Journal of Transformative Praxis

Journal of Transformative Praxis, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2024, 95-106, https://doi.org/10.51474/jrtp/15756

Online publication date: Jul 04, 2024

Publication date: Dec 31, 2024

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Ways of enhancing harmony among teachers and students seem to be overlooked areas of research. This study aimed to enhance the pedagogical shift from traditional lecture-based teaching and learning practices toward integrated STEAM approaches among teachers. This is my critical reflective study foreground on my MPhil study, which adapted participatory action research design to enhance teachers' harmony in a private school in Nepal. I adapted reflections, observations, and interactions as data generation methods. The study explored four ways of enhancing harmony among teachers and students: joyful learning, contextualized teaching, ICT-integrated learning, and valuing emotions that contributed to the transformation of teachers’ pedagogical practices.

Harmony STEAM Pedagogy Transformation

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I would like to thank the University Grants Commission (UGC) Nepal for providing financial support through the MPhil Research Fellowship program, which has enabled me to accomplish this study as a young researcher. This article is part of my MPhil dissertation.

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