Ms. Deepika Papneja

Academic Qualifications

  • Master of Arts in Sociology from Jawaharlal Nehru University- 2008-2010
  • Master in Education from Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi – 2007-2008
  • Bachelor of Elementary Education from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi – 2003-2007

Research Interests

Teacher Education, Social Science Education, Gender Issues in Education

Bionote

Deepika has been a faculty member in the Department of Elementary Education, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, University of Delhi since 2010. She is actively engaged in pre service and in-service teacher education especially in the area of social science  education. She has contributed to the corporate social life of the College in various capacities such as -Co-convenor, Scholarship & Freeships Committee; Co-convenor, Office of International Programmes; Co-convener, Garden Committee; Staff advisor to the Students’ Union for several years; and staff advisor to various societies such as Quiz society, Elocution society, VAPP, REACH, NSS, Prakriti etc. She is currently pursuing her doctoral research in the area of Equity and Social Justice in Education at The University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Publications in National and international Journals

  • Papneja, D, Ahuja, K., Dhillon, M., & Kalyani, A. (2016). Identities in Conflict: A Comparison of Drawings of Muslim Adolescents in Kashmir and Delhi. SAGE Open. DOI: 10.1177/2158244015623596
  • Papneja, D., Dhillon, M., Dhawan, P., Ahuja, K., & Kalyani, A. (2016). Factors Influencing Self-esteem of Indian Female Adolescents. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science, Volume 21, Issue 7, Ver. VIII (July. 2016) PP 56-63. e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845.
  • Papneja, D., Khandelwal, K., Dhillon, M., & Kalyani, A.(2014). The ultimate attribution error: Does it transcend conflict? An investigation amongst Muslim adolescents in Kashmir and Delhi. Psychological Studies. DOI: 10.1007/s12646-014-0240-3. ISSN: 0033-2968.

Books and chapters in Books

  • Kalyani, A., Khandelwal, K., Papneja, D. & Dhillon, M. (2014). Understanding Conflict and Building Cultures of Peace in the Classroom. Education as a Right Across the Levels: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies (pp. 1536-1546). International Education Conference Proceedings, Faculty of Education, Jamia Millia Islamia. New Delhi: Viva Books. ( ISBN: 978-81-309-2742-8).

Monographs

  • Papneja, D., Dahra, S., Leger, C. & Györkös, L. (2010): Planning and Monitoring Units in Orissa: A Comparative Analysis. UNICEF Case Study Report, New Delhi.

Other publications

Invited lectures

  • Invited as a co-host for panel discussions during the 2022 Jean-Paul Dionne Symposium organized by The University of Ottawa, Canada on March 3rd and 4th, 2022.
  • Engaged in a dialogue with the students and faculty on ‘Women, Leadership and Empowerment’ as part of the course on South Asian Women at Department of Religious Studies, Colby College, Maine, USA on April 23, 2014.
  • Delivered the Convocation Lecture titled ‘Diversity in India: Weaving a Tapestry of Community’ at Snow College, Utah, USA on March 13, 2014.
  • Delivered the Keynote Address at the conference titled ‘Diversity and Solidarity’ organized at Thomas College, USA in January 2014.
  • Delivered a lecture on ‘Social Stratification in India’ to undergraduate students at Thomas College, Maine, USA on 9th December 2013.

Workshops conducted

  • Engaged with faculty from the Government College of Education as a Resource Person at the WISCOMP workshop Gender Audits for Colleges of Education on January 31, 2020. The workshop was organized by Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP), New Delhi.
  • Group lead at the workshop titled ‘Educating for Social Change’ organized by WISCOMP (Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace), New Delhi on August 29-30, 2016. Presented on ‘Dialogic Engagement: Schools and Non-Violent Alternatives for Social Change’ at the workshop.
  • Facilitated a three-day training/professional development for around 40 teachers at Adharshila– a school in a remote and rural area in Madhya Pradesh, India which serves under-privileged and first-generation students, on the theme ‘School and the Teacher’ as a resource person for Regional Resource Center for Elementary Education, University of Delhi in September 2015.

Seminars/Workshop Organized

  • Co-convener of a Two Day NBHM Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Innovations in Mathematics Education- Current Trends and Issues’ organized by Department of Elementary Education, Lady Shri Ram College on March 3-4, 2017.
  • Co-convener of a USIEF Sponsored National Seminar on ‘Pedagogical Discourse in Teacher Education: Using Films as a Pedagogical Tool’ at Lady Shri Ram College for Women organized on 7th September 2015.
  • Member of the Organizing Committee of the UGC sponsored National Seminar on Teacher Education, ‘Pedagogic Trajectories’ organized by Department of Elementary Education, Lady Shri Ram College for Women in September 2011.

Paper presentations

  • Presented a paper titled Mapping Conflict in Schools: Building Cultures of Peace in the Classroom [Roundtable Session] at the AERA Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA organized from April 17-21, 2020.. (Conference Cancelled).http://tinyurl.com/wqnmedk
  • Presented a paper titled Mapping Conflict in Schools: A Step towards Creating Peace and Equity at the 6th International Conference of the Comparative Education Society of India on ‘Education, Domination, Emancipation and Dignity’ held in December 2015 at Azim Premji University, India.

Faculty Development Programs

  • Attended the One Week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Advanced Pedagogical Techniques’ (Online Mode) from 29th October to 5th November 2020 organized by the Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujam College (A centre of MHRD, Govt. of India under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching), University of Delhi.
  • Attended the Two Week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Research Methodology’
    (Online Mode) from 1st to 15th October 2020 organized by the Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujam College (A centre of MHRD, Govt. of India under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching), University of Delhi
  • Attended the one Week Faculty Development Programme on ‘Transforming Governance in India: Issues and Concerns’ (Online mode) from 21st – 27th September 2020 organized by the Teaching Learning Centre, Ramanujam College (A centre of MHRD, Govt. of India under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching), and Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi.
  • Attended the 118th four-week UGC Sponsored Orientation Program conducted by the UGC- Human Development Resource Center, Jamia Millia Islamia from 23rd May to 19th June 2017.
  • Attended the 23rd three-week UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Education conducted by the UGC- Human Development Resource Center, Jamia Millia Islamia from 23rd May to 19th June 2015.

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Member of the National Selection Committee constituted by USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation) to select the 2022 Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Awardees on June 1st, 2022.
  • Member, Fulbright Alumni Network (2014-present)
  • Nominated Member, Internal Complaints Committee against Sexual Harassment, Lady Shri Ram College for Women
  • Member, Comparative Education Society of India (2015-16)
  • Member of the National Selection Committee constituted by USIEF (United States-India Educational Foundation) to select the 2016 International Leaders in Education on 17 May, 2016.
  • Member, American Association of University Women (2013-15)
  • Member, Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed) Review Committee. The committee conducted a comprehensive review of the B.El.Ed Program (a four year undergraduate teacher education program) and submitted its report to the University of Delhi (2012-13).

Honours/Distinctions/Awards

  • Awarded the Explore Spring Intensive French Immersion Language Bursary from the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada to attend the Explore Spring Intensive French Immersion Program from May 2 to June 1, 2022 at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Awarded the Fulbright Outreach Lecturing Fund Award in February 2014.
  • Awarded the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Fellowship in 2013-14 to teach for a year at the Department of Education, Thomas College, Maine, USA.
  • Selected for the UNICEF Knowledge Community in India Summer Internship Program in 2009 to conduct research on Planning and Monitoring Units in Orissa, India.