A.S.Balasooriya: Biodata

Educational qualifications:

• M.Sc. (in Education Development and Management from Moray House College of Education. University of Edinburgh -1990)

• M.A (in Buddhist philosophy from Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka (1985)

• B.A (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) (1982)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Education Management (1987-88) National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka ( Full year residential course)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Education Administration (Moray House College of Education University of Edinburgh –1989)

• Trained Teacher’s Certificate (1965 –66) Ministry of Ed. Sri Lanka

Other Qualifications

• Working with Conflicts (Three Months Training Course on Conflict Resolution in Wood Brooke Sally Oak Colleges, Birmingham U.K (1995)

• Development and Change (Easter Vacation Course on Gender Issues in Development at the University of London 1990)

• Film Appreciation Course (National Film Cooperation, Sri Lanka 1994)

• Facilitation Skills For Trainers (One Month Course on Training Methodology at the Institute of Aminuddin Baki, Ministry of Education Malaysia 1997)

• Statistical Applications Using STATVIEW (Institute of Computer Technology University of Colombo 1992)

• Drama and Education (Ministry of Education 1968)

• Oriental Music Intermediate (Ministry of Education 1967)

• Group Dynamics (Life University Manila 1996) (One Month Course)

• Tour in India to study new trends in school management in some selected schools.(1982)

• Workshop on assistance of children in the aftermath of disaster (23rd- 29^th January 2005)

Publications on Peace and Values Education

(Major Books Only)

* Conflict Management in Schools

* Counseling Women Victimized by Violence

* Teaching Peace to Children

* Pure Stream (Collection of radio talks on the peaceful of living)

* Collection of Games for Primary Schools

* Life Guidance to Youth

* Challenge of Terrorism

* Values Education

* Methods of Teaching Values

* Peace Education. Learning Activities.

* This Joy of Living

* The Mediation Process.

* Learning the Way of Peace (English)

* Meditations on Vedic Songs.( Ancient Art of living in peace with Nature)

* World Peace through Conflict Resolution

* Thoughts for Peaceful Living

* Holistic Living

* Youth Friendly Reproductive Health Services ( Editor)

* Sow peace.Reap Peace, Trainers Guide to Peace Education

(Author of nearly 30 books, written on various aspect of peaceful living and spiritual development. Eight books have been translated into Tamil. Two Book written in English. I have written a large number of articles to newspapers and journals on peaceful living and mental well being. I have also written and edited a large number of training guides on Peace Education, Values Education, Education management, and Human Right Education and Health Science Some of them have been published by published by UNICEF ,UNFPA and one by UNESCO.

Career Record

• Trained Graduate Teacher in Government schools ( 1959-1975)

• School Principal (1975-1989)

• Chief Education Project Officer at the National Institute of Education ( 1989-1999)

• Consultant to SIDA for developing Values Education for Sri Lanka (1999)

• Consultant to UNESCO New Delhi for Developing an Education Guided to South Asian Countries(2001) (2005)

• Consultant to UNFPA for developing and preparing a Trainers guide Youth Friendly Reproductive Services(2006)

• Consultant to NIPU for writing 3 books on Peace education (2005)

• Consultant to International Association for Religious Freedom, Oxford, UK. on Recalling and Rebuilding Cultural Heritages at National and Local Levels in multi religious Societies in Asia. Bangalore, India ( Preparing a draft convention paper to present at UNO on Religious Freedom) 2002.

• Presentation: Methods of Teaching Values in Medical Education. International Seminars.1996 & 97 (Organized by the Unit of Medical Education. University of Peradeniya)

• Attended on a seminar on the invitation from the Ministry of Education India to share my experience of dissemination of Peace Education in Sri Lanka with the Indian education policy makers.(2005)

• Presentation of the Country Paper for Sri Lanka on Peace Education for the educationists from South Asian countries( COLOMBO UNESCO Seminar.1999

• Co author in writing the Chapter on Sri Lankan Case Study; Education Reform and Political violence in Sri Lanka published by United Nations Bureau of Education in Geneva(2005)
• Senior Lecturer in the Lyceum Academy for Teacher Education, Nugegoda (2004-continuing)

Research Works (Major)

* School based staff development in Scotland (1990)

* Teachers school attendance in Sri Lanka (with others) 1992

* Managing difficult teachers in schools (1987)

* Report on Current Efforts To Facilitate Democratic And Pluralist Values Through

Primary and Secondary Education In Sri Lanka (2000) et al.

Mass Media

* I have participated as an educationist and intellectualist nearly in 200 radio programs and a 100 TV programs on Positive Thinking/Self development/ Philosophy of Peace and Values Education in the Sri Lankan Broadcasting Cooperation and National TV. In addition I have participated in producing several video films in academic and fictional fields.

Fields of Expertise

I have lectured/ conducted workshops/ trained trainers/produced trainers guides provided consultancy written and conducted research in the following area:

* Education Development and Education Management

* Conflict Resolution and Mediation

* Staff Development for increasing organizational productivity

* Creative Thinking for managers

* Student Leadership Development

* Training methods and Training module writing

* Psychological Counseling &training

* Consultation on Community Development

* Education Philosophy

National Awards:

* For the contribution to ‘Ilakkaya’ Programme in National Television on dissemination of Positive Thinking in 2005 and 2006.

* For the contribution to “Our Lanka” Programme by Sri Lanka Foundation Institute.

Blogs in the Internet

1. www.asbalasooriya.blogspot.com (Blog name: Holistic Living)

2. WWW..asbalasooriyaoneducation.blogspot.com (Blog name: On Education)

A.S.Balasooriya

15.9.2007