Curriculum Vitae of Mariam Meynert dated March 2010
Dated – March 2010
Date of Birth – 26th April 1950
Citizenship - Swedish of Indian Origin
Permanant Address -Mariam Meynert
Mailing Address Spolegatan 11
Lund S-22220
Tel no: 046-129657
Mob: 070-6949897
e-mail: meynert.mariam2@gmail.com
Educational Qualification:
* Passed TISUS (Swedish Proficiency Examination for Universities) and 30 points of SFS (equivalent to B-level Gynasieskolan Swedish), January 2007 - Autumn 2007 – January 2008.
*Higher Secondary Examinations (Gymnasie Skolan), St. Thomas Higher Secondary school,, New Delhi, India,1966.
*B.Sc (Home Science), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, India 1966-69, 3-years programme.
*M.Sc (Rural Community Extension), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, 1969-71, 2-year programme.
*B.Ed (Home Science & Biology), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, 1972-73, 1-year programme.
*P.hd (education) was registered at the University of Lund, Spring 1987. All but dissertation. 80 pts of obligatory courses completed:
Dessertation incomplete: Topic related to education (school), child socialization (home & culture), ethnicity, class and gender.
*Fil Mag (Masters oin Social Science) – Pedagogy – 2007, Lund University. Title of dissertation: Theorizing Identity in a modern and postmodern World.
*Fil.Lic dissertation to be defended at Lund University – title: Conceptualizing Childhood, Knowledge, Pedagogy and Research into the Postmodern.
Additional Educational Qualifications:
*Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition In Developing Countries: A Course On Nutrition, Health and Rural Development, Uppsala University, Spring 1990.
* 5 pts in Environmental Issues, Thematic Course (C level), Lunds University, 2000, Under graduate level course.
*20 pts in Ulandskunskåp (Development Studies) (B level), Lunds University, 1996, Undergraduate level course.
*Equivalent to 10 pts in FN Kunskåp och Bistånd (United Nations and International Aid) (A-level) organized by Sida-Sandö/Linlöping University, Sweden at Sandö Centrum, Sundsvall, Autumn, 1999- Summer 2000, Undergraduate level course.
Other:
*Diploma in Journalism, Dateline Delhi, India 1975-76.
*Certificate in cookery, Bakery, Canning and House Keeping, Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi, India, 1975.
*Certificate in Basketball Coaching, NIS Patiala, 1974
*Elementary Courses in typing and Computer handling, ConVux, Kristianstad, Sweden, 1985.
*Starta Eget Utbuildning (Start your own enterprise), AMS/Högskolan i Kristianstad, Kristianstad, 1989.
*Training in Word processing (Windows ´98) for seven days at the Data Workshop held by Liber Hermods, Lunds, 2000.
*Attended Information Technology course for six-and-half months months Organized by Folk-University, Lund May 2nd to 18th November 2001.
Academic Achievements:
• Distinction in Practice Teaching in my B. Ed degree, Delhi University, India1973
• Honours for my Dessertation in my Masters (Home Science) degree, Delhi University, India, 1971
• Doctoral Fellowship for Ph.D (Education/Pedagogy) studies, Lund University, Sweden, 1991-1995.
• Ammanuence Fellowship for Masters level Essay in Health Education, Gävle University, Sweden, January to June, 2006.
Work Experience :
PresentOccupation:
• .Researcher working with childhood and postmodernity at the Dept of Pedagogy at the Sociologiska Institutionen, Lund University between 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010.
Dated – March 2010
Date of Birth – 26th April 1950
Citizenship - Swedish of Indian Origin
Permanant Address -Mariam Meynert
Mailing Address Spolegatan 11
Lund S-22220
Tel no: 046-129657
Mob: 070-6949897
e-mail: meynert.mariam2@gmail.com
Educational Qualification:
* Passed TISUS (Swedish Proficiency Examination for Universities) and 30 points of SFS (equivalent to B-level Gynasieskolan Swedish), January 2007 - Autumn 2007 – January 2008.
*Higher Secondary Examinations (Gymnasie Skolan), St. Thomas Higher Secondary school,, New Delhi, India,1966.
*B.Sc (Home Science), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, India 1966-69, 3-years programme.
*M.Sc (Rural Community Extension), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, 1969-71, 2-year programme.
*B.Ed (Home Science & Biology), Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, 1972-73, 1-year programme.
*P.hd (education) was registered at the University of Lund, Spring 1987. All but dissertation. 80 pts of obligatory courses completed:
Dessertation incomplete: Topic related to education (school), child socialization (home & culture), ethnicity, class and gender.
*Fil Mag (Masters oin Social Science) – Pedagogy – 2007, Lund University. Title of dissertation: Theorizing Identity in a modern and postmodern World.
*Fil.Lic dissertation to be defended at Lund University – title: Conceptualizing Childhood, Knowledge, Pedagogy and Research into the Postmodern.
Additional Educational Qualifications:
*Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition In Developing Countries: A Course On Nutrition, Health and Rural Development, Uppsala University, Spring 1990.
