Prof. Saroj Sharma
Chairperson, National Institute for Open Schooling, NOIDA,
India
Educational Qualifications:
M. Sc. (Botany), M.A. (Sociology), M. Ed., M.B.A., M.Phil.
& Ph. D. (Education)
Specialisation
Plant Pathology (Botany), Criminology (Sociology), Educational
Administration & Management (M.Ed. & M. Phil.), H R
(M.B.A.)
Fields of Interest:
Curriculum construction in different levels of School
and Teacher Education, Innovations in Teaching Methodologies,
Peace, Gender and Environment Education, Indic Studies and defining
significance of Ancient Indian Sciences in contemporary Education,
Community Service, Life Skills and Value Education.
Prof. Saroj Sharma is associated with different dimensions of
Education at various levels in contemporary educational system and
addressing the quality concerns of the respective streams.
She has rich and varied academic experience as seasoned faculty
member and sound administrative experience as academic Head of
different Institutions offering the Graduate and Post graduate
degrees of Education (B.Ed. M.Ed.). She has been the first
Dean of the University School of Education, Guru
Gobind Singh Indraprastha Univesity, New Delhi in the respective
stream of Education.
She is member of many educational associations and actively
involved in various projects of UNICEF, UNESCO, NCERT,
ICSSR and other social and cultural forums.
Presently she is member in the Governing Bodies, Board
of Studies and Academic Councils of many Universities of
India. She has also been member of various Curriculum-Development
and Frame work formation teams at the National and International
levels in the field of different strata of School curriculum as
well as of Teacher Education. Some of her significant publications
include - various books on Education and several course books and
modules in Post Graduate Diploma for School Leadership and
Management (PGDSLM), Diploma in
Elementary Education and B.Ed. and
M. Ed. Programmes and Ph.D. course work of
different Universities. She is empanelled as Evaluator in different
leading National Universities and Apex Educational
bodies in India and abroad.
She has expertise in organizing Research Workshops and various
Faculty Development and Capacity Building Programmes. She is keenly
interested in various Community Service and SUPW Programmes and its
incorporation and implementation in Contemporary Education System.
Presently she is working on the concepts of Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) and Public Private
Partnership (PPP) Model in the field of
Education.
She is in the Advisory and Editorial Boards of many Journals of
Education and has contributed a number of articles and research
papers in National and International Journals of repute.
She has been a member of the consultation committee constituted
by NCTE for the formulation of New Education Policy-2016
under the umbrella of MHRD then and had been member in a
few other educational programme implementation committees (PICs) of
MHRD. She has also been in the standing committee of NCTE and also
Chair of the Open Education Resources Development (OERs), Committee
of NCTE.
She is striving hard to attain academic excellence at personal
and professional level with a mission of restructuring the current
educational scenario for the quality enhancement and assurance in
the field of Education.
Her Academic
Vision infuses following focused Areas in contemporary education
scenario:
- Innovation & Good practices in Teaching
- Value, Citizenship and Moral Education with Indian Ethos.
- Environmental concerns and sustainable development in
Education.
- Use of ICT in Education and virtual education.
- Inclusive Education at all the levels.
- Paradigm Shifts in Education infusing National and Global
Concerns i.e.-Peace, Gender Issues, Human Rights and Legal
Education, Heritage of Art & Crafts Education, Multilingualism,
Natal and Prenatal studies, Health, hygiene, Family, Population
Education and skill oriented curriculum.