Brief Profile
He got his Master of Arts in Geography from the University of Mysore and his Master of Education from Annamalai University. He also has an M.Phil. from Madurai Kamaraj University and a Ph.D. in education from the University of Mysore. He's been teaching in B.Ed. colleges around Mysore City for 27 years. He's also passed the UGC-NET exam in both Geography and Education. He began his career as a project officer for the Tribe Child Development of Council (TCDC) in Karapura Jungle from 1990 to 1992. After that, he worked as a Geography Lecturer at Sri Kaginele Mahasamsthana Kanakaguru Peeta College of Education in Kuvempu Nagara, Mysore, from 1996 to 2003. He then joined Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE) a unit of Sri Ramakrishna Mission, Calcutta, India in 2003 and worked as an Associate Professor there until 2019. Following that, he moved to the Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), where he was the Principal of the Vivekananda Teacher Training and Research Centre (VTTRC) in Hosahalli, H.D. Kote Tq., Mysore District, from 2019 to 2022. During his time there, he successfully finished three projects for Future Teachers of India (FTI), which were sponsored by TITAN, Bengaluru. He's published over 12 research papers in UGC Care Group II peer-reviewed journals and has presented his research at national and international conferences. He also a resource person of MMTTC program. Currently, he's working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at the School of Education, Central University of Kerala.
Education
| Degree | College Name | Year Of Passing |
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| Post Graduation | Annamali University | 1999 |
| Ph.D. | University of Mysore | 2016 |
| Post Graduation | Maduri Kamaraj University | 2004 |
| Post Graduation | Annamalai University | 1997 |
Experience
| Employer Name | Designation | Start From | End To |
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| SKMKGP College of Education | Assistant Professor | 1996 | 2003 |
| RIMSE B Ed College | Associate Professor | 2003 | 2019 |
| RIMSE B Ed College | Associate Professor | 2003 | 2019 |
Teaching & Research Guidance
| Level Of Teaching | Subjects |
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| Under Graduate | Teacher Education
Pedagogy of teaching Social Science |
| Under Graduate | Values Education
Teacher Education
Guidance and Counselling |
| Short term/Continuing Education/Specialist Courses conducted | Early Childhood Education |
| Under Graduate | Moral and Spiritual Education, Guidance and Counselling, Teacher Education, Philosophy of Education |
| Under Graduate | Moral and Spiritual Education, Guidance and Counselling, Teacher Education, Philosophy of Education |
Recent and Major Publications
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2022). "The role of Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education in Teacher Education Program". GIS Science Journal, Volume No: 9, Page No: 496 to 499
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2021). "Inclusive Methods of Teaching Values through school". International Journal of All Research Education & Scientific Methods, Vol No: 9, Pag No: 473 to 475
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2021). "A call for the teacher's Awakening the real man". Mukt Shabd Journal, Volume No: X & Page No: 101 to 109
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2021). "The Purpose of teaching Values Education". Aegaeum Journal, Vol No: IX, Page No72 to 76
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2021). "Man Making Education envisaged by Swami vivekananda". Shikshan Sanshodhan, Vol No: 4, Page No: 47 to 48
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2021). "Objectives of Moral Education". Journal of Interdisciplinary Cycle Research, Vol No: XII, Page No: 383 to 386
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2021). "Difficulties faced by the children attending regular school from the remand room under the juvenile act". International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, Volume No: 9 & page No: 297 to 302
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2021). "Be and Make-in the process of achieving the objectives of true education". International Journal of Innovative research in technology, Volume No: 8 page No: 754 to 657
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2014). "Innovative Practices in curriculum transactions for secondary school". International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, Vol No 01, Page No:13 to 18
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2013). "Best practices in Secondary Schools run by Ramakrishna Math and Mission". Indian Journal of Scholarly Research, Vol No: 2, Pag No: 28 to 30
- Dr.Shivakumar S (2013). "The Prospects and Challenges in Synthesizing Value Education in Teacher Education Program and Challenges of Implementing". Indian Journal of Scholarly Research, Vol No: 2, Page No31 to 32
Group Members
![]() | Swagatika Mahopathra- Doctoral Fellow (Ph.D.)
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![]() | Ramakanth Pradhan- Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF)
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Research Projects Undertaken
| Project Title | Project Type | Commencement Year | Completion Year | Funding Agency |
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| Budding Teachers Program | Primary Teachers content enrichment program | 2019 | 2020 | TITAN |
| Early Childhood Education | Inservice primary school teachers | 2020 | 2021 | TITAN |
| Future Teachers of India | Teacher training program | 2020 | 2022 | TITTAN |
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