IDJINA [Journal]
ISSN 2976-1024 (print)
The Interdisciplinary Journal of Innovation in Nepalese Academia is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly publication committed to advancing innovation in higher education through interdisciplinary research, reflective inquiry, and transformative academic practices. Published by Star Scholars Press in collaboration with Kathmandu Model College, the Model Institute of Technology (MIT), and the International American University, this journal provides a dynamic platform for scholars, practitioners, and institutional leaders to explore forward-thinking ideas that enhance teaching, learning, and academic leadership—both within Nepal and globally.
Interdisciplinary Journal of Innovation in Nepalese Academia
This edition presents a rich collection of peer-reviewed scholarship spanning education, economics, finance, gender studies, digital learning, sustainability, and literary analysis. Featuring empirical and theoretical contributions from Nepal and comparative contexts, this volume advances interdisciplinary dialogue on quality education, financial behavior, workplace innovation, AI and digital learning, remittances, women’s empowerment, and narrative studies. Together, the articles offer timely insights with clear policy, practice, and scholarly relevance for researchers, educators, and practitioners.
Contextualizing Quality in Education
Stakeholder Perspectives from Ghana’s Colleges of Education
Ernest Frimpong Akosah, Ebenezer Appah Bonney
Drivers of Commercial Health Insurance Purchase Intentions Among School Teachers in Nepal
Gangaram Biswakarma, Basanta Dhakal, Daya Sapkota
Influence of Financial Knowledge and Attitude on Financial Behavior of Working Women
Financial Self-Efficacy as a Mediator
Kripa Kunwar, Surya Bahadur G. C.
Job Autonomy and Innovative Work Behavior in Nepalese Service Industry
Mediating Role of Creative Self-Efficacy
Nabeena Basnet
Economics of Digital Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education
Impact on Library Use and Student Achievement in Urban Nepal
Sagar Bishwakarma, Smeeth Bista
Remittances, Export Performance, and Policy Frameworks in a Developing Economy
Countering the Dutch Disease Hypothesis in Nepal
Toya Narayan Parajuli, Prashanna Neupane
Green Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment
Mediating Role of Financial Literacy
Prashanna Sedhai, Surya Balami, Nabin Pandey
The Art of Narrative Distortion
Manipulating Time, Space, and Psyche in Poe’s Short Stories
Anusuya Aryal
Narrative Gravity in the Autumnal Chronotope of Short Stories by Aumonier and Jacobs
Bimalendra Rai
Part I: Management, Social & Computer Science
Formative Assessment in MBA Education A Case Study from Nepal
Sanjay Pudasiani
Ramakrishnan Ramachandran, Sruthi Pillai, Ram Krishna Dahal
Green Banking Practices and Perceived Bank Performance Mediating Role of Green Financing
Bharat Singh Thapa, Bibek Dhakal
Digital Finance Adoption, Emerging Trends, and Customer Satisfaction A Bibliometric Analysis
Rosma Shakya, Dipendra Karki
Webrooming and Pure Online Shopping Behavior of Skincare Consumers in Indonesia
Sayyida, Sustri Hartini , Sanju Kumar Singh
Leadership Style and Resilience Mediating Role of Learning Culture in Nepalese Organizations
Rajiv Sharma, Bikram Prajapati, Krishna Khanal
Part II: Humanities
Authenticity of Identity in Lauren Oyler’s Fake Accounts
Raj Kishor Singh
Casting UglinessRedefining Aesthetics in Mulk Raj Anand’s Untouchable
Ramakrishnan Ramachandran, Sruthi Pillai, Ram Krishna Dahal
Part I: Management, Social & Computer Science
Voters’ Perception and Women’s Electoral Success in Nepal: An Econometric Analysis
Sagar B.K., Arjun Kumar Baral, Pramshu Nepal, Smeeth BistaTourism and Tradition: Heritage Conservation Practices and Challenges Amid Mass Tourism