* 5 pts in Environmental Issues, Thematic Course (C level), Lunds University, 2000, Under graduate level course.
*20 pts in Ulandskunskåp (Development Studies) (B level), Lunds University, 1996, Undergraduate level course.
*Equivalent to 10 pts in FN Kunskåp och Bistånd (United Nations and International Aid) (A-level) organized by Sida-Sandö/Linlöping University, Sweden at Sandö Centrum, Sundsvall, Autumn, 1999- Summer 2000, Undergraduate level course.
Other:
*Diploma in Journalism, Dateline Delhi, India 1975-76.
*Certificate in cookery, Bakery, Canning and House Keeping, Institute of Hotel Management, Catering and Nutrition, Pusa, New Delhi, India, 1975.
*Certificate in Basketball Coaching, NIS Patiala, 1974
*Elementary Courses in typing and Computer handling, ConVux, Kristianstad, Sweden, 1985.
*Starta Eget Utbuildning (Start your own enterprise), AMS/Högskolan i Kristianstad, Kristianstad, 1989.
*Training in Word processing (Windows ´98) for seven days at the Data Workshop held by Liber Hermods, Lunds, 2000.
*Attended Information Technology course for six-and-half months months Organized by Folk-University, Lund May 2nd to 18th November 2001.
Academic Achievements:
• Distinction in Practice Teaching in my B. Ed degree, Delhi University, India1973
• Honours for my Dessertation in my Masters (Home Science) degree, Delhi University, India, 1971
• Doctoral Fellowship for Ph.D (Education/Pedagogy) studies, Lund University, Sweden, 1991-1995.
• Ammanuence Fellowship for Masters level Essay in Health Education, Gävle University, Sweden, January to June, 2006.
Work Experience :
PresentOccupation:
• .Researcher working with childhood and postmodernity at the Dept of Pedagogy at the Sociologiska Institutionen, Lund University between 1st July 2009 to 30th June 2010.
Recent Previous Occupations:
• Practicing teacher at Bladins International School, Malmö, 2008-2009.
• Assistant to Prof. Lennart Svensson, (research assistant), at the Dept of Education, University of Lund November 2007- May 2008.
• Teaching and Research at the Department of Pedagogy, Psychology and Didactics, Universoty of Gävle, Gävle SE- 80176, Sweden, between 23rd Jan 2006 to 9th June 2006.
Previous Work Experience:
20 years of work experience with 17 years of teaching, 6 years of research and 6 years of community development/extension work (sometimes overlapping)
Teaching:
School Level
*Home Science Teacher at the International English School, Linköping, Sweden between 2003-2005. Also taught Science to classes 7th (2003-2004).
*Senior Home Science Teacher at St. Thomas Girls Higher Secondary School, New Delhi between July 1971 to October 1977.
* Individual teaching at a Svaneskolan in Åhus, Sweden for six months, 1998-99. teaching
* Worked in a Child-care and free-time home at Skutan barnomsorg in Åhus, Sweden for three and a half months in order to practice language; pedagogic training and learn work culture in Sweden.
* Teaching Indian Cooking Classes in Vuxan Skolan, Lund, Sweden, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98.
* Teaching Indian Cooking Classes in NBV, Malmö, Sweden, 1995-96. 1996-97, 1997-98.
University Level
Teaching in Lunds University :
*Course ICU - 801 (41-80pts) - Intercultural Understanding - (Subject taught: Quantitative Methods 5 pts). Autumn 1995.
*Course PED 071 (1-10 pts) - Intercultural Communication - (Subject taught: Women and cultural encounter), Spring 1996.
School Level
*Home Science Teacher at the International English School, Linköping, Sweden between 2003-2005. Also taught Science to classes 7th (2003-2004).
*Senior Home Science Teacher at St. Thomas Girls Higher Secondary School, New Delhi between July 1971 to October 1977.
* Individual teaching at a Svaneskolan in Åhus, Sweden for six months, 1998-99. teaching
* Worked in a Child-care and free-time home at Skutan barnomsorg in Åhus, Sweden for three and a half months in order to practice language; pedagogic training and learn work culture in Sweden.
* Teaching Indian Cooking Classes in Vuxan Skolan, Lund, Sweden, 1994-95, 1996-97, 1997-98.
* Teaching Indian Cooking Classes in NBV, Malmö, Sweden, 1995-96. 1996-97, 1997-98.
University Level
Teaching in Lunds University :
*Course ICU - 801 (41-80pts) - Intercultural Understanding - (Subject taught: Quantitative Methods 5 pts). Autumn 1995.
*Course PED 071 (1-10 pts) - Intercultural Communication - (Subject taught: Women and cultural encounter), Spring 1996.
Teaching at Högskolan i Kristianstad (University of Kristianstad,):
*Course UL 202 (20 pts) - Development Studies with reference to India (Subject taught: Cultural encounter, Population, Food Policy and Health in Developing countries, Women in the Third World, Women, Ecology and Development, Community Development, Programme Planning and Implementation, Research Methods, Scope as development worker), Field Advisor, 1990-95.
