User:Sukanta.dse

= SUKANTA KUMAR MAundefinedHAPATRA =

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My Profile I am currently working as Academic Officer(Sociology) in National Institute of Open Schooling(NIOS),Ministry of HRD. Govt. of India .Apart from my regular assignments ofdevelopment of curriculum and text books in Sociology, I am also engaged in research project entitled “A study on factors affecting Enrolment of Different Subjects of NIOS”sponsored by Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. I would particularly welcome the opportunity to offer my expertise and experience that lies at the heart and confluence of both                                                                sociology and education. Having the experience and expertise in both sociology and education from my early academic years, I have the greater advantage to focus and reflect                                                             on wide range of theme such as state of childhood to the fate of aged, health and human rights and culture of groups and individuals in the community settings to culture and                                                                           structure of schooling in India. But my preferences for academics and research widely centered upon advocacy for welfare and development of excluded groups andcommunities in India. Coupled with, I am also privileged to have exposure to many short-term engagements with various national and international organization in the area                                                                                of research, evaluation and monitoring services in multiple sectors such as health, education, child protection and Indigenous Knowledge system etc. I would be happy                                                                         to write and reflect on wide range of themes and utilize my potent for the wider benefit of the deprived communities in particular and wider use of world humanity as a whole. =====

====  Current  ACADEMIC OFFICER(SOCIOLOGY) at NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING(NIOS), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government. of India    In-house Training/workshop Participated in NIOS ====

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Organized and participated in a 2 day Training Programme on “Accessible eBook Creation” from 14/09/2012 to 15/09/2012 • 3 day orientation programme on Recognition of Prior Learning Framework-I in India from 24th to 26th May2012 • 3 day orientation programme on Recognition of Prior Learning Framework-I in India from 27th February 2012 to 29th February 2012 • 3 day orientation programme on Researching Open and Distance Education 22nd December to 24th December 2011. • 5 days instructional Design in Open and Distance Education from 24th November-29th November 2011 • 3 days orientation programme on Learner Support and Services Programme from 21st to 23rd 2011 • 2 days orientation programme on Media programme from 7th October to 8th October 2012 Seminar on ‘Connecting Girls,                                                                                                                                               Inspiring Future: Gender Equality and Open Schooling’ on March 14-15, 2012 at Vigyan Bhavan Annexe,Delhi ======

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• • Coordinator of a National Consultative workshop on Planning and Designing Open Schooling Curriculum held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi from 29th-30th November’2011 • Coordinator of a State Level Consultative Meet on Human Rights Education held at Hotel Kalinga Ashoka, organized by NIOS on 9th-10th December’2011

• Coordinator of National Seminar on ‘Connecting Girls, Inspiring Future: Gender Equality and Open Schooling’ on March 14-15, 2012 at Vigyan Bhavan Annexe,Delhi • Co-coordinator of 15 days training workshop on Interweaving ICT with Open and Distance Learning for Faculty members of Bangladesh Open University in NIOS. • Co-ordinator of 2 days training programme on Accessible e-Book Creation for NIOS faculty members at NIOS. ======