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REPORT OF PRE Ph.D. COURSE
Gokhale Education Society’s College of Education and Research, Parale (E) branch has
organized Pre Ph.D. course work for its research students in three courses. There were total
18 students who were the part of this pre Ph.D. course work; out of which 16 were Gokhale
college’s research students and two were from Chambur comprehensive college. Dr. Indira
Shukla, Principal of Gokhale college of education and research was the course director.
Dr.Shilpa Waghcoure was the course coordinator. The pre Ph.D. course work was consisted
of three courses – Research Methodology in Education, Statistical Techniques and Computer
Application in Educational Research and Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research. All the
courses were well planned and systematically organized. Appropriate resource persons were
arranged for the topics in which they are mater.
Pre-Ph.D. Course – 1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN EDUCATION
The first course of Pre-Ph.D. course work was of 8 days from 5th
July, 2014 to 12th
July,
2014. The Pre-Ph.D. course work was inaugurated by Dr. Indira Shukla, Principal of Gokhale
college of education & research and the research guide of the centre on 5th
July, 2014. She
welcomed all the research students and gave her warm wishes for the new journey into which
all the fresh research students were going to enter. She gave an overview of the pre Ph.D.
course work and highlighted its importance to all. It was followed by the orientation to Pre
Ph.D. course which was done by the course coordinator Dr.Shilpa Waghchoure. She oriented
about the timing of the course and compulsory attendance in the course. She highlighted the
objectives of the pre Ph.D course.
Post lunch session on 5th
July, 2014 was on Sampling – concept of universe and sample,
determining sample size and techniques of sampling (probability and non-probability
sampling) which was taken by Dr.SarikaSawant. She has made the term sampling clear to all
of us. She has also cleared the concepts universe/ population, sample, sampling, sampling
frame, randomization and representativeness. She also talked about the types of sampling
techniques – stratified sampling, systematic random sampling, and cluster random sampling.
The day one ended with the preparation of assignments. Dr.ShilpaWaghcoure took us to the
computer lab and made us aware of various website for surfing research abstracts which
helped us a lot in the preparation of our assignments as well as proposal.
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Day two of Pre-Ph.D. course – 1 i.e. 6th
July, 2014 was started with the session taken by
Dr.SunitaMagre. She began her session with the meaning, nature and characteristics of
educational research. She has also underlined the steps in educational research. She also
talked about the approaches to educational research – qualitative and quantitative and types
of research questions – descriptive, normative, correlation and impact.
It was followed by the post lunch session on components of research proposal and skills
required for conducting research which was taken by Dr. Indira Shukla. Dr. Shukla talked
about different types of tests – t test, Mann-whitney test and chi-square test. She also
emphasized on hypothesis and risk of accepting and rejecting the hupothesis.
Day three of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 1 i.e. 7th
July, 2014 began with the session of
Dr.MebalPimenta. She began her session with an activity - what do I know about variables,
what do I want to learn and what did I learn which was very interesting. She spoke about
independent, dependent and confounding variable. She made the term variable clear to us and
told all of us to find out independent and dependent variables in our research title. She also
talked about concept, sources and types of hypothesis and also focussed on research question
when we are beginning our research journey. Post lunch session on 7th
July, 2014 was taken
by Dr.ChetanChavan. He spoke about different research methods. He mainly stressed on
descriptive research method – survey, casual comparative and correlation. The day three too
ended with the preparation of assignments.
Day four of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 1 i.e. 8th
July, 2014started with module5 which was about
tool and techniques of data collection. This session was taken by Dr. Mohammad Azam
Ansari. He began his session with the steps of preparing a tool. He spoke about validity,
reliability and their types. He explained very beautifully how to do item analysis and different
steps of item analysis. He also explained how to estimate item difficulty and how we can
standardise a tool. Post lunch session was taken by Dr. Narendra Patil. He has taken b part of
the module 5 which was about tools and techniques of data collection. He made us aware
about various techniques of data collection. It was followed by the preparation of
assignments.
Day five of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 1 i.e. 9th
July, 2014began with the session of
Dr.SubhashWaghmare. He has taken the first part of module 3 i.e Research Methods and he
talked about experimental methods. The second part of module 3 research methods i.e.
historical method was taken by Dr.SudhirMonkar. He started his session with the meaning of
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History – past, yesterday; Descriptive – present, today and experimental – future, tomorrow.
