ACCU/WHO'S WHO IN LITERACY

Priyadarshini, Anita (India)

Field of
Expertise

	Curriculum/Material Development
	Training

Detailed
Information
on Expertise

-	Policy planning and project formulation of literacy and CE programmes.
-	Planning and designing Equivalency programmes at primary, middle and upper primary levels for mainstreaming neo literates to 'Back to School' programmes as well as linking them to other formal, non formal and life enrichment education programmes.
-	Developing curriculum and materials for neo literates in different general and vocational education areas for literacy, post literacy and continuing education levels.
-	Using open and distance education system methodology in material development and training for literacy programmes.
-	Developing Training Manuals for different level of functionaries such as master trainers, local self-government functionaries, centre managers and NGO partners.
-	Training grassroots level literacy functionaries and resource persons on Continuing Education Centre (CEC) management.
-	Organization of field based workshops, camps, literacy fairs, community meetings, book reading sessions, neo literate book exhibitions for literacy promotion.
-	Setting up of CECs at village level for familiarization and usage of computer and ICTs by neo literates, especially women and youth.
-	Designing locally relevant CD based and other non print materials for neo literates.
-	Organization of and participation as resource person in conferences, workshops, training programmes at state, national and international level.

Position and
Organisation

Assistant Director (Vocational Education )
National Open School
New Delhi

Contact
Address

National Open School
B 35 Kailash Colony
New Delhi 110048

E-mail

anpriya@yahoo.com

Language
Proficiency

Hindi, English

Education
Background
and Degree

Bachelor in Education, Post Graduate in History, Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education

Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1)	Name of the Project	State Resource Centre (SRC )
	Name of Organiser	Rajasthan Adult Education Association
	Duration	4 years (Jan 1998-Mar 2002)
	Project Location	Jaipur, Rajasthan
	Your Role/ Responsibility	As Director, SRC _ Overall responsibility of providing academic and technical support to the literacy programmes of all 32 districts of Rajasthan vis e vis material development, training, environment building and community mobilization, research, population development programmes
(2)	Name of the Project	COL Literacy Project
	Name of Organiser	Commonwealth of Learning, Canada , Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi and State Resource Centre (SRC), Jaipur
	Duration	3 years (1999-2002)
	Project Location	Jaipur district
	Your Role/ Responsibility	As Director, SRC, Jaipur - responsible for running Technology Based Community Learning Centres in two rural villages of Rajasthan (Western India), developing print, computer based teaching learning literacy materials for adults especially women and girls, trainings for village youth for using technology, community awareness and mobilization for positive attitudes towards ICTs
(3)	Name of the Project	Field Testing of Community Learning Centre Management Handbook
	Name of Organiser	UNESCO, Bangkok and State Resource Centre, Jaipur
	Duration	3 months 2001
	Project Location	Tonk, Rajasthan
	Your Role/ Responsibility	As Director, SRC - Facilitation of translation of CLC handbook into Hindi, development of tool, organization of orientation workshop, field testing, report writing
(4)	Name of the Project	Field Testing of NFE FacilitatorsÅf Resource Book
	Name of Organiser	UNESCO, Bangkok and State Resource Centre, Jaipur
	Duration	2000
	Project Location	Jaipur, Rajasthan
	Your Role/ Responsibility	As Director, SRC, Jaipur - Facilitation of translation of Resource Book into local language and Field Testing.
(5)	Name of the Project	NLM-UNESCO Project to Develop Teaching-Learning Material incorporating HIV/AIDS Preventive Messages
	Name of Organiser	National Literacy Mission (MHRD, Govt of India), UNESCO, New Delhi and State Resource Centre, Jaipur
	Duration	Duration 1999-2000
	Project Location	Jaisalmer & Jaipur, Rajasthan
	Your Role/ Responsibility	As Director SRC, Jaipur - organizing National Writers Workshop for developing neo literate literature on HIV/AIDS prevention amongst neo literates. 9 titles printed
(6)	Name of the Project	Open Basic Education Project
	Name of Organiser	National Open School, Government of India, New Delhi
	Duration	4 years (1994-1997)
	Project Location	New Delhi
	Your Role/ Responsibility	As Project Fellow-Development of equivalency programmes (academic & vocational education based) for adult neo literates through open/distance learning system for Continuing Education

Major Publication(s):

1.	"Equivalency Programmes in Scheme of Continuing Education", National Literacy Mission, 1999 (under revision 2002).
2.	"Community Mobilization in Resource Book for NFE Facilitators" (Co authored), UNESCO APPEAL, Bangkok, 2001.
3.	"Changing Literacy Scenario and Women in Rajasthan- The evidence from the Census 2001 and NFHS-2 in Report of the Seminar on Women and Development in Rajasthan", Forum for Population Action and UNICEF, 2001(under publication).
4.	"Handbook for the Management of Community Learning Centres" (edt), UNESCO APPEAL, 2001.
5.	"Training Manual for Local Government Representatives in NFE" (edt), UNESCO PROAP, Bangkok, 2001.
6.	"Distance Education at the School Level in Panda, Santosh, Open & Distance Education: Policies, Practices & Quality Concerns" (Co authored), Aravali Books International, New Delhi, 1999.
7.	"India Country Paper, Summer Literacy Training Programme", International Literacy Institute, Philadelphia, 1998.
8.	"Report of the World Conference on Education - India : The Next Millennium" (co-edt.), IERSD, New Delhi ,1997 consisting of 140 academic papers.
9.	"Widening Access for Women: The Experience of National Open School in The Potential of Open Schooling for Increasing Access to Basic Education for Girls and Women", Commonwealth of Learning and Allama Iqbal Open University (Pakistan), UNICEF, 1997.
*10.*	"Support Systems for a Distance Learning Institute in a Developing Country in INNOTECH" (Journal Jan-Jun 1994), SEAMEO, Philippines, 1994.

[Updated in July 2002]

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