegalites sociales de sante et de favoriser la reussite de tous les eleves. La question de la formation recouvre resolument celle d'une didactique de l'ES en milieu scolaire dans une perspective curriculaire