He also explained the types of historical research well to us and how we can select historical
topics. He also talked about different steps used in historical research. The day ended with the
submission of assignments.
Day six of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 1 i.e. 10th
July, 2014was stared with module 5 i.e. tools and
techniques of data collection which was taken by Dr.GauriHardikar. Dr.Gauri started her
session with a question i.e. what are our expectations from the session and what we already
know about tools of data collection and what we want to know. The whole session was an
interactive session. She divided us in different groups and do the activities. Post lunch session
was taken by Dr.ShilpaWaghchoure. She talked about report writing. She made us aware
about the format, style and mechanics of report writing with reference to thesis and paper
presentation. She also let us know about how to write bibliography; which things we have to
keep in mind while writing bibliography. To made it more clear she gave us an hands on
experience of writing bibliography. It was followed by preparation of assignments
Day seven of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 1 i.e. 11th
July, 2014was the presentation day by all the
research students on assignment 1 which is about the preparation of a research proposal. It
was observed by Dr. Indira Shukla and Dr.Shilpawaghcoure.
Day eight of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 1 i.e. 12th
July, 2014was the presentation day on
assignment 2 by all the research students. Assignment 2 was aboutthe review of related
literature for your research and state how it has helped you. Presentations were observed by
Dr. Indira Shukla and Dr.Shilpawaghcoure.
Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2 STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES AND COMPUTER
APPLICATION IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
The second course of Pre-Ph.D. course work was of 8 days from 1st
Nov, 2014 to 8th
Nov,
2014.
Day one of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2i.e. 1st
Nov, 2014started with module 1 of course 2 i.e
Types of distribution which was taken by Dr.SeemaChudekar. She talked about discreet and
continuous distribution of data, normal probability distribution – areas under the normal
curve, applications and types of measurement scale – nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio. She
also emphasized that frequency distribution deviate from the normal curve because of
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selection of sample, unsuitable and poorly made sample, non-normal distribution and errors
in the constructionadministration of test.
Day two of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2i.e. 2nd
Nov, was taken by Dr.SmitaChawak. She has taken
module 5 i.e. non-parametric techniques. It was an interactive session. Hands on experience
has been given to us to do calculation by our own using different non-parametric techniques.
She underlined different non-parametric techniques i.e. spearman: Rho, Chi-square,
Contingency coefficient, Tetra choric and phi coefficient, Median test, Sign test and Mann-
Whitney test.
Day three of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2i.e. 3rd
Nov, 2014began with the session taken by
Dr.Sossamma Samuel. She took the session on module 2 of course 2 i.e. Hypothesis Testing.
She initiated her session with the different stages of research, followed by the basic concepts
related to hypothesis – null hypothesis and alternative hypothesis, variability, distribution of
sample, selection of random sample, calculation of probability, comparing the probability.
She also talked about one tailed and two tailed tests and power of a test.
Day four of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2i.e. 4th
Nov, 2014started with the session of
Dr.MadhukarDalvi. He began his session with meaning of research, followed by objectives
and hypothesis. He made us aware of various online tools available for data analysis. He
oriented us about how we can use computer in data analysis. He showed us how SPSS
programme run and how we can assess it. He also oriented us about mega stat – a very useful
and easily available tool for data analysis.
Day five of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2i.e. 5th
Nov, 2014was on module 7 – use of computers in
research which was taken by Dr. Sandhya Kherkar. She has provided a hands on experience
of using Microsoft excel for data analysis. She also made us aware how to use computer for
literature review and how we can draw graphs using computers. She also made us aware of
writing bibliography using Microsoft word.
Day six of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2i.e. 6th
Nov, 2014began with the session on module 3 of
course 2 i.e. descriptive data analysis. This session was taken by Dr.Karuna Gupta. She
started with central tendency and variability, followed by point estimation and interval
estimation, various measures of central tendency, measures of divergence from normality –
skewness, kurtosis, estimation of population parameters of mean and SD and graphical
presentation of data.
