Research Project

Research Projects 2021-22 and ongoing

Research Investigator	Students	Project Title
Diandra Pinto	Riddhi Bhodare, Nishita Damani, Dias Cheryl, Kataria Anchal, Pinto Lymriama	English Language Enhancement among Vernacular Marathi Medium Students MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur, Mumbai, India
Surekha Chidambarnath	Disha Jadhav, Edna Richard, Nair Reena, Kundalia Siddhi, Sandhya Krishnaswamy	Awareness of Financial Literacy among Youth MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur, Mumbai, India
Rajendra Deshmukh	Robert Fernandes, Nikitha Anna John, Pereira Alstra, Pereira Naresa, Sujoy Mitra	Effectiveness of STEAM approach among research student MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur, Mumbai, India
Achala Bhor	Nair Reema, Christopher Apolin, Vaibhav Mohite, Pandey Pramod Kumar, Ashok Thombre	Awareness of Mathematics among research students MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur, Mumbai, India
Dr. Jaya Cherian	Bedi Aanchalkaur Satvindersingh, Fernandes Felicia Augustine, Jayalaxmi Anil Kumar, Mahadik Shivani Nandkumar, Phatak Siddhi Suvarnakumar, Solanki Sushmita	Implication of ICT in Education MES’s Pillai College of Education and Research, Chembur, Mumbai, India Funding Agency - GEH Research
Dr. Reni Francis & Dr. Sharda Sharma		Online Tools and Self-Directed Learning
Dr. Mary Varghese & Dr. Jaya Cherian		Academic achievement and Evaluation Parameters
Dr. Reni Francis & Mr. Rajendra Deshmukh		Sustainable Development Goals and Teacher Education Institutions
Dr. Jaya Cherian & Ms. Achala Bhor		Online Teaching and Reading, Writing Skills
Dr. Reni Francis		Awareness of Intellectual Property Rights among Student Teachers
Dr. Reni Francis		Promoting VENTEL among school students, student teachers
Dr. Mary Varghese		Continuous Professional Development student teachers
Dr. Jaya Cherian		Fostering Human Values among student teachers
Dr. Reni Francis		Impact of Technology enabled classroom among school students
Dr. Reni Francis		Continuous professional development among teacher educators
Dr. Mary Varghese		Health and hygiene among school students post pandemic
Dr. Mary Varghese		Social emancipation among school students post pandemic
Dr. Jaya Cherian		Financial literacyamong staff of United HVAC
Dr. Jaya Cherian		Job Etiquettes among staff of United HVAC
Dr. Reni Francis & Dr. Jaya Cherian		Covid-19 pandemic and Academic Engagement
Dr. Mary Varghese & Mr. Rajendra Deshmukh		Covid-19 pandemic and Teaching, Learning, Evaluation
Dr. Reni Francis & Dr. Sharda Sharma		Innovative Sustainable Practices
Dr. Mary Varghese & Dr. Jaya Cherian		Nai Talim Practices and Pre Service Teacher Education Programme
Dr. Mary Varghese		Physical, Social and Mental Well being among student teachers
Dr. Mary Varghese		Enhancing teacher effectiveness among school teachers
Dr. Reni Francis		Teacher Efficacy among school teachers
Dr. Reni Francis		Continuous Professional Development among school teachers
Dr. Mary Varghese		Social etiquettes among student teachers during pandemic
Dr. Mary Varghese		Physical wellbeing among student teachers during pandemic
Dr. Jaya Cherian		New normal post covid among employees of United HVAC
Dr. Jaya Cherian		Financial literacy among the staff of United HVAC

Research Projects 2019-20

Research Investigator	Project Title
Dr. Reni Francis & Dr. Sunita Jain	Quality Indicators through Sustainable Development
Dr. Mary Varghese & Mr. Rajendra Deshmukh	Learning Quotient and Holistic Development
Dr. Mary Varghese & Dr. Sharda Sharma	Wellness and Academic Achievement
Dr. Reni Francis & Ms. Jaya Cherian	Experiential Learning and Social Skills
Dr. Reni Francis	Language enhancement among student teachers
Dr. Mary Varghese	Self-regulated learning among student teachers
Dr. Sunita Jain	Fostering Human Values among school students
Dr. Reni Francis	Innovative Teaching strategies and Evaluation methods for School teachers
Dr. Mary Varghese	Mental Health and Well being among student teachers
Dr. Mary Varghese	Brain based learning among school students
Ms. Jaya Cherian	Enhancing efficiency by fostering positive work ethics and organisational culture among staff of United HVAC

