ACADEMIC POSITIONS HELD
Dean, Faculty of Education,
Sambalpur University, Odisha State
Associate Editor
Oxford Encyclopaedia of Global Perspectives on Teacher Education 2019, Oxford University Press, New York.
Editor
Journal of All India Association for Educational Research ISSN 0970-9827(Since inception in
1989) https://aiaer.org/journal-of-aiaer/
Journal of International Forum of Researchers in Education
A Founder member
International Forum of Researchers in Education https://ifore.in/
President
All India Association for Educational Research (January 1, 2016 Till Date) https://aiaer.org/
General Secretary
All India Association for Educational Research (from November17, 1987 (Date of registration as a society) till December 31, 2015 https://aiaer.org/
Institutions of Government of Odisha in which served
Teacher Training Colleges of Govt. of Odisha
Principal of Rourkela College of Educational Training, Rourkela, Dt. Sundargarh, Govt. of Odisha
Anandpur Anchalik Training College, Fakirpur, Dt. Keonjhar, Govt. of Odisha
Govt. Training College, Bhawanipatna, Dt. Kalahandi, Govt. of Odisha
Principal in-charge of
Dr. P.M. Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Sambalpur, Govt. of Odisha
Lecturer/ Reader in Education
Dr. P.M. Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Sambalpur, Govt. of Odisha (Two spells)
Radhanath Institute of Advanced Study in Education, Cuttack, Govt. of Odisha
General Colleges of Govt. of Odisha
Lecturer/ Reader in Education
Bhadrak College, Bhadrak, Govt. of Odisha (Lecturer/ Reader)
Reader in Education
Ganngadhar Meher College (Autonomous), Sambalpur, Govt. of Odisha (Two spells)
Govt. College, Sundargarh, Govt. of Odisha
State Council of Educational Research & Training,
Lecturer in Education
State Council of Educational Research & Training, Bhubaneswar, Govt. of Odisha
Organisation of Government of India
Deputy Secretary in NCTE of Government of India
National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi
Private Schools in which served as teacher / headmaster
Undergraduate teacher
- Harichandanpur High School, Harichandanpur, Dt. Keonjhar, Odisha (An Oriya medium school)
- Jenapur High Schools, Jenapur, Dt. Jajpur, Odisha (An Oriya medium school)
Trained graduate teacher
- St. Joseph’s Girls’ High School, Cuttack (An English medium school, affiliated to CISCE)
- The Mother’s International School, New Delhi (An English medium school, affiliated to CBSE)
Headmaster
- Sri Aurobindo Shiksha Niketan , Kundra, Dt. Koraput, Odisha (An Oriya medium proposed high school)
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
STUDY
United Kingdom: University of Edinburgh 1978-79
Diploma in Community Education Course with Scholarship from British Council and study leave in half pay from Govt. of Odisha)
INVITED LECTURE DELIVERED AT FOREIGN CONFERENCES
- Seoul, South Korea 2008 November
Lecture on “Teacher Education for Teacher Empowerment and School Improvement”, delivered on 2008 November 27 at International Conference 2008 of Korean Educational Research Association (KERA) held at, Seoul - Brussels, Belgium 2018 November
Lecture on Technological Challenges in Teacher Training” delivered on November 28, 2018 as a as a member of the Panel on Education, at the G-STIC 2018-Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Conference November 28-30 at Brussels.
PRESENTED PAPERS IN SYMPOSIA HELD IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
- Canada: Vancouver 2012 April
WERA-AERA Symposium on The World’s Educational Issues, Policies, and Research in the 21st Century: Seeking to Stimulate Collaborative and Comparative, cross-National and Worldwide Research held on April 17, 8.15-10.15 AM at Vancouver Convention Centre, the Venue of the Annual Conference of American Educational Research Association https://www.aera.net/ and presented the paper “Research Issues in Teacher Education in India”. - Australia, Sydney 2012 December
WERA Education Research Summit 2012 “The Future of Education Research associations: Roles, Challenges & Opportunities: held on December 7, 2012, 9.15-9.47 AM at Sydney, Australia, the Venue of Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education https://www.aare.edu.au/ and presented the paper “The Future of Education Research Associations: Roles, Challenges & Opportunities: Efforts in India”.
CHAIRED PAPER PRESENTATION SESSIONS IN OTHER COUNTRIES:
- Australia, Sydney: 2012 December 5, 2 PM Australia, Sydney, WERA Focal Meeting
- Taiwan, Kaosiung: 2013 August, Kaohsing, Taiwan International Conference of Education and Psychometrics
PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
2008 :
- Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association at New York, United
States - Annual Conference of the Educational Research Association of Singapore
- Annual Conference of the Korean Educational Research Association at Seoul , South Korea
2009: 1. Annual Conference of the European Educational Research Association at Vienna, Austria
2011 : 1.Annual Conference of the Taiwan Educational Research Association at Kaohsiung
2012: 1.Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association at Vancouver, Canada
2013: 1. Annual Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education at Sydney, Australia
2018: G-STIC (Global Sustainable Technology& Education) Conference held at Brussels, Belgium
PARTICIPATED IN CONFERENCES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
United Kingdom
Teacher Training in Craiglockhart College of Education, Edinburgh https://archedinburgh.org/craiglockhart-college-of-education-reunion-2019/
(Practice teaching in Colleges of Education in India and abroad. Educational Forum 22, 3, 49- 58, May, 1981)
Secondary Schools:
Madras College, St. Andrews (https://madras.fife.sch.uk/)
(Adapting educational models- India and Britain. Educational Review 87, 10, 196-198, October 1981)
Deans Community High School, Livingstone (http://www.deanscommunityhighschool.com/)
(The community schools. Educational Review 85, 12, 238-239, December 1979)
Primary School- Juniper Green Primary School https://www.junipergreenprimary.co.uk/
(A Scottish primary school at Juniper Green, Edinburgh. Educational Review 93, 11, 184-186, November 1987)
Single Teacher Schools
Skirling: (A visit to a British single teacher school. Indian Education 10, 4, 39-40, July 1980)
Carrington (A day in a single teacher school at Carrington. The Primary Teacher 4, 4, 9-11, October 1980)
Germany (A day in German classrooms. Teacher To-day 23, 2, 44-48, October- December 1980).
FOREIGN COUNTRIES VISITED
Australia (2012); Austria (2009); Belgium (2018); Canada (2012, 2013, 2016, 2017); Denmark (1979); France (2018); Hong Kong (On way to Taiwan-2011 &2013); Korea,South (2008); Nepal; Singapore (2008); Taiwan (2011, 2013); Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies (2013); United Kingdom (1978-79 and 2013); United States (2008; 2012, 2013, 2016).