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| MIER’s quality confab concludes | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 29: The 3-day International Conference on “Quality Assurance in Educational Research” organized by Model Institute of Educational and Research (MIER) in collaboration with the All India Association for Educational Research concluded here today. The quality of papers submitted and diversity in participation both geographically and professionally, made the conference an important international event for the state. During the three day conference researchers and academicians were able to successfully achieve the primary goal of the conference by covering the entire spectrum of activities related to Quality Assurance in Educational Research.
Eminent researchers and academicians presented Keynote addresses on various topics to highlight quality related issues in educational research. Prominent among them were Prof. (Dr.) Lokesh Koul, Prof. Emeritus & Former Dean Faculty of Education, H.P. University who highlighted the Methodological and Pedagogical issues affecting quality in Educational Research, Dr. Rekha Koul, Associate Professor from Curtin University of Technology, Australia who deliberated on Research Paradigms and Quality Standards in Educational Research, Prof.(Dr.) S.P. Malhotra, President AIAER presented his views on Quality in Educational Research and the Criteria for Evaluating Quality of Research in Education: International Perspectives was put forth by Dr. Arun K. Gupta, Chairman, MIER along with Dr D.R Kapoor, HOD Research.
More than ten technical sessions on various topics and themes were held.
One of the major events of the conference was the general body meeting of All India Association for Educational Research (AIAER).
Dr. Arun K. Gupta, Chairman, MIER also spelled out various initiatives and plans for encouraging budding researchers and invited them to contribute papers and articles for the MIER Journal of Educational Studies, Trends and Practices (MJESTP), a Bi-annual Journal of MIER. In the valedictory session the recommendations of the experts for enhancing the quality of educational research were discussed and reports of the various sessions were also presented. Best paper awards were presented by the AIAER to Dr Adit Gupta of MIER for his paper on Learning Environments Research and Dr Swati Patra from Mysore for her paper on Understanding Children’s Heart & Minds. As a token of appreciation, mementos were presented to the executive members of the AIAER and the keynote speakers. |
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