collaboration and collaborative advantage: a case of sqc concept promotion in nepal

 

the article explores the development of students’ quality circles (sqc) as a major contribution to education in nepal. the principles of sqcs are introduced, together with a strategy for sustainable development of a national programme. the creation of collaborative advantage has wider educational and social implications. nepal, a relatively small nation, is situated in central asia as a bridge between two populous and growing economic giants: china to the north and india to the south. the country has vast bio-diversity, as well as diversity in terms of geo-physical terrain and cultural heritage. from the great himalayas with the highest mountain everest (8,848 m), the top of the world in the north, nepal slopes down southward to reach the plain of low bush forest with the lowest land less than a hundred metres above sea level.