{"id":5,"date":"2017-01-03T06:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/edpsy\/manjula.vithanapathirana\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2023-01-26T04:30:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T04:30:34","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/edpsy\/manjula.vithanapathirana\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;274&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3Dq54PplYAAAAJ%26hl%3Den|||&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FManjula_Vithanapathirana|||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Prof. Manjula Vithanapathirana, Chair of Educational Psychology<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Qualifications<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\"> PhD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Institute of Education (IOE) Improving multigrade teaching: Action research with teachers in rural Sri Lanka<\/p><p class=\"where\"> University of London <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Merit pass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1992<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Post Graduate Diploma in Education<\/p><p class=\"where\">Open University of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">M. A.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Buddhist and Pali Studies (Distinction pass) (English medium)<\/p><p class=\"where\">Postgraduate Institute of Buddhist and Pali Studies, University of Kelaniya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Merit pass<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Post Graduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies (English medium)<\/p><p class=\"where\">Postgraduate Institute of Buddhist and Pali Studies, University of Kelaniya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">2nd class Lower<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1984<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">BSc Hons. (Zoology) <\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Master<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1996 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Master of Education English medium<\/p><p class=\"where\"> Open University of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Awards and Grants<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2003-2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">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<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Functioned as the Coordinator, of the research team for the study titled \u2018 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\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2006<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Travel and hospitality awards and sponsorships <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Aga Khan Education Service\/Pakistan, 2006\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1999<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Scholarship<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        awarded by the Institute of Education, University of London\/DFID for a PhD in Multigrade teaching in small schools, 1999<br \/>\nInvolvement with other organizations\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2011<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Visiting Scholar <\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        US institute for Scholars and Secondary Educators, 6 weeks, Sponsored by USA State Department 2011\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2009<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Travel and hospitality<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        award from University of Leipzig\/Germany and Cape Peninsula University\/South Africa to make conference presentations 2009\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2008<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Official Representative of SLAAS<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        Indian Science Congress in 2008\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2008<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Travel and hospitality<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        grant by UNICEF Eritrea to lead the teacher training on Multigrade teaching, 2008\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;274&#8243; 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