Selected Publications
Thapa, A. & Maharjan, U. (2019). Higher education and economic development in Nepal. In K. Bista, S. Sharma, & R. Raby (Eds.), Higher Education in Nepal: Policies and Perspectives. New York: Routledge.
Thapa, A. (2019). School climate. In G. Ritzer & C. Rojek (Eds.), Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology 2nd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.
Coker, C., Martinez, A, McMahon, S. D., Cohen, J. & Thapa, A. (2018). Perceptions of school climate: The role of extracurricular activities. In K. Allen & C. Boyle (Eds.), Pathways to Belonging: Contemporary Research in School Belonging. Boston: Brill Sense.
Thapa, A., Ramdass, J. V., Cardillo, R., & Cohen, J. (2018). School climate improvement process: Lessons and findings from New York City schools, International Journal of School Climate and Violence Prevention, 4, 90–116.
Thapa, A., & Cohen, J. (2017). School climate community scale: Report on construct validity and internal consistency. School Community Journal, 27(2), 303–320.
Cohen, J., Thapa, A., & Higgins-D’Alessandro, A. (2017). School climate/social emotional learning measurement systems: Trends, contributions, challenges and opportunities. Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Inaugural special issue on the Gordon Paradigm of Inquiry and Practice.
Cohen, J. & Thapa, A. (2017). School climate improvement: What do U.S. educators believe, need and want? International Journal of School Climate and Violence Prevention, 2(1), 90–116.
Martinez, A, Coker, C., McMahon, S. D., Cohen, J., & Thapa, A. (2016). Involvement in extracurricular activities: Identifying differences in perceptions of school climate. The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, 33(1), 70–84.
Thapa, A. (2015). Public and private school performance in Nepal: An analysis using SLC examination. Education Economics, 23(1), 47–62.
Ice, M., Thapa, A., & Cohen, J. (2015). Recognizing community voice and a youth-led school–community partnership in the school climate improvement process. School Community Journal, 25(1), 9–28.
Thapa, A., Cohen, J., Guffey, S., & Higgins-D’Alessandro, A. (2013). A Review of school climate research. Review of Educational Research, 83(3), 357–385.
Thapa, A. (2013). Does private school competition improve public school performance: The case of Nepal. International Journal of Education Development, 33(4), 358–366.
Thapa, A. (2013). A case study on workers’ perceptions of psychological capital on their earnings. International Journal of Applied Behavioral Economics, 2(3), 27–42.