Prof. Yagnamurthy Sreekanth
Prof. Yagnamurthy Sreekanth is a Professor in Education (Assessment Studies) and Principal of the Regional Institute of Education, Mysuru. He is also the Chairman and Programme Director, MMTC. Prior to this, he served as faculty in the Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Curriculum Group and the Department of Secondary Education, NCERT. He served as Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Management Information System, National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA) and as Professor and in charge of the National Talent Search Scheme and Head of the Educational Survey Division, NCERT. He received the HP Education EdTech Fellowship in 2024.
His recent publications include- Four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programmes at Regional Institute of Education, Mysore: A review in the context of NEP-2020 (University News, 62(12), March 18-24, pp.3-12, 2024; How Do Students Perform at the School-level? A Cross Sectional Analysis at National level, in the Routledge edited book titled “Persisting Challenges of Equity, Quality and Inclusion in Education - Insights and Way Forward” (2023); Cross-border Objectification: Implications for the Objectified Women in the East, in the Journal of Gender and Power (2019); Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation(CCE) in ‘The Curriculum Journal, UK (2017): Education in a Low Fee Private Unaided Recognized School: A Case Study in Learning and Teaching Journal, Australia (2014); Choice in School: Its Scope and Importance in Education and Society Journal, Australia (2013); How Schools function in the districts affected by Left-wing extremism in India in Asian Education and Development Studies (2013); Reservation for Economically Weaker Section Children in Unaided Private Schools: Policy and Practice in International Journal for Educational Studies (2013); Commentary on Reviews of James Tooley's The Beautiful Tree and Tooley's reply (2011) in Journal of School Choice, Routledge, USA; Dynamics of Public and Private Sector participation in Education: A perspective on India and beyond (2011) in Educare: International Journal of Educational Studies; Parents Involvement in the Education of their Children: Indicators of level of Involvement (2011) in International Journal about Parents in Education: A Journal of European Research Network about Parents in Education; Bullying: an element accentuating social segregation (2009), Education 3-13, International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education, UK.
He Acted as a reviewer for the Cambridge Journal of Education, Social Change, and The Professional Geographer, a Journal of the Association of American Geographers; He was Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Educational Issues, Las Vegas, United States; Currently, he is a member of Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Canada. His areas of are interest Students Assessment, School Leadership, education under public and private sectors, educational quality and accountability. He has also published three books, Naa(ri)galam, Naa(ri)patham (Telugu) and Defying Debacles (English).