{"id":7,"date":"2018-08-01T04:46:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T04:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/social.science.education\/lakshman.wedikkarage\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-08-22T12:03:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:03:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/social.science.education\/lakshman.wedikkarage\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6&#8243;][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; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3D6cZnZXoAAAAJ%26hl%3Den%26oi%3Dao|||&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Prof. Lakshman Wedikkarage<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p>Professor<br \/>\nDepartment of Social Science Education<br \/>\nFaculty of Education<br \/>\nUniversity of Colombo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Education<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Ph.D<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2006 June<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Doctor of Philosophy,English as Medium of Instruction for Collegiate level Science Classes in Sri Lanka Theory, Policy and Practice<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Oslo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">August 2003<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Discourse Analysis: Key words; Analysis and Critique in Late Modernity, Discourse and Organisational Change, Critical Hyper Media Studies, Discourse and Organisational Change<\/p><p class=\"where\"> University of Aalborg<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">March 2003<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Solving Methodological Problems in Social Science Research in Asia \u2013 PhD Course related to Asian Research Methodology in Asia<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Lund <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">January 2003<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Introduction to Quantitative Research methodology (PhD Course in statistics) University of Oslo<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Oslo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">May 2002<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">PhD Course in Discourse Analysis \u2013 A Qualitative Methods Course covering theories, methodologies and analytical approaches to Discourse Analysis. Course conducted by Pof. Klaus Brun Jensen of Copenhagen University.<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Oslo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">March 2002<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">PhD course in Philosophy of Science (Course conducted by Dr. Mark Smith,The Open University of London)<\/p><p class=\"where\">sample location<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2002<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">University of Oslo Research Fellow (PhD Student in Comparative and International Education)<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Oslo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2000<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies 2000 \u2013 University Of Oslo. The Globalisation Effect on Education. PhD Course conducted by Prof. Phillip W. Jones of Sydney University<\/p><p class=\"where\">University Of Oslo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1999-2001<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">MPhil in Comparative and International Education (Two-year research degree) Key words: Development Education, Educational Policy and Leadership, Planning and Evaluation, Global Transformations, Globalisation and its Effect on Educational Reforms<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Oslo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1995-1996<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Sri Lanka Postgraduate Diploma in English (Teaching English as a Second Language)<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Peradeniya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">First Degree<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\"> Second Class Upper Division (Honours)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">1992-1994<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">General Degree Examination in Arts,Subjects: English, Sinhala and Translation Methods<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Kelaniya \u2013 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=\"year\">1989-1991<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">First Examination in Arts , Subjects: English, Philosophy and Sinhala<\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Peradeniya \u2013 Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-center\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Professsional Training<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2019 March<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">21st Century Learning and Managing Education at Higher Learning Institutions <\/p><p class=\"where\">University of Malaya<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2015 Sep<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Analyzing and Understanding Learning Assessment for Evidence-Based Policy Making<\/p><p class=\"where\">UNESCO Bangkok, Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2015 May<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Alignment between Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment<\/p><p class=\"where\">UNESCO Bangkok, Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2015 Feb<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Advance Research Methodology and Data Analysis: Quantitative Vs Qualitative Methods<\/p><p class=\"where\">Staff Development Centre, 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=\"year\">2014 Sep<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Introduction to Large-Scale Assessments of Learning<\/p><p class=\"where\">UNESCO Bangkok, Asia Pacific Regional Bureau for Education<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Successfully completed \u201cCertificate in Teaching in Higher Education\u201d <\/p><p class=\"where\">Staff Development Center of the 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=\"year\">1985-1987<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Sri Lanka Government Trained Teachers\u2019 Certificate \u2013 English<\/p><p class=\"where\">Teacher Training College, Bolawalana, Negombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul-card \"><\/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;6&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; 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