Dipendra Karki, Rewan Kumar Dahal, Binod Ghimire, Surendra Prasad JoshiPolicyholder Surrender Behavior in the Nepalese Life Insurance Market During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Rabindra Ghimire, Bharat Singh Thapa, Vilas WaikarCognitive Dissonance in University Choice Among Graduate Students
Jyoti Luintel, Baburam TimsinaSelf-Compassion and Spiritual Well-Being Among Employees in Educational Institutions
Rinisha Tandukar, Nitesh Kumar Shah, Bibhav AdhikariPart II: Humanities
Exploring Eastern Philosophy in Radha by Krishna Dharabasi: A Comprehensive Analysis
Dhurba Prasad TimalsinaPart I: Management, Social & Computer Science
An Analysis of the Economic Performance of Nepal’s Provinces
Kumar Bhattarai
Factors Affecting the Internet Banking Adoption in Kathmandu Valley
Sabina Shrestha, Mijala Kayestha
Saving Behavior Factors among Working Students in Kathmandu Valley Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Samjhana Gyawali, Ranjana Kumari Danuwar, Niranjan Devkota, Ajaya Dhakal
Exploring Emotional Triggers in Advertising: A Study of Consumer Buying Behavior in Kathmandu Valley
Sandeep Sharma, Devid Kumar Basyal, Purnima Lawaju, Abhishek Thakur, Anil Bhandari, Udaya Raj Paudel
Effect of Perceived Workplace Support on Employee Job Performance with the Moderating Role of Self-Efficacy in Nepalese Commercial Banks
Dinesh Basnet, Sarita Shah, Dhruba Prasad Subedi
Financial Development and Foreign Direct Investment Impact on Economic Growth: Evidence from Nepal
Abhishek Pandey, Zenisha Shrestha, Krishna Raj Acharya
Empowerment, Job Involvement, and Socio-demographic Characteristics: The Case of Part-Time Faculty Members
Prakash Shrestha, Sita Bhandari
Part II: Humanities
Syntactic Parallelism in Muglan
Ajit Dhimal, Dhurba Prasad Timalsina
Part I: Management, Social & Computer Science
Determinants of Microfinance Adoption, Challenges Encountered, and Principal Solutions: An Empirical Analysis Using Theory of Planned Behaviour
Sushma Magar, Devid Kumar Basyal, Purnima Lawaju, Udaya Raj Paudel, Devi Kumari Poudel
Nexus between Aging and Health Expenditure: An Evidence from Nepal
Tanka Mani Poudel, Ram Prasad Gajurel
Financial Literacy and Personal Financial Planning among the Households of Migrant Workers in Rainas Municipality, Lamjung, Nepal
Anup Ghimire, Ranjana Kumari Danuwar, Bimla Kumari Gurung, Ajaya Dhakal, Dhurba Prasad Timalsina, Deep Kumar Baral
Adoption of Digital Payment System among the Youths in Pokhara Metropolitan City
Hem Kanta Poudel, Deepesh Ranabhat, Pradeep Sapkota, Mala Ranabhat
Taxi Driver’s Perception Towards Taxi Management in Kathmandu Valley: A Structural Equation Model Analysis
Anshu Ghimire, Vaibhav Puri, Niranjan Devkota, Surendra Mahato, Udaya Raj Paudel
Impact of Personality Traits on Sustainable Entrepreneurship Development
Bhupal Bikram Kathayat, Dipak Singh Rawat, Bablu Gurung
Nexus Between Consumer Ethnocentrism and Purchase Intentions
Dipendra Karki, Upashan Khadka
Part II: Humanities
Decolonial Rhetoric of Indigenous Tharu Homestays in Nepal
Purna Chandra Bhusal
Human-Nature Interface in William Cowper’s “The Poplar Field” and E.B.White’s “Once More to the Lake”
Arjun Nath, Dhurba Prasad Timalsina
PART I: Management, Social & Computer Science
Learning Orientation for Performance of Commercial Banks in Nepal: A Mediated Model Using Customer Relationship Management.
Sarita Bista, Niranjan Devkota, Krishna Dhakal, Surendra Mahato, Udaya Raj Paudel
Factor Affecting Customer Satisfaction of Mobile Banking Services of Commercial Bank in Kathmandu Valley
Narendra Thakuri, Ajaya Dhakal, Ranjana Kumari Danuwar, Deep Kumar Baral, Amita Koirala
Learning Approaches used by Different Applications to Achieve Deep Fake Technology
Ashish Maharjan, Asish Shakya
PART I: Management, Social & Computer Science
Ananda Ghimire & Deep Kumar Baral
Enhancement of WRF Model Using CUDA
Ashish Maharjan & Asish Shakya
Chandra Prasad Dhakal
Rishiram Adhikari
PART II: Humanities
Badri Prasad Acharya & Prabal Koirala
Bimal Gautam
Kalpana Thapa
Laxman Bhatta
Nabaraj Dhungel
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