*Course EDU: 120:3(1-20pts) - Comparative Education – Child Labour, Indian Project – Integrated Child Development Services. Preparation of course material on Sociology of Childhood, ICDS, Child Labour. Group work – developing child care model for Ist world, socialist world and developing countries, 2000.
Teaching at Högskolan I Gävle (University of Gävle):
* Course 4HP01B (10pts) – Pedagogical perspective on health interventions in a multicultural society – Multiracial and Gender Considerations in Health Interventions.
Teaching in Indian Universities
*Assistant Professor (HomeScience Extension) for a period of four and a half years (July 1980 to November 1984) at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Lecturer in Education (Home Science Methods) for a period of two and a half years (Nov 1977 to June 1980) at the University of Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India.
* Teaching Nutrition and Dietetics to students of Hotel Management, Datamatics (a London affiliated Institution), New Delhi, 1975-76.
Research
*Doctorand Tjänst (Doctoral Assistantship) at the Department of Education, Lunds University, Sweden between 1991-95.
*Project Coordinator of a research project ‘Developing a Functional Model for Child Care Services’ at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India.
(Data published in the book Grass without Roots - Rural Development under Government Auspices by L.C.Jain etal p142-150, (1985).
*Masters Research Dessertation titled – A Study of Attitudes of Rural Women of Three Communities in a Kerala Village Towards Selected Cultural Practices.
*Masters level Essay (D-level) titled: An exploratory study of health awareness of students and production workers of large scale kitchen unit in two Swedish schools.
Development work:
*Bilateral Associate Expert (SIDA), in the Department of Adult Education, Ministry of Education, Ethiopia, April 1988 to June 1989.
Project - Women In Adult Education Pilot Project.
* Development and Extension Work (1980-1984) at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant nagar, India.
Minor Work Experience in Sweden:
* Worked as a beredskåp (practice) Dietist at the Kristianstad district hospital for six months.
* Practicing Associate at the University of Kristianstad, June to December 2000.
Initiating a student-teacher exchange programme between Indian Universities and the
University of Kristianstad.
Administrative Experience:
* Assistant Professor In-charge of the the Dept. of Home Science Extension at the college of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar, India, 1981-84.
* Staff Councellor of Home Science Society at Pant University, 1981-82.
* Examination Superintendant for undergraduate examination from time to time.
* Faculty Secretary at the Faculty of Home Science at Pant University, India, 1984.
* Coordinator of Farm Women´s Fair, at Pant University, 1980-84.
* Coordinating the Home Science Radio Talk series for the Pant University, India, 1980-84.
* Curriculum Coordinator for Basic Education Teacher Training programme, at the University of Jamia Millia Islamia, India, 1979-80.
* Examiner and Paper-setter for All India Higher Secondary School Examinations, B.Ed
examinations and B.A. (Home Science) examinations.
* Resource Person for Workshops in Curriculum Development for Slum Children and higher
Secondary Syllabus, organised by the NCERT, India, 1979-80.
* Member of the Board of Management of YWCA (1973-81), Delhi; Chair Person of the
Programme Committee, Delhi YWCA, 1973- 74. Also Member of the Finance Committee,
Hostel Committee, Personnel Committee and Constitutional Committee, sometime during the
period.
* Member of the Board of Management, Svalorna, Lund, Sweden 1987-88.
* Member of the Board of Management of the PTA of the International English School,
Linköping, Sweden 2004-2005.
* Member of the Executive Body of the Teachers Association of Pant University, India, 1981-82. * Prime Minister of the School Student Parliament at St. Thomas School, 1964-65.
Research Papers and Publications:
*Co-author of an article Published in the WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY; editor Dana Rapheal, Monton Publishers, The Hague, 1975. ISSUE: Women and Changing Social Trends, titled A Case Study of Kerala Women - Trends in Social Change.
*Abstract of paper published in the proceedings of the IV World Congress of Comparative Education held at Tokyo, July 1980. Titled: The Moral Dimension in the Socialization of Ethnic Minority Communities in Kerala, India.
*Paper Published in the Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Educational Research, held at Jeruselem, Israel, June 27 - July 2, 1993; titled Worldism, Relativism in Muticultural Discourse - Pedagogical Implications.
*Paper titled: Feminization of Health Care – Theoretical Perspectives, presented at the proceedings of the Commission RC 15, Gender and Health, session : Theoretical Approaches to Gender and Health, of the XV International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, held at Brisbane, Australia, July 7-15, 2002. Also presented at the mixed method conference held in Cambridge by HSHS, July 10-11 2006. Accepted as chapter for a book called Sociological perspectives of health and illness, (ed) Constantinos N Phellas, Oxford University Press, to be released September 2010.
*Paper Presented at the Conference on Gender and Development – New Theories and Old Discourses: Theorizing Gender Continuity and Change in the Interface Between Local Societies and Global Economic Transformation, organized by Movements and Strategies in the Third World Development Programme, (SMS) of the Sociology and Social Anthropology Department, University of Lund, Sweden, held at Falsterbo Kursgård, 1993; titled: Feminism and Postmodernism within Pedagogic Descourse.
