School of Pedagogical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU)

The School of Pedagogical Sciences was started in 1992 and is housed in a state-of-the-art building in the main campus of Mahatma Gandhi University at Priyadarshini Hills, Kottayam, Kerala. The school has been geared to become a knowledge hub since i has been geared to become a knowledge hub since its inception when Prof. A. Sukumaran Nair, a noted educationist and a veteran scholar headed the University as the Vice Chancellor. The school initiated its functioning with Prof. P.M. Jaleel, as the Director of the School. The school could attain and maintain its stature as an institution providing high quality education as a result of the tireless efforts put in by a dedicated team of faculty members, alumni and students. This team includes Prof. A Sudharma, Prof. P.J Jacob, Prof. Celine Pereira, Prof. T.V. Thulasidharan, Prof. Jaya Jaise and Prof. Minikutty who headed the school at different points of time. Apart from this Prof. K.P. Suresh and Dr. Jayasree P. are among the retired faculty members who rendered their service to the school. Besides, luminaries like Prof. Vedamoni Manuel, Prof. K. Soman, Prof. K. R. Sivadasan, Prof. Mercy Abraham, Dr. Exemmal J., Dr Saratchndra Raj, Prof. Theresa Susan A., Prof. V. Reghu, Dr Paulose, Dr Balachandran Kunji, Dr N. D. Joshi and many others invested their prestigious service as adjunct faculty and External Guides. The school gives due importance to four major dimensions of education, viz. teaching- learning, research, extension and outreach activities. The school is expected to meet the needs and demands of the global as well as local society. The mission of the school has been to impart quality education to all sections of society on an equitable basis and disseminate knowledge with due importance to research and extension activities. All activities of the school have been aligned to the substantial transformation happening globally in inducing change in the role of teachers as facilitators rather than mere subject experts. In tune with the proliferation of modern technological invasion, especially in the COVID-19 scenario and after, the school has taken pioneering strides in updating teaching-learning styles and research modalities in tune with the new normal conditions. The school is offering post graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral programmes in Education. Value added Courses, Short term Courses, Bridge Courses, Remedial Courses and other Need-based Courses have also been offered by the school. The students of M.Ed. programme are given choices to select three elective courses from a basket of 18 courses pertaining to Current Practices in Education, Emerging Fields in Education and Professionalizing Teachers in various disciplines. Apart from this Field Immersion and Self Development Courses are unique to the MEd Programme offered by the school. The research priorities for PhD programme include e-Content Development, Psycho-Social Issues, Multimedia Learning Packages, Psychometric Studies, Studies related to Environment & Energy, Learning and Evaluation and the like. ...view more