Ven. Minuwangoda Gnanawasa Thero
Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies
Office Address:
Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka,New Puttalam Road,
Anuradhapura.
Email: gnanawasm@busl.ac.lk/g.minuwangoda@gmail.com
Telephone:+94717199365
Rev. Minuwangoda Gnanawasa Thero is a Senior Lecturer. He is working as the Senior Lecturer in Education Science at the Department of Social Sciences and Comparative Studies under the Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies at the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. He has completed his B.ED degree in Education Science from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and a Master Degree in Education Science from the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. He is currently following his Doctoral Studies at the Department of Historical Educational Research in Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany.
Master of Arts in Education Degree in English medium in Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. 2020
Bachelor of Education Degree in English medium (Honors), Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010.
Government School Teacher at President's collage, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka. (From 25.05.2011 to 01.07.2016)
Sectional Head at President's collage, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka. (From 2012 to 01.07.2016)
Academic Sub-warden, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, since 11.01.2018.
Lecturer (Probationary) in Education Science, Department of Socail Sciences and Comparative Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Since 01.07.2016.
Appointment of Visiting Lecturer for conducting demonstration lessons, supervision and evaluation, of teaching practice and Dissertation in the Post Graduate Diploma in Education programme , University of Rajarata, Sri Lanka.
Member of the School Development Committee at President's collage, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka from 2016 to 2019.
Member of the Executive Committee of the Old Pupil's Association President's collage, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka from 2016 to 2019.
Patron of the Old Pupil's Association of President's collage, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka at present.
Articles in Reviewed Journals:
“A Study of a Few Recognized Educational Issues Faced by Sri Lanka at Present”, Pravachana 2016 II, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. (457-473)
Articles in Academic Journals:
"A Philosophical Analysis on Chunda Sutta" Pariyaththi 2018-2019, Pariyaththi Sabha, Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya,(P 155-162)
"A Study of Pirivena Students’ Low Achievements in Communicative Competency in English Language in Sri Lanka". Rewathabhinandana Shasthreeya Sangrahaya, Department of Sanskrit, University of Kelaniya, 2017 (P 396-406)
Research Papers in Conferences:
A research paper on “A Study of a Few Recognized Educational Issues Faced by Sri Lanka at Present”, Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Advanced Research (APCAR, Melbourne, March, 2017) ISBN:978 0 9953980-09 www.apiar.org.au
A research paper on "The Utility of the Punishment in the Classroom as a Way of Management of the Classroom Discipline" (A Critical Study Parallel to the Buddhist View on Punishment) 114th international conference on Social Sciences ad Humanities, Hanoi, Vietnam. 2019.
A research paper on "A Study on the Behaviours of the Students in Peer Groups in the Classroom Teaching" National Conference 2017, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura. (P. 207-211)
Dissertations:
"A Study of Pirivena Students Low Achievements in Communcative Competency in English Language in Sri Lanka". ( A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Education) Undergraduate Research, Supervisor: Dr. L. Weddikkarage (Ph.D.), Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2010
Pirivena Education Sector in Sri Lanka
Early Buddhist Education in Sri Lanka
Colonial Education Systems of Sri Lanka
Sociological Basis of Education
Education Management
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