Research Projects 2008-2018

Research Investigator	Project Title
Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai, Dr. Sunita Wadikar and Ms. Reni Francis	“A comparative study of the impact of Block Timetable and Single Period Time-table on the learning of students.”
Dr. Sunita Wadikar	"A study on Relevance of Gandhiji’s philosophy after 60 years of Independence".
Dr Sunita Wadikar and Dr. Jayashree Ramanathan	“Effectiveness of mentoring among the student-teachers’.”
Dr. Sunita Wadikar and Ms. Asawari Bhave	“Science curriculum – how relevant it is in today’s time.”
Dr. Jayashree Ramanathan and Dr. Sunita Wadikar	“The Pedagogical skills essential for professional college teachers.”
Dr. Sunita Wadikar and Ms. Asawari Bhave	“To study gender differences in learning style preferences among the B. Ed students.”
Dr. Sunita Wadikar and Ms. Swasti Dhar	“Imparting Gandhiji’s Life Skills – A study of the impact of audio – visual mediums of instructions on today’s youth.”
Dr. Sunita Wadikar, Ms. Sandhya Bhise and Ms. Manisha Shinde	“A study of adjustment problems faced by the B.M.C students seeking admissions in other schools.”
Dr. Sunita Wadikar and Ms. Asawari Bhave	“The Effectiveness of co-operative learning on B.Ed students"
Dr. Sunita Wadikar, Dr. Jayashree and Mrs. Reni Francis	“A study of effective mentoring as a healthy practice in the B.Ed. program at Pillai’s College of Education and research, Chembur.”
Dr. Sunita Wadikar, Dr. Asawari Bhave- Gudipudi, Prof. Mary Devakumar	A Study of the Effect of Environmental Sensitization on Carbon Footprints among the B.Ed. Students.
Dr. Mary Devakumar	Minor Research Grant from the University of Mumbai of Rs 25,000/- for project titled ‘A Comparative Study of Life Skills of Secondary School Students from different Boards of Education of Greater Mumbai and development of an Adolescent Empowerment Program.’ Dr. Mary Devakumar completed minor research project on "A comparative Study of Life skills of Secondary School Students from different boards of education of greater Mumbai and development of an Adolescent Empowerment Program" with financial assistance of Rs. 25,000/- from University of Mumbai.
Dr. Mary George Varghese	Major Research report on ‘Design and Develop Instructional Strategy for Developing Thinking and Meta-Cognitive Skills among the Student- Teachers at the Secondary Level’ sponsored by Indian Council of Social Sciences Research, MHRD, New Delhi. Received Major Research Project Rs. 9,00,000/- from ICSSR New-Delhi for “Design and Develop Instructional Strategy for Developing Thinking and Meta-Cognitive Skills among the Student- Teachers at the Secondary Level” for the year 2015-17. Received Minor Research Project Rs. 60,000/- from ICSSR Mumbai for "A study of the effectiveness of Brain-based Learning as an intervention strategy for academic achievements of secondary students with diverse learning difficulties and personality traits" for the year 2014-15. Project sanctioned grant Rs. 25,000/- by the University of Mumbai for the topic "A study of Self reliance and Economic Independence among adolescents through Vocationalization and self-help groups" for the year 2014-15 under University Minor Research Scheme. Conducted minor research on ‘A Study of the Effectiveness of Visual Pedagogy among the Pre-Service Teachers in relation to Content Mastery and Achievement’. Conducted minor research on ‘A Study of the Stress and Study Habits of Adolescents in Relation to their Academic Achievements’.
Dr. Reni Francis	2014-2015 Conducted a minor research on “A study to foster the Interpersonal skills through innovative teaching learning strategies among the students of standard VI of Science”. Conducted a minor research on “The challenge of 21st century learner towards STEM as a career option among the secondary school students”. Conducted a minor research on “A study to analyze the thinking skills among the secondary school students” Conducted a minor research on “A study to find out the effectiveness of different assessment methods among the student teachers”. 2013-2014 Conducted a minor research on “A study to foster inner peace among the B.Ed students”. Conducted a minor research on “A study of language enhancement for Non-English speaking students among students of BMC schools”. 2012-2013 Conducted a minor research on “A study to analyze Social networking Site a Catalyst to Socialization.
Dr. Reni Francis and Ms. Jaya Cherian	Minor Research Grant from the University of Mumbai of Rs 28,000/- 'Language Enhancement Model in fostering reading and writing skills in English among the Marathi medium students. "A Comparative Study to Analyze the Effect of Innovative Teaching Learning Strategies in Fostering Peace Among the Students of BMC and Private Aided Secondary Schools of Greater Mumbai."
Ms. Vani Achari Ummadisingu	Completed minor research project titled "A Study of the effectiveness of explicitly designed training module (ACTION Model) on disaster management to enhance awareness of disaster management among pre-service teachers" with financial assistance of Rs.25,000/- from University of Mumbai in the academic year 2015-16. Successfully completed Minor Research Project titled "To Investigate and compare the level of civic sense among the students of BMC and Private schools in relation to their socio-cultural factors." under Minor Research Project grant of Rs. 30,000/- by University of Mumbai. Received a minor research grant of Rs. 25,000/- by University of Mumbai for the project titled "A Study of the effectiveness of explicitly designed training module (ACTION Model) on disaster management to enhance awareness of disaster management among pre-service teachers."
Ms. Samita Shetty	“A study of attitude of student teachers towards Inclusive education”