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Level of Knowledge Management among Faculty Members in the Context of Nepali Higher Educational Institution 尼泊尔高等院校教师的知识管理水平

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-30 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.27370

K. Paudel

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引用次数: 1

Feminist Standpoint Theory: Conceptualization and Utility 女性主义立场理论：概念化与效用

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-30 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.27357

L. Gurung

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引用次数: 14

Emergent Positioning in Insider Ethnographic Field: Deconstructing the Ideological Frame of Insider or Outsider or Both 局内人民族志领域的突现定位:解构局内人或局外人或两者兼而有之的意识形态框架

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.27280

I. Rai

引用次数: 2

Cooperation with Health Professionals during the Pandemic of COVID 19 新冠肺炎疫情期间与卫生专业人员的合作19

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.30390

Ghanashyam Niroula

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Citizens’ Reflection on Democracy and Disaster in Nepal in the Wake of the 2015 Earthquake 2015年地震后尼泊尔公民对民主和灾难的反思

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.29759

Isha Sharma

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引用次数: 0

Mr Toyin Bawalla Coping Strategies of Today’s Public Secondary School Teachers, Ogun State, Nigeria Toyin Bawalla先生，尼日利亚奥贡州，当今公立中学教师的应对策略

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.27066

O. Bawalla

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引用次数: 1

COVID-19: Anthropocene and Capitalocene Caused Pandemics 新冠肺炎：人类世和Capitalocene引起的流行病

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.32752

M. Subedi

引用次数: 2

Herding in Crisis in the Himalaya 喜马拉雅山的牧群危机

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.27232

Jiban Mani Poudel

引用次数: 2

Changing Nature of Power and Leadership: How do They Matter in Rural Nepal? 权力和领导力性质的变化：它们在尼泊尔农村如何重要？

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.30545

Mahendra Sapkota

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引用次数: 2

Teachers’ Awareness Toward Students’ Psychosocial Wellbeing 教师对学生心理健康的关注

Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI: 10.3126/DSAJ.V14I0.29454

Samidha Dhungel Pokharel, Ranju Adhikari

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