*Paper Presented at the XIII World Congress of Sociology: Session on Education, Modernization and Liberation in the Third World (Commission R04), held at Bielefeld, Germany, July 16-23, 1994. Titled: Beyond Equality and Difference - Pedagogical Implications in a Multicultural and Multilingual Society. Also published as Pedagogical Bulletin, Department of Education, Lunds University, 1994.
*Article published as Pedagogical Bulletin, at Department of Education, Lunds University, 1991. Titled: Problems in Sociological Phenomenology - A Search for a dialectical tool of
social enquiry.
*Paper published in the proceedings of the First Nordic Conference on South Asian Studies organized by NASA, October 11-13 1991, Copenhagen, Denmark. Workshop - Language and Ethnicity. Titled: Structuring of Identity In a Syrian Christian Family.
*Paper presented at NASA´s Conference held at Oslo between 18th May to 22nd May, 1995. Paper titled: Nutrition, Forestry and Women in India - A Model for Sustainable Use and Protection of Subsistence Women. Summary of paper published as article in Indian Farming, Ministry of agriculture, India (1996); also published in 50 years of Indian Farming, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, (1998).
*Paper presented at the Nordic Symposium on Intercultural Communication held between Nov 23-26, 1995, at the University of Jyväskyla, Finland. Tilted: Language Issues in a Multicultural and Multilingual Society - Pedagogical Implications.
*Paper presented in the Commision on Theories and Theory-Shifts at the Xth World Congress of Comparative Education, held at Cape Town, South Africa, July 12th-17th, 1998. Titled Worldism and Relativism in Pedagogical Discourse - Reflects on Methodology, Theory and Third World Issues.
*Paper presented in the Research Commision 04, in the session Knowledge, Power, Culture and Education in South Asia, at the 14th World Congress of Sociology held at Montreal, Canada, from July 26th to august 1st, 1998. Titled: Knowledge, Power and Control - Perspectives in Educational Research, Theory and Practice. Revised and developed paper invited for publication in a volume titled: Education, Dominance and Liberation (eds S.Shukla & R.Kaul), India.
*Paper titled: Structuring of Modern and Postmodern Identities with Reflections on the Pedagogical Implications in a Multicultural World, published in the proceedings of The International Sociological Association, Sociology of Education RC04 Mid-term Conference, Theme: Identity Politics, Multiculturalism and Education, held between December 1-3, 2000, in Hualien, Taiwan,
*Abstract titled : Modernization of Tradition in the Light of Postmodern Insights - Implications for Education, published in the book of Abstracts (accepted for presentation but couldnot attend the conference) of the 9th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, University of Sydney, Australia, July 1966. Co-Auther of the complete paper accepted for publication in a volume ‘Human Values and Social Change’ to be published by the Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, by April 1997 (still in print).
*Paper to be presented at the XV ISA World Congress of Sociology, to be held at Brisbane, Australia, 7-15 July, 2002, at RC – 15 Gender and Health session, titled: Theoretical Approaches to Gender and Health. Paper titled: Feminization of Health Care – Theoretical Perspectives.
*Paper presented at the All India Workshop on Comparative Education, held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1979. Titled: Authority Patterns in Socialization in the Home and School of Ethnic Minorities in Kerela .
*Paper published in the proceedings of the National Conference on Women´s Education, held at Jabalpur, India 1979. Titled: Differential Socialization and Women´s Education.
*Paper presented at the 1st Conference on Women´studies held at Bomay, 1981.Titled:Educational Backwardness of Moplah Muslim Women of Kerala State.
*Paper Presented at the XV Indian Sociological Conference, held at Meerut, India, 1980. Titled: Moral education among children of ethnic minorities in Kerala.
*Papers presented at the 16th Biennial conference of Home Science Association of India at Pant Nager, India, 1980. Title a):Child Care Schemes in Uttar Pradesh - delivery efficacy; Title b): Is Home Science contributing to the underdevelopment of women - A feminist view.
*Paper published in the proceedings of the National Seminar on Education and Employment for Women in India, Kodaicanal, India, 1984. Title: Issues related to women´s education and female participation in the rural economy.
*Book Review published in Economic and Political Weekly, vol xxxvi no:26, June 30-July 6, 2001, Sameeksha Trust Publication, India, titled: Revolutionizing Pedagogic Theory. Review of Che Guevara, Paulo Friere and the Pedagogy of Revolution by Peter Mclaren, Culture and Education Series (eds) Henry A Giroux and Joe Kincheloe; Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, New York 2000.
Essays and Unpublished Document
*Integration of Population Education in the Anganwadi Centres (India); session paper presented at the work-shop on Integrated Child Development Services organized by the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development for the secretaries of Indian Council of Child Welfare, held at Pant-Nager, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*A Short Resumé of Cultural Geography of India, written as course literature for presentation at a lecture at the Department of Education, Högskolan I Kristianstad, 1986.
