Prof. Manjula Vithanapathirana, Chair of Educational Psychology
Department of Educational Psychology
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Education
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Education,KIX EMAP podcast,2024
Publication year: 2024
Improving employability of secondary school graduates through Learner-centred Transdisciplinary Andragogy: A collaborative intervention
Conference Papers
• Weerasinghe, A. R. and Vithanapathirana, M. V. (2024). Improving employability of secondary school graduates through Learner-centred Transdisciplinary Andragogy: A collaborative intervention. Proceedings of Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Dec.2024
Publication year: 2024
Intervention for integrating introductory AI to enhance academic and professional capacities: A case study of stakeholder experiences in a transdisciplinary context
Conference Papers
Vithanapathirana, M., Amarasinghe S., and Savey, M. (2024). Intervention for integrating introductory AI to enhance academic and professional capacities: A case study of stakeholder experiences in a transdisciplinary context. Proceedings of Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Dec.2024
Publication year: 2024
Reforms & Realities: Confronting India’s Contemporary Challenges in Education
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
Keynote speaker, International Conference on “Reforms & Realities: Confronting India’s Contemporary Challenges in Education”, on 5 ,6 & 7th February 2026 at Rajendra University, Balangir. India.
Publication year: 2026
Shaping Tomorrow: Education, Skill and Youth Empowerment for a Better Society
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Keynote speaker, International Seminar, “Shaping Tomorrow: Education, Skill and Youth Empowerment for a Better Society” on 26 - 27 March, 2026 organized by the Department of Education, Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit and Ancient Studies University, Nalbari, India
Publication year: 2026
Invited Keynote speaker at the International Conference on Innovative Pathways in Educational Leadership and Management
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Invited Keynote speaker at the International Conference on Innovative Pathways in Educational Leadership and Management, (IPELM-25), on May 7th -8th, 2025 at International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Publication year: 2025
Challenges to Inclusive and Equitable Education: challenges for South Asian schools’
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Invited speaker ’Challenges to Inclusive and Equitable Education: challenges for South Asian schools’ at the Comparative Education Society of Asia conference, November 23-25, 2025, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Publication year: 2025
Transformative Research as a Multipronged Approach for Educational Innovation: The Sri Lankan Scenario and Potential Transnational Applications
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Invited Keynote speaker, STAR Global Conference 2024, on Engaging Communities, Leaders and Practitioners: Advancing Transformative Research and Education, Kathmandu University12-14 Dec. speech titled “Transformative Research as a Multipronged Approach for Educational Innovation: The Sri Lankan Scenario and Potential Transnational Applications”. Kathmandu, Nepal
Publication year: 2024
Quality Early Childhood Education: Local Action for Global Impact
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Invited speaker on International Seminar on Quality Early Childhood Education: Local Action for Global Impact, 14-15 Nov. 2024, NIEPA, New Delhi, India
Publication year: 2024
Voice of Youth: Transforming India through Empowering Youth
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Invited Inaugural Keynote speaker of the 1st International Conference on Education titled “Voice of Youth: Transforming India through Empowering Youth” International Conference from 28-29 November 2024, Jargiroad College affiliated with Guwahati University, Assam India.
Publication year: 2024
Research-Based Innovations for Professional Empowerment: A Strategic Approach towards Co-Developing Teacher Education in Northern Sri Lanka
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Inaugural Keynote Speaker, 1st International Conference on Education, Golden Jubilee of University of Jaffna, speech titled “Research-Based Innovations for Professional Empowerment: A Strategic Approach towards Co-Developing Teacher Education in Northern Sri Lanka,” 20th April 2024.
Publication year: 2024
Teacher Education for Sustainable Development: An Experiential Pragmatic Perspective for Research and Practice
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Invited Keynote Speaker, at the 4th International Conference on Educational Sciences and Research, Sargodha University, Lahore, Pakistan March 1-2 2024. The speech titled “Teacher Education for Sustainable Development: An Experiential Pragmatic Perspective for Research and Practice”.
