About the Department

THE HISTORY :

The Department of Education was established in 1976, with Dr.(Miss)E.G. Vedanayagam as the first Professor and Head. The department specializes in the fields of Advanced Research Methodology and Educational Statistics, Management of Education, Educational Policy, Planning and Administration, Educational Leadership, Organisational Psychology, Stress and Conflict Management, Economics of Education, Techno-pedagogy, Educational Professionalism, Curriculum Development, Special Education, Work Education, Research Data Analysis using Statistical Software Packages. INFRASTRUCTURE :

Laboratory : The Department has an Educational Technology Laboratory with Video Recording Facility, Computers with Internet facility, Mini Seminar Room with L.C.D. Provision Equipment : Computers, L.C.D., O.H.P., Web Camera, Public Addressing System, Educational Psychology Materials. PARTNERSHIP / COLLOBRATION : Steps are taken to have collaboration with Microsoft for giving training to the M.Ed. and M.Phil. students in integrating ICT in the field of teaching-learning. Steps are taken to have partnership with NGOs and Voluntary Organisations for providing parental couselling to the parents of Special Children. ENDOWMENTS :

Dr. Edith.G.Vedanayagam Endowment Dr.P.S.Balasubramanian Endowment C.L.Baid Metha Endowment Dr. K. Venkataraman Endowment LIBRARY :

The library has 2100 volumes of books The Department has subscribed to 15 National and International journals on Education, Educational Research and Educational Administration. Reading room facility is also available.