*Impact Indicators for Women in Adult Education Pilot Project, circulated and adopted by the Department of Adult Education, by the Women in Adult Education Pilot Project, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 1989.
*Socio-Economic Survey Document, circulated and adopted by the Department of Adult Education, by the Women in Adult Education Pilot Project, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 1989.
The Frankfurt School, essay written for 10 points in the course Theory of Science, in the Ph.d. Programme in Education at Lunds University.
*On the Concept of Culture, essay written for 5 points in the course Cultural Encounters, Lund University.
*Meta Science – Contemporary Schools, essay written for the partial fulfilment of 10 points for the course Qualitative Methods, in the Ph.d. programme in Education at Lunds University.
Theoretical Overview of the Women-in-Development debate, essay submitted for 20 points (B-level) course in Development Studies (U-Landskunskåp) at Lunds University.
*Greening of Development and International Aid, essay written in partial fulfilment of the 5 point course in United Nations and Development Aid, at Sida Sandö.
Feminization of Development Aid, essay written in partial fulfilment of the 5point course in United Nations and Development Aid, at Sida, Sandö.
*Forestry, Nutrition and Women – Theoretical Perspectives and Project Design for Sustainable Use of Forests and Protection and Empowerment of Subsistance Woman, essay written for a 5 pt course in Environmental issues, Thematic Course, at Lunds University.
Etiquette for Teenagers - A 14 page document compiled for circulation in the International English School, Linköping, 2003-2004.
*International Recipés for classes 6th, 7th and 8th - compiled for circulation in the International English School, Linköping, 2005.
Journalistic Features:
*Giving the disabled a leg to stand on, in Dateline Delhi, Nov 1975, India.
*To high to reach for a basket in Dateline Delhi, February, 1975.
*To run with the hare or to hunt with the hounds - Identity and the 2nd Generation Syrian-Christian Women in Delhi. in the Suvenir of the Marthoma Youth Congress, India, Sept 1979.
*The Field Trip in the in-house Journal Home and School, published by the Parent Teachers Association of St Thomas Higher Secondary School, New Delhi, India, 1970.
*Bridging the Generation Gap in the in-house Journal Home and School , published by the Parent Teachers Association of St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, New Delhi, India,1970.
*Our Rural Counterpart, research assisted and written the commentry, broadcasted in the Youth Forum, Delhi TV, 1976.
*Squash, 30 minutes feature broadcasted on Yuv Vani (Youth Air), Delhi Radio, 1976.
How to cope up with Burns a radio talk, Rampur Radio India, 1983.
Preparation and distribution of folders and leaflets to 5000 families in Uttar Pradesh India 1980-84.
Exhibitions
• Labour saving devices in the rural home, at the Delhi School Competition, 1976.
• Use of solar energy in the rural home, at the All India Inter-state Schools Competition, New Delhi, India , 1977.
• A Study of the Indegenous Technology in the Rural Homes in Uttar Pradesh, at Pant University, 1981.
• Diet for Old Age, (Prepared visuals) at the district hospital in Kristianstad, Sweden, 1988.
Coordination of Farm Women´s Fairs , at Pant University India 1980-84 - Display titles:
• Generating income through home industry
• How children grow and develope.
• From lab to home
• Save through better preservation and storage.
Membership and Representation to Organizations
Member of CIES (International Comparative Education Society), 1998--2000.
Life member of the Indian Sociological Association, 1998--.
Member of the Nordic Association for South Asian Studies
Been member of the International Association for Educational Research 1993-97
Member of the International Sociological Association 1994-2008
Member of the Research Commission (RC04) - Sociology of Education of the ISA, 1994--..
Member of the Research Commission on Sociology of Women, ISA, 1994--.
Been member of Comparative Education Society of India 1981-1984.
Been member of Home Science Society of India, 1982-84.
Been member of the Adult Education Society of India 1981-84
Been member of the Soliaki Association of Kristianstad 1985-86.
Supporting member of Green Peace, Sweden, 1998 –
Member of DISA, Women´s Studies Centre, Lund, 1999-
Member of the UN Association, Hessleholm Chapter, 1999-
Special Interests
Atheletics (School & College champion in High Jump, Long Jump and Sprints);
Basketball ( Captain of the college and University Basketball team, awardee of the university and college colours in Basketball, represented the Delhi State in the National Basketball meets).
Reading, Cooking, Art-history(recent), Painting (recent), Travelling.
Languages Known
English (very good), Hindi (fair), Malayalam and Swedish (little)
Countries Travelled
Within India, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Russia, USA, Canada, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Britain, Dubai, Thailand, Hong kong, Holland, France, Switzerland, Czekoslavakia, Hungary, Jugoslavia, Germany, Poland, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Taiwan, Cyprus.
*Course UL 202 (20 pts) - Development Studies with reference to India (Subject taught: Cultural encounter, Population, Food Policy and Health in Developing countries, Women in the Third World, Women, Ecology and Development, Community Development, Programme Planning and Implementation, Research Methods, Scope as development worker), Field Advisor, 1990-95.
