M.Sc.(Hosp.Admn.) M.A.(Eco.) M.Ed., NET, Ph.D
Assistant Professor
E-mail: : [email protected]
Mobile: : +91 944 620 4425
Profile
Mrs. Sunu Austin joined the college on 6th July 2011 as Assistant Professor in Social Science Education. Her areas of teaching are:
- Methodology of Social Science Education
- Educational Technology
- Special Education
- Psychological Bases of Education
- Development and Management of Education in India
She was a member of the faculty of Berchmans Institute of Management Studies during the year 1999-2000.She worked as H.S.A in S.H.G.H.S Bharananganam for a period of six months. She was a project fellow (UGC Major Research Project) at St. Thomas College of Teacher Education during the year 2009-2011
Educational Qualification
- M.A. Economics, St. Thomas College, Pala
- M.Sc. in Hospital Administration, M.V. Shetty College, Mangalore
- M.Ed. & B.Ed. from St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala.
- B.A from Mar Ivanious College, Thiruvananthapuram
Current Research
Ph.D. on ‘Effectiveness of Reflective Teaching in Developing Peace Values among Pupils of Standard Seven’ at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore under the guidance of Dr.T.M Mollykutty St. Thomas College of Teacher Education Pala.
Minor Research Project
Completed a minor research project titled ‘Effectiveness of Reflective Teaching in Developing Peace competencies among Secondary Level Teacher Trainees’(Amount sanctioned Rs1,30,000 )
Books
- “Peace Education: A Conceptual Framework”, 2011, UGC Major Research Project, St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala. (With Dr. T.C Thankachan)
- “Peace Value Model: Theory and Practice”, 2011, UGC Major Research Project, St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala. (With Dr. T.C Thankachan and P. D Bindumol).
Seminar Attended
International
- International Conference on “Educational Research and Learning beyond Cognition’ held at St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala, on 31st May to 2nd June 2007.
- International Seminar on ‘Peace Education: An Orientation for GEN next’ organized by CTE Kerala state centre and St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala on 13th& 14th August, 2010.
Seminar Coordinator
UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘Learning Disability: No Child Left Behind ’ held at St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala, on 27th and 28h June, 2013. ISBN -978-81-927201-1-1
Webinar Coordinator
Co-ordinated – One Week National Online Workshop on “Creative Adaptation – Reaching out through Digital Classrooms” –organized by the St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala in collaboration with the UGC-HRDC Thiruvananthapuram, from 19 May to 25 May, 2020
Webinars Attended
One week National Level Online workshop on ‘Digital Teaching for Smart learning’ organized by Titus II Teachers’ College, Thiruvalla, in association with MES’s Pillai College of Education and Reasearch, Mumbai, held from 27 April to 3 May, 2020.
Two Day National Level Webinar on “NAAC Assessment and Accreditation Process of Teacher Education Institutions” held on 28th July 2020 and 29th July 2020, organized by IQAC, St Joseph’s College of Education, Mysuru, Karnataka.
Short Term Course
Completed Online Short Term Course on INCLUSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT conducted through MOOC platform from 10-6-2020 to 18-6-2020 by Inter University Centre for Disability Studies, MGU, Kottayam, Kerala in collaboration with MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Mumbai.
Seminar/ Conference Presentation
- Austin,Sunu and T.M. Mollykutty (2013) “Reflective Teaching: A Gateway to Professional Development”, published in the proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on Reflections on Reflective Practices, St. Thomas College of Teacher Education Pala.
- Austin,Sunu and T. M. Mollykutty (2012) “Emotional Maturity: A Prerequisite for Peace Education” in the proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Level Seminar on Education for National and Emotional Integration,St.Thomas College of Teacher Education ,Pala.
- ‘Peace Education : the Inevitable Role of a Teacher ’ published in the proceedings of UGC sponsored National Seminar on ‘Education and Social Sensitivity’ held at St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala, on 25th and 26th November, 2010.)
- ‘Peace Education: A Reflective Approach’ in the International Seminar on ‘Peace Education: An Orientation for GEN next’ published in the proceedings, organized by CTE Kerala state centre and St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Pala on 13th& 14th August, 2010.
Journal Articles
- “Peace Values of Elementary School Students” Published in Journal, Educational Extracts by St. Thomas College of Teacher Education, Vol 3 (1), January 2015 ,ISSN- 2320-7612
- “Reflective Teaching Practices of Higher Secondary School Teachers”, Published in GCTE Journal of Research and Extension in Education Volume 10 (1), January 2015, ISSN 0975-5144
- “Peace Values and Emotional Intelligence among Seventh Standard Students”, published in International Journal of Innovative Research Explorer (peer reviewed) ISSN;2347-6060 by Sunu Austin and Beenamma Mathew on 19th Dec 2019.
