Interface of Local Culture of Learning and Modern Education: A Case of a Traditional Society in Nepal

Abstract

This is an ethnographic study of a traditional society, Karnali zone of Nepal. The research was carried in Mugu district of Karnali zone. This paper brings out how local culture of learning and modern education interact each other at knowledge interfaces and what are its results which have been experienced by the local people as seen in the development practices in a traditional society. My focus of the study was on interface situations of local culture of learning and modern education. Unlike other conventional approaches towards viewing and analyzing the development phenomenon, I have employed actor-oriented approach, which helps people understand how knowledge is exchanged, developed and utilized by the different social actors in the community.