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Day seven of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2i.e. 7th
Nov, 2014was taken by Dr. Sybil Thomas. She
took module 6 of course 2 i.e. Multivariate techniques of data analysis. She oriented us about
various multivariate techniques of data analysis such as partial and multiple correlation, part
correlation, multiple regression, two-way ANOVA, MANOVA, ANCOVA, path analysis,
factor analysis, canonical correlation, discriminate analysis, hoteling’s t-test. She has
provided lots of examples to support the various multivariate techniques and provided hands
on experience for the same.
Day eight of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 2 i.e. 8th
Nov, 2014 was the presentation of assignments
by the research students on assignment one and assignment 2 which was observed by Dr.
Indira Shukla and Dr.ShilpaWaghchoure. Assignment 1 was on Prepare a research question
and alternative and null hypothesis of your research work and assignment 2 was on Discuss
the techniques of analysis you will use in testing the hypothesis of your research
Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3 QUALITATIVE AND MIXED METHODS
RESEARCH
The third course of Pre-Ph.D. course work was of 8 days from 19th
May, 2015 to 26th
May,
2015.
Day one of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3i.e. 19th
May, 2015 began with the module 1 of course 3
i.e. qualitative research methods. The first session was taken by Dr. Sybil Thomas. She
started her session by asking certain question about what we know about qualitative research.
The whole session was an interactive session. She has taken one of the type of qualitative
method i.e. Grounded Theory and she made us clear about that theory from the very ground
level. She tried to cover all the aspects of grounded theory. Post lunch session on the same
day was taken by Dr.Satyawan S Rao Hanegave. He talked about narrative reseacrh. He tried
to make narrative research clear by giving bundles of examples. He supported his session
with various video clippings and examples.
Day twoof Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3i.e. 20th
May, 2015started with the session taken by
Dr.VivekPatkar. He took the session on case study. He has given us a very clear and brief
overview of what actually case study mean and which type of studies wecan take up under
this type. He touched all the aspects of case study approach – it steps and its application. It
was followed by the post lunch session which was taken by Dr.VasundharaPadmanabharn.
She talked about ethnography. She made us aware of what ethnography research is and how
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we can go about it. She also orientated us about the various steps and stages of ethnography
study.
Day threeof Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3i.e. 21st
May, 2015was started with module 2 i.e.
conducting qualitative research which was taken up by Dr.VeenaDeshmukh. She started her
session with the meaning of qualitative research and difference between the qualitative and
quantitative method. She talked about sampling in qualitative studies – non-probability
sampling: convenience and purposeful. She also spoke about data collection techniques in
qualitative research and data analysis and report writing in qualitative studies.
Day fourof Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3i.e. 22nd
May, 2015began with the session by Dr. Merry
Benny. She talked about data analysis and interpretation of data. She has given the example
of her own research work – how she collected the data, which factors she has considered
while collecting the data and how she interpreted the data. It was followed by post lunch
session on structure and writing of thesis which was taken by Dr.VivekPatkar. He oriented us
about various things which we need to take care while writing proposal, research paper, thesis
writing and book writing. He also guided us about writing bibliography and made us clear
about the difference in different citation style.
Day fiveof Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3i.e. 23rd
May, 2015was the presentation of assignment 1 of
course 3 by all the research students which were observed by Dr. Narendra Patil. Assignment
1 was on with the help of suitable examples bring out the salient features of any one method
of qualitative research.
Day six of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3i.e. 24th
May, 2015was the preparation of assignment 2.
Day sevenof Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3i.e. 25th
May, 2015was taken by Ms. GauriHardikar. She
took the session on module 3 of course 3 i.e. Mixed Method design. She began her session
with an example how quantitative and qualitative data mixed and called mixed method study.
She has covered all the aspects of mixed method study. The entire session was an interactive
session. She highlighted various types of mixed method design and various techniques of data
collection in mixed method, analysis and report writing of mixed method study.
Day eight of Pre-Ph.D. Course – 3i.e. 26th
May, 2015was the presentation of assignment 2
by all the research students which was observed by Dr. Narendra Patil. Assignment 2
was:With the help of suitable illustration bring out the difference between Quantitative and
Qualitative approach to educational research. It was followed by a small get together as it was
the last day our Pre-Ph.D. course and distribution of certificates.
