Research Activities

On Going Faculty Research:

STLP Projects 2011-12

• Under investigation of research under state plan
• Early developmental assessment software application (ECDASA)-Field testing
• Developmental investigation for hospitalized children
• Language & social development intervention to preschoolers in Government Children’s Home (Orphanage)
• Theme- based content development through e-learning for ECE programme

S.No.	Project title	Investigators	Funding agency	Period / duration	Budget Rs. in lakhs
1	“e- Home Science Courseware” Consortium 2Project	Dr. K. Mayuri	World Bank Sponsored NAIP project  ICAR New Delhi	2008-2014	335
2	E3arly Developmental As4sessment Software App5lication (ECDASA) – field testing –	Principal Investigator – Dr. K. Mayuri	State Plan	6 months	0.80
3	Theme – based content development through e- learning for ECE programme	Principal Investigator-  Dr. L. Uma Devi	State Plan	6 months	0. 80
4	Academic performance of children in selected Secondary Schools in Andhra Pradesh	Principal Investigator – Dr. K. Mayuri	Department of School Education, AP.	6 months	3.0
5	Gender parity index in selected urban and rural secondary schools in Andhra Pradesh	Principal Investigator- Dr. L. Uma Devi	Department of School Education, AP.	6 months	3.0
6	Situational Analysis of Selected secondary schools in Andhra Pradesh	Principal Investigator - Dr. M. Sarada Devi	Department of School Education, AP.	6 months	3.0
7	Impact Evaluation of Mid Day Meal Programme in Andhra Pradesh – Rs. 7,00,000 - Principal Investigator	Principal Investigator - Dr. S. Ratna Kumari	Department of School Education, AP.	6 months	7.0
8	Empowering Tribal Families for Sustainable Quality Life in Fulfilling psycho-social needs-An integrated developmental initiative	Principal Investigator - Dr.M.Sarada Devi	NABARD	January 2012 – March  2013	25.0
9	ICT mediated extension services for counseling of stakeholders for child survival and development(parents,adolescent girls,school teachers)	Principal Investigator – Dr.K.Mayuri	RKVY	2012-13	6.25

Projects under directorate of school education

• Situational analysis of selected secondary schools in Andhra Pradesh
• Academic performance of children in selected secondary schools in Andhra Pradesh.
• Gender parity index in selected urban & rural secondary schools in Andhra Pradesh.
• Evaluation of Mid Day Meal Programme in Andhra Pradesh.
• Girl child friendly atmosphere in schools with reference to retention of girls in upper primary schools.

Current research areas for student thesis work

• Trends in perception of sexual relationship
• Effect of achievement motivation and self efficacy on goal directed behaviour of adolescents
• Coping strategies of primary care takers attending to children with cancer
• Development of educational packages for rural adolescents girls on child care & birth
• Scholastic achievement of tribal children in Ashram School
• The big Five Factor personality dimension as predictors of job performance

Research Programme by Teachers

Ad-hoc projects from 2009 onwards

• Care giver – infant interaction studies : development of software & interactive CD for care givers intervention
• Developmental stimulation for orphanage children
• Developmental stimulation for rural children
• Adolescent pregnant girls ; problem & intervention
• Evaluation studies of primary & secondary education programmes
• Achievement levels of CWSN under IE Programme
• Empowering tribal families for sustainable quality life in fulfilling psycho-social needs-An integrated developmental initiative

ICAR NAIP consortium project

• e-Home Science courseware consortium project – NAIP – component – I Project, funded by world bank. Consortium principal investigator.