Despite widespread ideals of free school education, household financing constitutes an increasingly large share of the funding of formal education globally, especially in low-income countries. Decisions of what and whom to invest in are laden with conflicting expectations of care, responsibility, duty and guilt, turning economic priorities into moral concerns. Grounded in the concept of ‘moral economies of schooling,’ this project investigates the relationship between economic investments, social relations and moral obligations in household financing of education in Nepal.
The project is conducted by DPU, Aarhus University and University College London (UCL)
The project runs from January 2024 to August 2027
The research is funded by:
The project is conducted by DPU, Aarhus University and University College London (UCL)
Kathmandu University
Associate Professor, University College London, IOE - Education, Practice & Society
Assistant Professor, Kathmandu University
