Miss Bandana Adhikary
PhD Student

Summary

I am a passionate Doctoral Researcher in the field of Anthropology of Education at Brunel University.

The concept of identity, personal development, and the influence of educational institutions has always fascinated me. Hence, as a native anthropologist, I am eager to return to my home country, Nepal, to conduct research on "The Hidden Curriculum of an Elite Private School in Nepal." 

Schools do more than educate; they shape our thoughts and the very people we evolve into. When a teacher says, “For a girl, you are very disorganized” it reinforces the social role of how girls are supposed to be. Identities are shaped and inequalities are being reproduced in educational spaces.

Through my research I aim to question what kind of ideologies are we feeding into young minds?

Supervised by Professor Peggy Froerer and Dr. Luke Heslop