Dr Paul: Youth & Children with Special Needs

amea-630_0Day 1 – Monday: Download Class Notes in PDF <<Lecture 1 – An Introduction to Special Educational Needs – PDF>>
Day 2 – Tuesday: Download Class Notes in PDF <<Lecture 2 – Cognitive and Learning Difficulties- PDF>>
Day 3 – Wednesday: Download Class Notes in PDF <<Lecture 3 – Communication & Interaction Difficulties – PDF>>
Day 4 – Thursday: Download Class Notes in PDF <<Lecture 4 – Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties – PDF>>
Day 5 – Friday: Download Class Notes in PDF <<Lecture 5 – Sensory and or Physical Need – PDF>>
 
ON PLAGIARISM: <<Paul on Plagiarism>>

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The methodology of Indian education: An autoethnographic assessment

book cover webHow to cite this work: 
Selvam, S.G. (2015). The methodology of Indian education: An autoethnographic assessment. In J. P. Doss, S. Fernando, & M. C. Antonysamy (eds.), Empowering education in today’s India (pp. 203-222). New Delhi: Don Bosco Youth Animation – South Asia.
Abstract
There are basically three possible approaches in scientific enquiry.[1]  The third-person approach in science is informed by a positivist epistemology where truth is said to be what can be objectively observed. Physical sciences and life sciences adopt this methodology and derive their conclusions by means of measurements and statistics. Numbers offer an advantage of objectivity. The second-person approach believes that objective observation is not really possible, since the observer always causes their shadow on the observed. Hence truth is actually a construction of the interaction between the observer and the […]

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Using the Internet for your Research

Using the Internet for your Research
(Over) simplified hints from Selvam
 What is a URL?

Uniform Resource Locator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_resource_locator
 
Wikipedia.org

It is a very useful resource to find simple definitions and explanation for almost anything under the sun.  But do not copy and paste.
Be an intelligent scholar.  Use the references that are used in the article.

Important: go down to the reference list and see if there is any attached pdf file and click on it.
Google.com

Today, teacher is no more the expert!  Google everything!
However, as a smart scholar you should know how to make out what is a scholarly material and what is not.  Try not to cite material from webpages or blogs – these are just opinions.  But internet has a plenty of scholarly material.
Often scholarly files (journal articles and book chapters) are in pdf (Portable Document Format).

Step 1: To get pdf files out of the internet, google your search word + pdf
Example: mungiki pdf
Step 2: […]

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Training Manual for Psycho-Social Support

festa-mamma-albero-della-vita1The Institute of Youth Studies (IYS) has networked with an Italian NGO (Fondazione L’Albero della Vita – FADV) in order to develop a training manual for use in the 26 Kenyan government run statutory children institutions. The training will target over 120 staff who are employed in the juvenile remand and rehabilitation institutions, so as to build staff capacity in offering psycho-social support to their wards.

FADV approached IYS to carry out a needs assessment in collaboration with the University of Padova, and to develop the training manual.  The NGO has offered a sum of Ksh.250,000 to IYS for this consultancy service.

The trainings will be also carried out by IYS, funded by CEFA – another Italian NGO that works with the Kenya government in the Children Services.

I have the been key person in […]

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Psychology of Conversion of Youth & Call to Religious Life

I made a presentation at the 4th Theological Symposium held at Don Bosco Utume on 30th March 2015.  The two-day symposium has as its theme: Consecrated Life and the Life of Youth.  The annual symposium this year commemorates the Bicentenary of the Birth of Don Bosco – the Founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco, hence the focus on youth.  It is also a contribution to the Year of Consecrated (Religious) Life.
My presentation brought together three elements: youth, conversion, and religious life.
Using emerging data from psychology of religious conversion of youth, the first part of the paper states some underlying patterns in conversion. The second part applies those patterns in understanding the dynamics of spirituality youth who join religious life.  Attachment Theory is much used in the analysis.  Implication of secure attachment and avoidant attachment on gradual and sudden conversion, and their possible impact on religious life is discussed.
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