Positions

  • 20222019

    National Coordinator and the Institutional Coordinator of University of Colombo of the EU Co-funded Erasmus+ Capacity Building project titled “CONTESSA”

    National Coordinator and the Institutional Coordinator of University of Colombo of the EU Co-funded Erasmus+ Capacity Building project titled “CONTESSA” project (Contemporary Teaching Skills of South Asia) https://contessa-project.eu

  • 20192016

    Dean

    Faculty of Education

  • 20162015

    Quality Assurance Cell Coordinator

    Faculty of Education

  • 20152009

    A member of the Internal QA Unit

    University of Colombo

Editorial work

  • 2022

    Consulting Editor

    Special Issue Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research,

  • 2021 to date

    A member of the editorial board

    Shanlax International Journal of Education,

  • 2021 to date

    A member of the editorial board

    Journal of Business and Social Sciences,

  • 2021 to date

    A member of the editorial board

    Global Journal of Educational Foundation,

  • 2021 to date

    A member of the editorial board

    International Journal of Management (IJM)

  • 2021 to date

    A member of the editorial board

    Open Journal of Social Sciences (JSS)

  • 2020 to date

    A member of the editorial board

    Advances in Education Research and Administration

  • 2016

    A member of the editorial Board

    American Journal of Educational Research and Reviews,

  • 2014

    A member of the three member editorial committee of ‘Seekers and builder of our world

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka,

  • 2013

    An Associate Editor of the journal

    Educational Research and Reviews’. Academic Journals,

  • 2011

    A member of the Editorial Board

    South Africa Rural Educator, online international journal

  • 2005

    A member of the Editorial Board

    University of Colombo

  • 2000

    Editor, Compendium to celebrate 50 years to the Faculty of Education

    University of Colombo

  • 1996 Sept-Dec

    Editor of “Paryeshana Sanvada”

    A local publication of translations of research articles (in Sinhala) . Issue. NIE

  • 1996

    Co-Editor, Sri Lanka Adhyapana Paryeshna Wara Sangarawa (Journal of Education Research)

    National Institute of Education (in Sinhala)

  • 1995

    A member of the editorial panel of the English-Sinhala Glossary of Educational Research

    Department of Educational Research, NIE, ISBN 955-597-339-3

  • 1994-1997

    The editor of the and SAARC Journal of Education Research

    National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka

  • 1994-1997

    The editor of the Sri Lankan Journal of Education Research

    National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka

Executive and other positions on boards of international, national organizations

  • 2016

    General President

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science,

  • 2012

    Chairperson, Science Education Committee

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

  • 2011

    Member of the Board of Management, National Education Research and Evaluation Centre (NEREC)

    University of Colombo

  • 2011

    President, Section F (Social Sciences)

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)

  • 2006

    A member of the Council of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

  • 2011

    A member of the Academic Committee of the Staff ,

    Development Centre, University of Colombo

  • 2006, 2007, 2008

    General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

    Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science

  • 2006-2011

    A member of the Academic Committee of the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS)

    University of Colombo

Other responsibilities

  • 2018-2022

    National Coordinator, Sri Lanka and Institutional Coordinator, University of Colombo, EU Co-funded Erasmus + Capacity Building Project, Contemporary Teaching Skills for South Asia, CONTESSA

  • MPhil/PhD 2016-2018

    Coordinator

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  • 2015

    Team Leader

    Faculty of Education for Quality Assurance

  • 2012-2015

    Activity Coordinator

    QIG W 3 Post Graduate Research

  • 2014

    President

    Faculty of Education Teachers Association (FETA)

  • 2010-2012

    Faculty of Education team leader on Soft Skills development on the HETC project

    University of Colombo

  • 2010

    Served as the Department Coordinator and a Domain Coordinator of the Core group of the Self Evaluation for the Institutional Review

    University of Colombo

  • since 2007

    Co-ordinator, MPhil/PhD program of the Library and Information Science, Member of Higher Degrees Committee, NILIS

    University of Colombo

  • 2011-2012

    Coordinator Master of Education (English medium)

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  • 2002-2009

    Co-ordinator, Postgraduate Diploma in Education (English medium) Part time course Faculty of Education

    University of Colombo

Involvement with other organizations

  • 2018

    TIIKM Collaborated with TIIKM (International Institute of Knowledge Management) for the Faculty of Education to be the Academic Partner of the International Conference on Future of Education

  • 2016

    External PhD examiner

    University of Madras, India

  • 2015 to date

    PhD thesis evaluation,

    Bharathiar University, India

  • 2015 to date

    PhD thesis evaluation:

    Alagappa University, India

  • 2015 to date

    Program Reviewer,

    Non-State Higher Education, Ministry of Education and Higher Education Sri Lanka

  • 2014 to 2017

    Lecturer Psychology/ Human Development for Social Work for Master of Social Work

    National Institute Social Development (NISD)

  • 2014-2022

    Visiting lecturer, MSc in Occupational Safety and Health Management, Department of Building Economics

    University of Moratuwa

  • 2014-2016

    External examiner for PhD thesis

    University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

  • 2013

    External examiner for PhD thesis

    Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

  • 2012-2013

    A member of the Family Policy formulation group.

