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M D Usha Devi

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Professor, Centre for Human Resource Development (CHRD)

Area of Specialisation
  • Educational Management
  • School Education, Teacher Education, Higher education,
    Distance education
Academic Qualification

B.Sc,. M.Ed,. Ph.D., D.D.E (IGNOU), D.H.E (IGNOU)

Ph.D, 1992, Univeristy of Mysore through Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore

Selected Publications

Books

  • Trends & Patterns of Migration: Interface with Education - A Case of the North Eastern Region (with U.A.Shimray), ISEC Monograph No.15, May 2009.

  • Adult Education (with A.S Seetharamu) 1995, Ashish Publications, Delhi.

  • School Education in Rural Areas: Constraints and Prospects (with A.S. Seetharamu), 1985, Ashish Publications, Delhi.

Articles (since 2000)

  • Internationalization of Higher Education: Social Fallout  University News Vol.47 (30), July 27-Aug 02, 2009, pp 11-12.

  • Universal Education for the Vulnerable and Marginalised Children: Bridging the Policy Intentions with Meaningful Operational  Strategies In: Paradigm Shift in Health and Education in India (Ed).K. Gangadharan., Serials Publications, New Delhi, 2009, pp.159-178..

  • Alternate Education for the Vulnerable and Marginalised Children: Concerns & Challenges Journal of the  Institute for Research in Social Sciences & Humanities, Vol.3 (1), Jan-June, 2008, pp.35-50.

  • Decentralised Management for Enhancing Quality and Accountability in School Education: The Netherlands Experiences and Lessons for India IDPAD News Letter Vol. IV, No.1, 2006, Pp. 58-63.

  • Women in Grassroots Participatory Structures in Decentralised Educational Administration: Creating Space and Building Capacities South Asian Journal of Socio-Political Studies, Vol.5 No.2, June 2005. Pp-38-44.

  • Grassroots Structures in Decentralized Management of Elementary Education in Karnataka: Critical Issues in Capacity Building Indian Social Science Review, Vol 5(2) pp.317-337. Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2003.

  • Teaching Profession and Teacher Preparation: Gearing up to the Emerging Challenges University News,  Vol.41.No.25.  June 23 - 29, 2003. pp1-5.

  • Participatory Institutional Structures in Decentralised Management of Elementary Education in Karnataka, 2002 ISEC Working Paper No. 105

  • External Supervision Support for Enhancing Quality in Primary Education 2001, ISEC Working Paper No. 86

  • Poverty Database in Education: Strategies for Monitoring Poverty Reduction Economic And Political Weekly, 2001 July 21-27, Vol XXXVI No 29, pp 2775-79.

  • Developmental Schemes for Women in the Field of Education (in regional language) 2000 July  20, Mahila Adhyayana Dakshinayana Sanchike Vol 2(2).

  • Learning through the Distance Mode: Challenges for Canadian Women in Higher Education, 2000 Jan—June, Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 7:1, Sage, New Delhi.

Recent Research Projects Completed
  • Trends & Patterns of Migration: Interface with Education- A Case of the North Eastern Region (2008)

  • Assessing Performance of Elementary Education in Karnataka through Census Data (2007)

  • Pre-Service Teacher Education in the Diverse Education Context-A Study of B.Ed Programme in Karnataka (Sponsored by NCERT/MHRD/GoI) (2006)

Research Projects on Hand
  • Migration from North East Region: A Study of Educated Youth from NER in Bangalore & Delhi (ICSSR sponsored)

  • A Study of Management Development Programme (MDP) – A Formative  Evaluation of the On-going Programme for Block and Cluster level Educational Functionaries (sponsored by Azim Premji Foundation-Policy Planning Unit, Education Dept. Karnataka)

  • A Study of Delivery and Outcomes of Akshaya Patra Foundation School Meal Programme in Karnataka (sponsored by ISCKON, Bangalore)

Select recent positions held in public committees
  • Chairperson, State Advisory Committee for Research & Development, SSA Mission, Govt. of Karnataka

  • Academic Expert, Faculty of Education, Bangalore University, Mangalore University & Karnatak University

  • Resource Person, NCERT/MHRD-GoI), New Delhi

Outreach Activity

  • Monitoring of SSA Programme in Karnataka (sponsored by MHRD/GoI)

  • Technical Support & Appraisal of SSA Plans in Karnataka (sponsored by MHRD/GoI & GoK)  

Professor , Centre for Human Resource Development
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Nagarabhavi P.O. BANGALORE-560072, India
Tel : Office  080-23215468, 23215519, Ext-128,  Home 23211960
Fax : 080-23217008
e-mail: mdusha@isec.ac.in

 

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