Education Policies of Nepal : A Socialist Perspective

Abstract

Socialist education system is the education model that adjoins education with productive labour, provides equal opportunities of personality development to all, respects the labour and labourer, disapproves oppression upon mankind by mankind. Constitution in Nepal, 2015 has mention to being committed to socialism based on democratic norms and values including the people's competitive multiparty democratic system of governance, civil liberties, fundamental rights, human rights, adult franchise, periodic elections, full freedom of the press, and independent, impartial and competent judiciary and concept of the rule of law, and build a prosperous nation. In simple language socialism can be regarded as a movement against the inequality existing in the present social order. It is a plan for a new social order based on justice, equality, free from exploitation of man by man, a cooperative commonwealth of mankind. Though socialists differ among themselves on several points, there are certain basic principles, on which every socialist agrees. This article tries to explore the history of education policies of Nepal through socialist perspective.