Ms. HMJC Herath

• Reading for PhD (University of Colombo and University of London, UK)
• MA in Education (University of West of England, UK)
• Bachelor of Education (Second Class, University of Colombo)

Awards

SIDA(UK) accredited Teacher in Higher Education

Grants

• Grant for PhD degree (Institute of Research in Education, University of London, 2008)
• Grant for MA in Education, Bristol, UK(NEREC, 2014)
• Grant for PhD (National Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Science, UGC- Sri Lanka, 2010)
• Grant to Singapore (JAICA,2002)
• Grant to Japan (Government of Japan, 2001)

• Human Rights Education
• Gender Studies
• Primary Education

• Human Rights in Education, University of Pune, India 2015, Ethnic Cohesion in Higher Education Institutes, University Research Symposiums 2014,
• Social Capital: Achieving Academic Success Without Rupees,University Research Symposium 2013

Journal Papers

• The Impact of Financial, Human and Social Capital at Home and at School on the Educational Outcomes of Primary Students in Sri Lanka, Education and International Development (Vol.15), 2007
• Home and School Contributors for Achievement in Education: Education and International Development (Vol.16) , 2008

Technical Reports

• 2015 Going to School from a Relocated Urban Community:Struggling for Education within Imposed Walls

• Sociology of Education
• Primary Education
• Tertiary Education

• Bilingual Education in Sri Lanka – SLAAED, World Bank and Ministry of Education 2016
• Human Rights Education – SLAAED, Human Rights Commission, NIE 2016
• Achievements of Grade 4 and 8 students – NEREC, World Bank and Ministry of Education (various studies from 2003 to 2016)

Appointments

• Research Associate in CREATE, UK –  2009
• Research Associate in National Educational Research and Evaluation Center (NEREC) 2003-2008

Memberships

• Project Manager, Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Education (SLAAED)- 2017
• Assistant Secretary (SLAEED) – 2015

Other Responsibilities

• Coordinator – PGDE – English Medium (Weekend) Course
• Team Member – Quality Assurance
• Project Coordinator 2014/2015 – Human Rights in Education –SLAAED (UNDP/Human Rights Commission)
• Project Coordinator 2013/2014 – Achievements of Grade 4 Students (NEREC, World Bank and MoE Research Project)

• Lecturer in Social Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo       (2001 onwards)
• English Instructor, Department of English, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo (1998-2000)
• Assistant English Teacher, Pussadeva Cluster School, Walapone (1995-1996)