*Course EDU: 120:3(1-20pts) - Comparative Education – Child Labour, Indian Project – Integrated Child Development Services. Preparation of course material on Sociology of Childhood, ICDS, Child Labour. Group work – developing child care model for Ist world, socialist world and developing countries, 2000.
Teaching at Högskolan I Gävle (University of Gävle):
* Course 4HP01B (10pts) – Pedagogical perspective on health interventions in a multicultural society – Multiracial and Gender Considerations in Health Interventions.
Teaching in Indian Universities
*Assistant Professor (HomeScience Extension) for a period of four and a half years (July 1980 to November 1984) at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Lecturer in Education (Home Science Methods) for a period of two and a half years (Nov 1977 to June 1980) at the University of Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India.
* Teaching Nutrition and Dietetics to students of Hotel Management, Datamatics (a London affiliated Institution), New Delhi, 1975-76.
Research
*Doctorand Tjänst (Doctoral Assistantship) at the Department of Education, Lunds University, Sweden between 1991-95.
*Project Coordinator of a research project ‘Developing a Functional Model for Child Care Services’ at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India.
(Data published in the book Grass without Roots - Rural Development under Government Auspices by L.C.Jain etal p142-150, (1985).
*Masters Research Dessertation titled – A Study of Attitudes of Rural Women of Three Communities in a Kerala Village Towards Selected Cultural Practices.
*Masters level Essay (D-level) titled: An exploratory study of health awareness of students and production workers of large scale kitchen unit in two Swedish schools.
Development work:
*Bilateral Associate Expert (SIDA), in the Department of Adult Education, Ministry of Education, Ethiopia, April 1988 to June 1989.
Project - Women In Adult Education Pilot Project.
* Development and Extension Work (1980-1984) at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant nagar, India.
Minor Work Experience in Sweden:
* Worked as a beredskåp (practice) Dietist at the Kristianstad district hospital for six months.
* Practicing Associate at the University of Kristianstad, June to December 2000.
Initiating a student-teacher exchange programme between Indian Universities and the
University of Kristianstad.
Administrative Experience:
* Assistant Professor In-charge of the the Dept. of Home Science Extension at the college of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar, India, 1981-84.
* Staff Councellor of Home Science Society at Pant University, 1981-82.
* Examination Superintendant for undergraduate examination from time to time.
* Faculty Secretary at the Faculty of Home Science at Pant University, India, 1984.
* Coordinator of Farm Women´s Fair, at Pant University, 1980-84.
* Coordinating the Home Science Radio Talk series for the Pant University, India, 1980-84.
* Curriculum Coordinator for Basic Education Teacher Training programme, at the University of Jamia Millia Islamia, India, 1979-80.
* Examiner and Paper-setter for All India Higher Secondary School Examinations, B.Ed
examinations and B.A. (Home Science) examinations.
* Resource Person for Workshops in Curriculum Development for Slum Children and higher
Secondary Syllabus, organised by the NCERT, India, 1979-80.
* Member of the Board of Management of YWCA (1973-81), Delhi; Chair Person of the
Programme Committee, Delhi YWCA, 1973- 74. Also Member of the Finance Committee,
Hostel Committee, Personnel Committee and Constitutional Committee, sometime during the
period.
* Member of the Board of Management, Svalorna, Lund, Sweden 1987-88.
* Member of the Board of Management of the PTA of the International English School,
Linköping, Sweden 2004-2005.
* Member of the Executive Body of the Teachers Association of Pant University, India, 1981-82. * Prime Minister of the School Student Parliament at St. Thomas School, 1964-65.
Research Papers and Publications:
*Co-author of an article Published in the WORLD ANTHROPOLOGY; editor Dana Rapheal, Monton Publishers, The Hague, 1975. ISSUE: Women and Changing Social Trends, titled A Case Study of Kerala Women - Trends in Social Change.
*Abstract of paper published in the proceedings of the IV World Congress of Comparative Education held at Tokyo, July 1980. Titled: The Moral Dimension in the Socialization of Ethnic Minority Communities in Kerala, India.
*Paper Published in the Proceedings of the 11th International Congress of Educational Research, held at Jeruselem, Israel, June 27 - July 2, 1993; titled Worldism, Relativism in Muticultural Discourse - Pedagogical Implications.
*Paper titled: Feminization of Health Care – Theoretical Perspectives, presented at the proceedings of the Commission RC 15, Gender and Health, session : Theoretical Approaches to Gender and Health, of the XV International Sociological Association World Congress of Sociology, held at Brisbane, Australia, July 7-15, 2002. Also presented at the mixed method conference held in Cambridge by HSHS, July 10-11 2006. Accepted as chapter for a book called Sociological perspectives of health and illness, (ed) Constantinos N Phellas, Oxford University Press, to be released September 2010.
