Academic
position:Senior Lecturer
Mailing
Address :Department of Social Science Education,Faculty of Education,Univesity
of Colombo
Telephone:07180526121(mob)
, +9411596888(fax)
E
mail:punchi@ped.uio.no
Research
Training
- August 2003 -University of Aalborg, Discourse Analysis: Key words;
Analysis and Critique in Late Modernity, Discourse and Organisational
Change, Critical Hyper Media Studies, Discourse and Organisational
Change
- March 2003 -University of Lund, Solving Methodological Problems
in Social Science
Research in Asia – PhD Course related to Asian Research Methodology
in Asia
- January 2003 -University of Oslo, Introduction to Quantitative Research
methodology (PhD Course in statistics) University of Oslo
- May 2002 -University of Oslo, PhD Course in Discourse Analysis –
A Qualitative Methods Course covering
theories, methodologies and analytical approaches to Discourse Analysis.
Course conducted by Pof. Klaus Brun Jensen of Copenhagen University.
- 1999-2001 -MPhil in Comparative and International Education (Two-year
research degree) Key words: Development Education, Educational Policy
and Leadership, Planning and Evaluation, Global Transformations, Globalisation
and its Effect on Educational Reforms
- July 2000- Oslo Summer School in Comparative Social Science Studies
2000 – University
Of Oslo. The Globalisation Effect on Education. PhD Course conducted
by Prof. Phillip W. Jones of Sydney University
Language Proficiency
English
- All studies up to now have been in English and have a very good Proficiency
in English
Norsk (Norwegian) - Good Norwegian Language Proficiency
Areas
of Teaching
Comparative Education, Sociological Bases of Education, Educational Research Methodology
Areas
of Research Interests
Language of Instruction in Education, Education Policy Analysis
Books
1.Wedikkarage,
L (2010) English Medium for Collegiate Level Science Classes in Sri
Lanka: Theory, Policy and Practice LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Chapters and Web Documents
1.Wedikkarage, L. (2009) Science Teaching in the Mother Tongue: The Sri Lankan Experience in "Language and Power' (eds.) Brock-Utne and Garbo (2009) : Dar es Salaam: Mkuki Na Nyota Publishers
Journal
Articles
1. Wedikkarage,
L. (2001) Resistance towards The Language of Globalisation: The Case
of Sri Lanka International Review of Education 47(3): 361-378.
Book Reviews
1. Wedikkarage, L. (2009) S. Sandarasegaram and M. Karunanithy Facets of Sri Lankan Education Sri Lanka Journal of Educational Research Vol.9 92-94
Papers Presented
1. Examining the driving forces behind the reintroduction of English for Advance Level science classes in Sri Lanka. Weekend Seminar Series: August 2003: University of Oslo.
2. Globalisation and Development; The Politics of Educational Reforms in the Context of Globalization in Sri Lanka: Oxford Conference, September 2003: University of Oxford.
3. The Re-emergence of English as Medium of Instruction for G.C.E: A/L Science Classes in Sri Lanka: Oxford Conference, September, 2005: University of Oxford.
4.Globalization and EducationEnglish Medium and its Implications on Plantations Schools in Sri Lanka Affiliations (To be Presented at the Oxford Conference on Education and Development on 15 September 2009).
Awards
and Grants
1. Scholarship to complete Master of Philosophy at the University of Oslo awarded by the State Educational Loan Fund of Norway.
2.Scholarship to complete Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo awarded by the State Educational Loan Fund of Norway.
3. An additional grant was awarded by the Save the Children of Norway to be used as part of the PhD research expenses 2004.
4. A Grant was awarded to participate in the Oxford Conference in 2003 by the conference organizers
5. A Grant was awarded to participate in the Oxford Conference in 2005 by the conference organizers.
6. A Grant was awarded to participate in the Oxford Conference in 2009 by the conference organizers.
