Bhimsen Devkota

Prof. Bhimsen Devkota with a PhD in Public Health and Health Services Research from Aberdeen University, Scotland, UK, Dr. Devkota is a professor of health education at Tribhuvan University Nepal and a visiting professor at Bournemouth University, UK. He led the Rupantaran Project as a Lead Partner Coordinator. He is involved in various research works in Nepal, including South Asia. He is well versed in applied and participatory action research on education, technical and vocational education, health, nutrition, health service research, A/SRH, WASH, gender and migration, behavior change communication, disaster management, peace and conflict, humanitarian assistance, child rights, evidence-based programming, and policy making. He has published a dozen books, over 50 peer-reviewed articles, and several book chapters, in addition to his extensive teaching experience of more than 30 years at Tribhuvan University of Nepal. He is a faculty Board member at Kathmandu University.

Publications

Implementing Transformative Education With Participatory Action Research
Implementing Transformative Education With Participatory Action Research
Bal Chandra Luitel, Bhimsen Devkota, Sheri Bastien, Bishal K. Sitaula. © 2023. 290 pages.
Academic scholars face a critical problem in today's educational landscape: the pressing need for transformative approaches that can address the complex challenges of our...
Fostering Ownership and Sustainability of School-Based Nutrition Education Intervention: Challenges and Lesson Learned Through PAR Study in Nepal
Fostering Ownership and Sustainability of School-Based Nutrition Education Intervention: Challenges and Lesson Learned Through PAR Study in Nepal
Yadu Ram Upreti, Krishna Prasad Duwadi, Devi Thapa Magar, Bikash Chandra Aryal, Bhimsen Devkota, Sheri Bastien, Birgitte Bjønness. © 2023. 22 pages.
Promoting healthy nutritional behaviors in schoolchildren is still challenging since students' nutritional behaviors are influenced by multilevel determinants. This chapter...
Transforming Sanitation and Hygiene Behaviour of Basic-Level Students Through Participatory Classroom Pedagogy in a Public School in Nepal
Transforming Sanitation and Hygiene Behaviour of Basic-Level Students Through Participatory Classroom Pedagogy in a Public School in Nepal
Govinda Prasad Devkota, Bhimsen Devkota, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Shyam Krishna Maharjan. © 2023. 15 pages.
Despite having good intentions, participatory pedagogy and research can still impose agendas of what constitutes appropriate classroom teaching and behavioral change action. This...