*Paper Presented at the Conference on Gender and Development – New Theories and Old Discourses: Theorizing Gender Continuity and Change in the Interface Between Local Societies and Global Economic Transformation, organized by Movements and Strategies in the Third World Development Programme, (SMS) of the Sociology and Social Anthropology Department, University of Lund, Sweden, held at Falsterbo Kursgård, 1993; titled: Feminism and Postmodernism within Pedagogic Descourse.
*Paper Presented at the XIII World Congress of Sociology: Session on Education, Modernization and Liberation in the Third World (Commission R04), held at Bielefeld, Germany, July 16-23, 1994. Titled: Beyond Equality and Difference - Pedagogical Implications in a Multicultural and Multilingual Society. Also published as Pedagogical Bulletin, Department of Education, Lunds University, 1994.
*Article published as Pedagogical Bulletin, at Department of Education, Lunds University, 1991. Titled: Problems in Sociological Phenomenology - A Search for a dialectical tool of
social enquiry.
*Paper published in the proceedings of the First Nordic Conference on South Asian Studies organized by NASA, October 11-13 1991, Copenhagen, Denmark. Workshop - Language and Ethnicity. Titled: Structuring of Identity In a Syrian Christian Family.
*Paper presented at NASA´s Conference held at Oslo between 18th May to 22nd May, 1995. Paper titled: Nutrition, Forestry and Women in India - A Model for Sustainable Use and Protection of Subsistence Women. Summary of paper published as article in Indian Farming, Ministry of agriculture, India (1996); also published in 50 years of Indian Farming, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, (1998).
*Paper presented at the Nordic Symposium on Intercultural Communication held between Nov 23-26, 1995, at the University of Jyväskyla, Finland. Tilted: Language Issues in a Multicultural and Multilingual Society - Pedagogical Implications.
*Paper presented in the Commision on Theories and Theory-Shifts at the Xth World Congress of Comparative Education, held at Cape Town, South Africa, July 12th-17th, 1998. Titled Worldism and Relativism in Pedagogical Discourse - Reflects on Methodology, Theory and Third World Issues.
*Paper presented in the Research Commision 04, in the session Knowledge, Power, Culture and Education in South Asia, at the 14th World Congress of Sociology held at Montreal, Canada, from July 26th to august 1st, 1998. Titled: Knowledge, Power and Control - Perspectives in Educational Research, Theory and Practice. Revised and developed paper invited for publication in a volume titled: Education, Dominance and Liberation (eds S.Shukla & R.Kaul), India.
*Paper titled: Structuring of Modern and Postmodern Identities with Reflections on the Pedagogical Implications in a Multicultural World, published in the proceedings of The International Sociological Association, Sociology of Education RC04 Mid-term Conference, Theme: Identity Politics, Multiculturalism and Education, held between December 1-3, 2000, in Hualien, Taiwan,
*Abstract titled : Modernization of Tradition in the Light of Postmodern Insights - Implications for Education, published in the book of Abstracts (accepted for presentation but couldnot attend the conference) of the 9th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, University of Sydney, Australia, July 1966. Co-Auther of the complete paper accepted for publication in a volume ‘Human Values and Social Change’ to be published by the Department of Sociology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India, by April 1997 (still in print).
*Paper to be presented at the XV ISA World Congress of Sociology, to be held at Brisbane, Australia, 7-15 July, 2002, at RC – 15 Gender and Health session, titled: Theoretical Approaches to Gender and Health. Paper titled: Feminization of Health Care – Theoretical Perspectives.
*Paper presented at the All India Workshop on Comparative Education, held at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1979. Titled: Authority Patterns in Socialization in the Home and School of Ethnic Minorities in Kerela .
*Paper published in the proceedings of the National Conference on Women´s Education, held at Jabalpur, India 1979. Titled: Differential Socialization and Women´s Education.
*Paper presented at the 1st Conference on Women´studies held at Bomay, 1981.Titled:Educational Backwardness of Moplah Muslim Women of Kerala State.
*Paper Presented at the XV Indian Sociological Conference, held at Meerut, India, 1980. Titled: Moral education among children of ethnic minorities in Kerala.
*Papers presented at the 16th Biennial conference of Home Science Association of India at Pant Nager, India, 1980. Title a):Child Care Schemes in Uttar Pradesh - delivery efficacy; Title b): Is Home Science contributing to the underdevelopment of women - A feminist view.
*Paper published in the proceedings of the National Seminar on Education and Employment for Women in India, Kodaicanal, India, 1984. Title: Issues related to women´s education and female participation in the rural economy.
*Book Review published in Economic and Political Weekly, vol xxxvi no:26, June 30-July 6, 2001, Sameeksha Trust Publication, India, titled: Revolutionizing Pedagogic Theory. Review of Che Guevara, Paulo Friere and the Pedagogy of Revolution by Peter Mclaren, Culture and Education Series (eds) Henry A Giroux and Joe Kincheloe; Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, New York 2000.
