FACULTY PROFILE
Name:
Dr. Sandhya Sangai
Designation:
Associate Professor
Academic Qualifications:
M.Com., M.Phil (Com), Ph.D. (Education)
Professional Experience:
I. Prior to Joining NCERT:
(i) Taught in Kamla Nehru College, Delhi University for two years, 1984-85
and 1985-86.
(ii) Associated with National Open School in material development for
secondary level.
II. After Joining NCERT:
Departments served:
(i) Regional Institute of Education, Bhopal.
(ii) Navodaya Vidyalaya Cell, NIE, New Delhi.
(iii) Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation.
(iv) International Relations Division.
(v) Department of Elementary Education.
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Areas of Performance:
Research:
Elementary Education
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A Critical Appraisal of Jawahar Vidyalaya Selection Test, 1996.
Review of the functioning of District Resource Units in the context of
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
A Study of Role of EGS and AIE Centres in Universalizing Elementary
Education and in mainstreaming the children to formal schools.
A Study of factors causing low achievement among SC Children
Review of the functioning of District Resource Units in the context of
SSA.
Universalising Elementary Education: A Search for alternatives
Empowerment of ST Girls through skill development strategies under
NPEGEL: A Study
Programme Evaluation
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Children Language Improvement Programme (CLIP) of Andhra
Pradesh
Operation Quality Programme of Madhya Pradesh SSA
Children Learning Acceleration Programme for Sustainability
(CLAPS) of Andhra Pradesh.
1 Development:
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Research tools for all the Research Studies undertaken.
One module titled 'Managing Teaching Learning' for the Department of
Teacher Education (to be included in the package for primary level teachers).
Compiled Extracts of Reports of Commission and Committees on Education set
up at National Level from 1977 to 2000.
Contributed in the development of the handbook titled ‘Resource material for
Teachers on Multigrade and Multilevel teaching’
Author of the handbook titled ‘Every Child Matters- Quality Early Childhood
Education ( A handbook for Practitioners)
Author of the document ‘School Readiness Indicators at Pre-primary and Ear
Primary level’ (in process).
Training and Extension:
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Resource person of training of state and district level personnel under DPEP for
conduct of Baseline Assessment Survey.
Resource person for training of State functionaries for the implementation of
Quality Monitoring Formats
Resource person for training in Research methodologies for the state of
Haryana
Resource faculty for Diploma in ECCE, a flagship programme of the
department
Publications:
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Book titled ‘Teacher Education by Open Distance Learning Mode’.
Research paper titled ‘B.Ed. Programme of IGNOU- An Appraisal by the
Beneficiaries’ published in the ‘Indian Journal of Open Learning’ brought by
the IGNOU, Delhi.
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Article titled 'Open and Distance Education- Emerging Issues and Concerns' for
published in the Journal 'OSAC Journal of Open Schooling' brought out jointly
by the National Institute of Open Schooling and Commonwealth of Learning.
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Book Review published in the Journal 'OSAC Journal of Open Schooling'
brought out jointly by the National Institute of Open Schooling and
Commonwealth of Learning for the book titled ‘500 TIPS for Open and Online
Learning’ authored by Phil Race published by Kogan Page Ltd.
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Article published in NCERT's Journal 'Primary Shikshak' entitled 'Pariksha Ke
Prati Dar Kyon' (in Hindi).
Article published in NCERT's Journal 'Primary Teacher titled 'Streamlining
Universalization of Elementary Education'.
Module titled' Understanding Quality Elementary Education' published in the
document titled 'Modules on Quality Dimensions of Elementary Education'
under SSA.
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