Senior Lecturer
BA Social Science (2nd class upper Division Hons - The Open University of Sri Lanka) PGDE (Distinction - University of Colombo) M.Phil. (The Open University of Sri Lanka) PhD (OUSL)Secondary and Tertiary Education
Faculty of Education
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Head - Department of Special Needs Education
Contact:
CRC, Department of Special Needs Education, Faculty of Education
Office: 0112881015, Ext: 5300 Mobile: 0777899974
E-mail: hdsne@ou.ac.lk snjay@ou.ac.lk
I am Samanthi Nayanakumari Jayasinghe graduated BA (Social Sciences) Degree with the second-class upper division, MPhil in Educational Sociology, PhD from the Open University of Sri Lanka and Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) with the Distinction pass from the University of Colombo.
I have been working as a senior lecturer at the Department of Secondary and Tertiary Education Faculty of Education at the Open University of Sri Lanka since 2002. I obtained my PhD in the field of Child Rights. My research directions are Child Rights, Foundation of Education, Contemporary Education and Primary Education.
I enjoy supporting in young generation, doing research, and generating new knowledge consists with both hard and soft skills.
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Areas of Specialization:Sociology, Child Rights, Foundation of Education, Contemporary Education and Primary Education.
Research interests:Sociology in Education, Child Rights, Primary Education, Special Needs Education
Affiliations:The Open University of Sri Lanka
Contributions:University Level Contribution
Faculty Representative, Learner Support Unit (from 2021)
Faculty Representative, Student Grievances Sub-committee (from 2023-2024)
Faculty Board member (from September 2002 to up to date)
Senate member (from January 2023 upto date)
OUSL Society Level Contribution
Secretary, Buddhist Society (from 2023 up to date)
Treasure, Buddhist Society (from 2016 – 2018)
Secretary, Buddhist Society (from 2010 – 2013)
Secretary, Alumni Association, Faculty of Education (from 2010 – 2012)
Joint Secretary, United Distance Teacher Association (UDTA) (from 2016 – 2022)
Committee Member, UTDA (from 2002 up to date)
Joint Secretary , Senior Common Room (from 2012 -2013)
Outside Society Level Contribution
Secretary, J.E Jayasuriya Memorial Foundation (from 2022 up to date)
Faculty – Level Contribution
Member-Faculty of Education advisory committee
Member-Faculty of Education research committee
CRADE Sub Committee (Professional Development)
Compiler, Faculty Prospectus for year2024
National contribution /Services rendered to other Institutions/Seminars participated in other Institutions
Marking examiner for evaluating Master’s Dissertations of Faculty of Education,
University of Colombo
Team Member, Preparing Non-formal Education Policy for Sri Lanka For National
Education Commission with Team Leader, Prof. GD Lekamge (2021)
Team Member, Third Party validation of the Achievements related to the
Expanded School Health and Nutrition Programme including promotion of hygiene
practice at School level Research with Team Leader , Dr. Chulani Herath (2022)
Team Member, Third Party validation of the Achievements Related to DLI4: the
school Based Professional Teacher Development of General Education
Modernization Project Research with Team Leader, Prof. GD Lekamge (2023)
Resource Person at the Ministry of Education, Preparing research on Educational
Policies (3 rd – 4 th August, 2023)
Course Team Leader/Course Coordination
Bachelor of Education Honours in Natural Sciences Degree Programme
ESU3117 – Child Rights (Course Team Leader)
Bachelor of Education Honours in Drama and Theatre Degree Programme-
ESU3130 – Child Rights (Course Team Leader)
Master of Arts in Teacher Education Programme (I) -up to 2020
ESP 2243 – Teacher Educator as a Professional (Course Co-ordinator)
ESP2646 – Learning Portfolio (Course Co-ordinator)
Master of Arts in Teacher Education Programme – upto 2018
ESP2354 – Learning Portfolio (Course Co-ordinator)
Master of Teacher Education (MTE) –(from 2020 upto now)
STP9543-Teacher Educator as a Professional (Course Coordinator)
STP9846- Learning Portfolio – (Course Coordinator)
Awards:
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Researches:Barriers to Participation in a Distance Education Programme. 11 th National Convention on Women Studies, CENWOR, Colombo on 05 th April, 2008 (Group Research; Team Member)
A Study on the Social and Psychological Status of Primary School Children of Employed Migrant Mothers (2009) VISTAS, Vol–5, Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka. P 1-27
The Impact of Mother’s Migration on Primary School student’s Psychosocial Development (2009). Sri Lanka Educational Journal, Vol–11, Department of Research and Development NIE pp. 1-22.(Sinhala)
The Learning Portfolio: An Innovative Pedagogical Tool to Enhance Reflective Professional Practice among Teacher Educators, an extended abstract submitted to International Conference on Innovative Pedagogy in Higher Education for Millennial Teachers, University of Madras, Chennai, India on 15 th March, 2013 (Group Research, Team Member)
Professional Development through Reflective Practice: Possibilities and Challenges, 29th Asian Association of Open Universities, Kualalampur, Malaysia on 30 th November, 2015 (Group Research; Team Member)
Jayasinghe, S.N. (2019). Right to Participation of Students at Senior Secondary Level in Sri Lanka: Promises and Practice. International Journal of Management and Applied Sciences. 5 (3),
Jayasinghe, S.N., & Nawarathna, N.M.R.K. (2020, November). Influences of Co-curricular Activities in Developing Soft skills among Senior Secondary Students. Paper presented at the Open University Research
Sessions, Nawala, Sri Lanka.