    Department of Social Services

  • 2011

    A member of the team of resource persons on course design and teaching on the collaborative teacher education program between Faculty of Education, University of Colombo and the British Council titled ‘Diploma in Global Teacher Education’

    Faculty of Education, University of Colombo and the British

  • 2011

    External examiner for PhD thesis

    Faculty of Education, University of New England Australia

  • 2011

    External examiner for PhD thesis

    Department of Education, Periyar University, Tamil Nadu, India

  • 2010-2012

    Science Teacher and Teacher Educator Development,

    National Institute of Education

  • 2008

    Resource person for American Institute of Sri Lankan studies as a member Consultative Review Panel for developing research capacities of University staff

    SPARC/ILO/AISLS,

  • 2008-2009

    Resource person for staff development

    University of Moratuwa,

  • 2008

    Resource person, Ministry of Education, EFA Mid Decade Assessment

    Ministry of Education

  • 2008.2009, 2010, 2011

    Secretary of the Buildings Committee

    SLAAS

  • 2007-2010

    Resource person for the study titled ‘Towards an understanding of child mental health in Sri Lanka’. A collaborative study with Birkbeck College

    University of London and University of Colombo

  • 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

    Secretary of the

    SLAAS Corporate Plan committee

  • 2006 to date:

    Resource person, Research Methodology,

    Ministry of Education

  • 2006 - 2007

    A member

    Science Education Committee, SLAAS,

  • 2004 - 2005

    Secretary of the Section F (Social Sciences)

    SLAAS

  • 2004-2005

    A member of the Committee for Popularization of Science

    SLAAS

  • Resource person, Research Department,

    National Institute of Education. Maharagama, Sri Lanka

  • 2004

    Visiting Lecturer in Counseling Psychology for Advanced Diploma in Counselling Psychology

    American College of Higher Education since

  • 2003-2017

    Curriculum Developer and Visiting Lecturer (on voluntary basis) in Developmental Psychology and Buddhist Psychology for Diploma in Counselling

    Damrivi Foundation, Isipathna Mawatha, Colombo 4

  • 2002- 2004

    Visiting Lecturer in Educational Psychology, Advanced Certificate in Teaching for Maldivian teacher trainees

    National Institute of Education. Maharagama,

  • 1998-1999

    Rapporteur of SLAAS Section F

    SLAAS

  • 1997-2005

    Joint Secretary

    “Prof. J.E. Jayasuriya Memorial Foundation”

Research Reviewer - Journal

  • 2022

    Reviewer

    Asian Journal of Education and Social Sciences

  • 2022

    Reviewer

    National Defense College Research Journal

  • 2022

    Reviewer

    Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Sciences

  • 2022

    Reviewer

    Advances in Research

  • 2021 up to date

    Reviewer

    Asian Research Journal of Arts and Social Sciences

  • 2021to date

    Reviewer

    Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research since

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    Journal of Social Sciences

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    Colombo Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies

  • 2021

    Reviewer

    Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    Higher Education Studies,

  • 2021to date

    Reviewer

    Academia Letters. Academia.edu.

  • 2021to date

    Reviewer

    Journal of Business and Social Sciences,

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    Open Journal of Social Sciences

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI),

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    Educational Research Reviews,

  • 2021 to date

    Reviewer

    International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS),

  • 2019 to date

    Reviewer

    Educational Research for Policy and Practice,

  • 2019 to date

    Reviewer

    Sri Lanka Journal of Advanced Social Studies, National Centre for Advanced studies NCAS,

  • 2019

    Reviewer

    Ceylon Journal of Science, University of Peradeniya,

  • 2017

    Reviewer

    Ruhuna Journal of Management and Finance, University of Ruhuna,

  • 2016

    Reviewer,

    SpringerPlus journals

  • 2015

    Reviewer,

    Kalyani, University of Kelaniya Research Journal

  • 2014 to date

    Reviewer

    KDU Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, Kotalawela Defense University,

  • 2014 to date

    Reviewer

    National Science Foundation Social Sciences journal

  • 2014

    Reviewer

    Modern Sri Lanka Studies: A Journal of the Social Sciences of the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

  • 2012

    Reviewer, Sri Lanka Journal of the Humanities

    University of Peradeniya.

  • 2011

    A member of the Editorial Board

    South Africa Rural Educator, online international journal

  • Since 2005 to 2014

    A member of the Editorial Board

    University of Colombo Review

  • 2010

    Reviewer

    International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier

  • 2010

    Reviewer

    Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood. Symposium Journals

  • 2010

    Reviewer

    OUSL 30th Anniversary International Conference,

  • Since 2008

    Reviewer of the Colombo Business Journal: International Journal of Theory and Practice, published by the Faculty of Management and Finance

    University of Colombo

Book reviews and Book proposal reviews

  • 2021

    Peer reviewing the book proposal on Cognitive Executive Skills, Springer/Palgrave,

    sample location

  • 2021

    Peer reviewing the revised book manuscript titled Perspectives of multigrade teaching: Research and Practice, Springer/Palgrave,

    sample location

  • 2021

    Peer reviewing a book proposal on Education and Development for UCL Press, United Kingdom,

    sample location

  • 2020

    Peer reviewing the 221page book manuscript titled Perspectives of multigrade teaching: Research and Practice, Springer,

    sample location

  • pp.130-132 2013

    Invited Book review of ‘Action Research: Theory and Practice’, 2011 by L. Rambukwella and M D W Gunathilake. Sri Lankan Journal of Educational Research (Sinhala). National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka

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  • Vol.27(1) , pp.115-116 January 2007

    Invited Book Review by IJED Indexd journal on ‘Resource Materials for Multigrade Teaching’ by Quist Dawn, Commonwealth Secretariat. London (2005) ISBN 0-85092-790-0 (273 pp.). International Journal of Educational Development,

    sample location

External Reviewer of research progress

  • 2022

    Research progress reviewer, Interdisciplinary Board of Study,

    University of Sri Jayawardenapura

  • 20218 to date

    Research progress reviewer,

    Open University of Sri Lanka