Essays and Unpublished Document
*Integration of Population Education in the Anganwadi Centres (India); session paper presented at the work-shop on Integrated Child Development Services organized by the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development for the secretaries of Indian Council of Child Welfare, held at Pant-Nager, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*A Short Resumé of Cultural Geography of India, written as course literature for presentation at a lecture at the Department of Education, Högskolan I Kristianstad, 1986.
*Impact Indicators for Women in Adult Education Pilot Project, circulated and adopted by the Department of Adult Education, by the Women in Adult Education Pilot Project, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 1989.
*Socio-Economic Survey Document, circulated and adopted by the Department of Adult Education, by the Women in Adult Education Pilot Project, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 1989.
The Frankfurt School, essay written for 10 points in the course Theory of Science, in the Ph.d. Programme in Education at Lunds University.
*On the Concept of Culture, essay written for 5 points in the course Cultural Encounters, Lund University.
*Meta Science – Contemporary Schools, essay written for the partial fulfilment of 10 points for the course Qualitative Methods, in the Ph.d. programme in Education at Lunds University.
Theoretical Overview of the Women-in-Development debate, essay submitted for 20 points (B-level) course in Development Studies (U-Landskunskåp) at Lunds University.
*Greening of Development and International Aid, essay written in partial fulfilment of the 5 point course in United Nations and Development Aid, at Sida Sandö.
Feminization of Development Aid, essay written in partial fulfilment of the 5point course in United Nations and Development Aid, at Sida, Sandö.
*Forestry, Nutrition and Women – Theoretical Perspectives and Project Design for Sustainable Use of Forests and Protection and Empowerment of Subsistance Woman, essay written for a 5 pt course in Environmental issues, Thematic Course, at Lunds University.
Etiquette for Teenagers - A 14 page document compiled for circulation in the International English School, Linköping, 2003-2004.
*International Recipés for classes 6th, 7th and 8th - compiled for circulation in the International English School, Linköping, 2005.
Journalistic Features:
*Giving the disabled a leg to stand on, in Dateline Delhi, Nov 1975, India.
*To high to reach for a basket in Dateline Delhi, February, 1975.
*To run with the hare or to hunt with the hounds - Identity and the 2nd Generation Syrian-Christian Women in Delhi. in the Suvenir of the Marthoma Youth Congress, India, Sept 1979.
*The Field Trip in the in-house Journal Home and School, published by the Parent Teachers Association of St Thomas Higher Secondary School, New Delhi, India, 1970.
*Bridging the Generation Gap in the in-house Journal Home and School , published by the Parent Teachers Association of St. Thomas Higher Secondary School, New Delhi, India,1970.
*Our Rural Counterpart, research assisted and written the commentry, broadcasted in the Youth Forum, Delhi TV, 1976.
*Squash, 30 minutes feature broadcasted on Yuv Vani (Youth Air), Delhi Radio, 1976.
How to cope up with Burns a radio talk, Rampur Radio India, 1983.
Preparation and distribution of folders and leaflets to 5000 families in Uttar Pradesh India 1980-84.
Exhibitions
• Labour saving devices in the rural home, at the Delhi School Competition, 1976.
• Use of solar energy in the rural home, at the All India Inter-state Schools Competition, New Delhi, India , 1977.
• A Study of the Indegenous Technology in the Rural Homes in Uttar Pradesh, at Pant University, 1981.
• Diet for Old Age, (Prepared visuals) at the district hospital in Kristianstad, Sweden, 1988.
Coordination of Farm Women´s Fairs , at Pant University India 1980-84 - Display titles:
• Generating income through home industry
• How children grow and develope.
• From lab to home
• Save through better preservation and storage.
Membership and Representation to Organizations
Member of CIES (International Comparative Education Society), 1998--2000.
Life member of the Indian Sociological Association, 1998--.
Member of the Nordic Association for South Asian Studies
Been member of the International Association for Educational Research 1993-97
Member of the International Sociological Association 1994-2008
Member of the Research Commission (RC04) - Sociology of Education of the ISA, 1994--..
Member of the Research Commission on Sociology of Women, ISA, 1994--.
Been member of Comparative Education Society of India 1981-1984.
Been member of Home Science Society of India, 1982-84.
Been member of the Adult Education Society of India 1981-84
Been member of the Soliaki Association of Kristianstad 1985-86.
Supporting member of Green Peace, Sweden, 1998 –
Member of DISA, Women´s Studies Centre, Lund, 1999-
Member of the UN Association, Hessleholm Chapter, 1999-
Special Interests
Atheletics (School & College champion in High Jump, Long Jump and Sprints);
Basketball ( Captain of the college and University Basketball team, awardee of the university and college colours in Basketball, represented the Delhi State in the National Basketball meets).
Reading, Cooking, Art-history(recent), Painting (recent), Travelling.
Languages Known
English (very good), Hindi (fair), Malayalam and Swedish (little)
Countries Travelled
Within India, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Israel, Russia, USA, Canada, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Britain, Dubai, Thailand, Hong kong, Holland, France, Switzerland, Czekoslavakia, Hungary, Jugoslavia, Germany, Poland, Greece, Switzerland, Austria, Taiwan, Cyprus.