Publication year: 2024
Empowering Educators: Design-Based Research and Action Research for Effective Change
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
• Keynote Speaker, Annual Research Conference, Faculty of Education, Open University of Sri Lanka, Address titled: Empowering Educators: Design-Based Research and Action Research for Effective Change", 15th Feb.2024
Publication year: 2024
Enhancing Contemporary Teaching Skills to Address the Changing Role of Teachers as a Result of the Long-Term Social Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Conference Papers
• Hummel, S & Vithanapathirana, M (2022). Enhancing Contemporary Teaching Skills to Address the Changing Role of Teachers as a Result of the Long-Term Social Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Proceedings of the International Webinar on Long term Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, National Academy of Sciences Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2022
Quality of Education in Sri Lanka: Through the Lens of SDG-4.
Internationally published book chapters and web documents
• Vithanapathirana, M. (2026) Quality of Education in Sri Lanka: Through the Lens of SDG-4. In J. J. Puthenkalam, J. Chennattuserry, G.S. Prakasha & M. Sugimura (Eds.) Quality Education for All in Asia-Pacific Countries: Research Insights, Reflections and Initiatives on SDG-4. Emerald Publishing Ltd.
Publication year: 2026
Heutagogy, Peeragogy, and Cybergogy relevant to the immersive blended learning environment
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
Educon 2023 India (hybrid) “Technology Impregnated Education and Community Participation
Publication year: 2023
Adult Education and Learning: A Psychological Perspective
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
National Dialogue Platform on Adult Education, 5th Oct.2023, Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association,Colombo, Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2023
The Global 2030 Agenda of the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Challenges in Teacher Learning and Education
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
Session Chair and Invited Speaker, Virtual Conference on Education Reforms. Council for Teachers Professional Development (CTPD) India
Publication year: 2023
Teacher Professional Development in Sri Lanka: Policy, Practice, and Issues
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
International Symposium on Teacher Professional Development of the Global South,TATA Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
Publication year: 2023
“Psychology of Learning in Higher Education: Trends and Challenges of Interdisciplinary Approaches
Keynotes and Invited Speaker
5th International Research Conference (TRInCo – 2022 Virtual) on Ideology towards Renaissance, Eastern University, Sri Lanka
Publication year: 2022
Impact of CONTESSA project on the development of Blended Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) of Teacher Educators: the case of Sri Lanka
Internationally published book chapters and web documents
In Sandra Hummel (Ed) Empowering Education in Cambodia and Sri Lanka: Quality Improvement in Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Springer VS
Publication year: 2024
The Role of Teacher Trainers from a Cross-national Perspective: A four-country case study
Internationally published book chapters and web documents
In Sandra Hummel (Ed) Empowering Education in Cambodia and Sri Lanka: Quality Improvement in Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Springer VS
Publication year: 2024
Environmental Crisis Viewing from Buddhist Perspective
Internationally published book chapters and web documents
Namrata Kothari (Ed). Indian Eco Theology: Theory and Practice. India: Motilal Banarsidass Publications
Publication year: 2023
School Practicum Experience in Initial Teacher Education during times of Disruptions: The Case of Bhutan, India and Sri Lanka
Internationally published book chapters and web documents
Uma Pradhan, Karen Valentin and Mohini Gupta (Eds), Rethinking Education in the Context of Post-Pandemic South Asia: Challenges and Possibilities. United Kingdom: Routledge
Publication year: 2023
Rethinking Teacher Preparedness in Post-Pandemic Sri Lanka.
Internationally published book chapters and web documents
In Uma Pradhan, Karen Valentin & Mohini Gupta (Eds.),Chapter :Rethinking education in the post-pandemic context of South Asia: Challenges and possibilities (pp. 74-86). Routledge DOI:
Publication year: 2023
Teaching internship in Sri Lanka.
Internationally published book chapters and web documents
. In G.S. Prakasga & Anthony Kenneth (Eds), Teacher Education: An Analytical Approach to Internship Practices Around the World. London & New York: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group
Publication year: 2023