Jayasinghe, S.N. (2021, September). An Investigation on the Implementation of the Right to Participation in Teaching-Learning process at the Senior Secondary School Level. Paper presented at the 14 th International
Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka.
Jayasinghe, S.N. (2021, November). Senior Secondary Students’ Right to Participation in the School Administration: Theory, Policy and Practice. Paper presented at the 1 st International Research Symposium of the Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Conference Presentations
Jayasinghe S.N. & Nawarathna N.M.R.K. (2020, November). Influences of Co- curricular Activities in Developing Soft skills among Senior Secondary Students.
Paper presented at the Open University Research Sessions, Nawala, Sri Lanka. https://ours.ou.ac.lk/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ID-162-INFLUENCES-OF-CO-CURRICULAR-ACTIVITIES.docx
Jayasinghe S.N. (2021, September). An Investigation on the Implementation of the Right to Participation in Teaching-Learning process at the Senior Secondary School Level. Paper presented at the 14th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka ISBN 978-624-5574-30-8. http://library.kdu.ac.lk/irc2021/
Jayasinghe S.N. (2021, November). Senior Secondary Students’ Right to Participation in the School Administration: Theory, Policy and Practice. Paper presented at the 1 st International Research Symposium of the Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Jayasinghe, S.N. (2022, November). Implementation of Right to Participation at Senior Secondary Level in Sri Lanka. International Open University Research Sessions, Nawala, Sri Lanka.
Thesis Unpublished
Thesis submitted and satisfied the requirements for the PhD Degree (2021) The Open University of Sri Lanka: Right to Participation of Students at Senior Secondary School Level: Expectations and Implementation (English Medium)
Thesis submitted and satisfied the requirements for the MPhil Degree (2007) The Open University of Sri Lanka: A Study on the Social & Psychological Status of Primary School Children (age 7-10) of Employed Migrant Mothers (English medium)
Research Supervisions:
Supervising of research dissertations of the Master of Education Programme
Supervising of research dissertations of the Master of Education in SNE
Evaluating of Research Dissertations of Master’s Programme -OUSL
Evaluating of research proposal /M.Phil –OUSL
Evaluating of research dissertations of Master’s Programme – University of Colombo
Supervising projects
Bachelor of Education Honours in Drama and Theatre
Bachelor of Education Honours in Natural Sciences
Bachelor of Education Honours in Special Needs
Evaluation of Projects
Certificate in Pre-school Education programme
All BEd under graduate programme
Supervising Dissertations
Master of Education -ESP2601 – Research Dissertation
MEd SNE – SNPA110 – Research Dissertation
Evaluation of Teaching Practice
Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)-ESE 1311/ESE7311/STE8811 – Stage II
Bachelor of Education Honours in Drama and Theatre – Stage I & II
Bachelor of Education Honours in Natural Sciences – Stage II
Publications:
Publications – Magazines
Role of the School in Transmission of Culture(2015) ADEEKSA, Vol–5, Published by the Faculty of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka, p. 33-47.(Sinhala)
Child Rights and the Teacher (2016) ADEEKSA, Vol–6, Published by the Faculty of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka, p. 60-74.(Sinhala)
Towards the character education through the school.(2017) ADEEKSA, Vol–7, Published by the Faculty of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka, p. 36-51.(Sinhala)
New trends and History of Preschool Education in Sri Lanka.(2019)ADEEKSA, Vol. 8, Published by the Faculty of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka,p. 1-19.(Sinhala)
Contribution of co-curricular activities in developing soft skills among school students.(2020) ADEEKSA, Vol. 9, Published by the Faculty of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka, p. 1 – 19.(Sinhala)
Participation rights of children. (2023) ADEEKSA, Vol. 11, Published by the Faculty of Education, The Open University of Sri Lanka, p. 1 – 20 (Sinhala)
National and International Conference Proceedings
Jayasinghe S.N. (2021, September). An Investigation on the Implementation of the Right to Participation in Teaching-Learning process at the Senior Secondary School Level. Paper presented at the 14th International Research Conference, General Sir John Kotelawala Defense University, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka ISBN
978-624-5574-30-8. http://library.kdu.ac.lk/irc2021/
Jayasinghe S.N. (2021, November). Senior Secondary Students’ Right to Participation in the School Administration: Theory, Policy and Practice. Paper presented at the 1st International Research Symposium of the Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Jayasinghe, S.N. (2022, November). Implementation of Right to Participation at Senior Secondary Level in Sri Lanka. International Open University Research Sessions, Nawala, Sri Lanka.
Published a book for the field of Education with Agahas Publications, Rajagiriya,Role of Parents and Teachers in the Protection of Child Rights) ISBN 978-955-0230-63-1 (2016)
Prepared Reading books for Sunday School children ISBN 978-955-42875-0-1 (2016)
Wrote a book ISBN 978-955-42875-0-8 (2016)