Prof. Manjula Vithanapathirana, Chair of Educational Psychology

Qualifications

• PhD 2005

  Institute of Education (IOE) Improving multigrade teaching: Action research with teachers in rural Sri Lanka

  University of London

• Merit pass 1992

  Post Graduate Diploma in Education

  Open University of Sri Lanka

• M. A. 2006

  Buddhist and Pali Studies (Distinction pass) (English medium)

  Postgraduate Institute of Buddhist and Pali Studies, University of Kelaniya

Awards and Grants

• 2003-2006
  Recipient of a research grant to the University of Colombo to conduct a study as an extension of the doctoral study conducted on Multigrade teaching

  Functioned as the Coordinator, of the research team for the study titled ‘ Multigrade Teaching: An Investigation (Phase 2), A collaborative international study between Institute of Education of the University of London; Faculty of Education of University of Colombo, and CERID of Tribhuvan University, Nepal) funded by Department for International Development (DFID), UK, 2003-2006
• 2006
  Travel and hospitality awards and sponsorships

  Aga Khan Education Service/Pakistan, 2006
• 1999
  Scholarship

  awarded by the Institute of Education, University of London/DFID for a PhD in Multigrade teaching in small schools, 1999
  Involvement with other organizations

• 2011
  Visiting Scholar

  US institute for Scholars and Secondary Educators, 6 weeks, Sponsored by USA State Department 2011
• 2009
  Travel and hospitality

  award from University of Leipzig/Germany and Cape Peninsula University/South Africa to make conference presentations 2009
• 2008
  Official Representative of SLAAS

  Indian Science Congress in 2008
• 2008
  Travel and hospitality

  grant by UNICEF Eritrea to lead the teacher training on Multigrade teaching, 2008