Areas of Current Research Interest:

• Social Science Education.
• Educational Technology.
• Educational & Vocational Guidance and Counselling.
• Teacher Education
• Curriculum Development and Transaction
• Research Methodology in Education
• Environmental Education

• Letter of Appreciation from the Director, UGC HRDC, Kannur University in connection with Coordinating the Refresher Course -Inter Disciplinary Course in Teacher Education held at UGC-HRDC, Thavakkara w.e.f. 22.10.2019 to 04.11.2019.
• Letters of Appreciation in connection with DISHA Higher Studies Expo 2018 from 06th to 09th December, 2018 held at SDV School Ground, Alappuzha by the Career Guidance and Adolescent Counselling Cell, Department of Higher Secondary Education, Government of Kerala.
• Letters of Appreciation in connection with the preparation of two Educational Documentaries: “Kaavum Kulavum Thediyoru Yathra”( Environment related Topic) “Kavyanjali” (Malayalam Literature related topic) (Script, Camera & Direction) For Eco Club and Literature Club of Govt. Higher Secondary School, Neduveli, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

PROGRAMMES UNDERTAKEN

• Coordinator of the Refresher Course -Inter Disciplinary Course in Teacher Education held at UGC-HRDC, Thavakkara w.e.f. 22.10.2019 to 04.11.2019.
• Performed as Convener & Organizing Secretary- Three day National Seminar on “New Technologies and innovative practices in educational Research” on 5th to 7th February, 2019 at School of Pedagogical Sciences, Kannur University.
• Performed as Convener & Organizing Secretary- Two day National Seminar on “Human Rights and Gender Issue: In Teacher Education” on 05th and 06th March, 2018 at School of Pedagogical Sciences, Kannur University.
• Project Coordinator : Two day Teacher Empowerment Programme at CRC Level in Kalliassery Grama Panchayath Date: March 1st & 2nd, 2019
• Project Coordinator: Two day Departmental Extension Activity: Motivation / Exam Orientation programme for the Students of Technical High School Neruvamburam
• Coordinator of the Refresher Course -Inter Disciplinary Course in Teacher Education held at UGC-HRDC, Thavakkara w.e.f. 22.10.2019 to 04.11.2019.
• Coordinator of the Online Faculty Induction Programme of UGC-HRDC, Thavakkara w.e.f. 03.09.2020 to 02.10.2020.

Extension services:

Resource Person

• Educational & Vocational Guidance and Counselling.
• Preparation of Video lesson & Educational Documentaries.
• Youth Empowerment Programmes
• Counselling for Students Individual/ Group / Family / Drug Addicted Persons etc.
• Subject Expert - Teacher selection Examinations and interviews of various institutions

Invited Lectures

• Invited Lecture (Resource Person) : Educational Guidance and Counselling Extension Activity of Curriculum Development Centre, Department of Education , University of Kerala- Dated: 24th April to 27th April, 2017
• Invited Lecture (Resource Person) : Environmental Education. Extension Activity of Curriculum Development Centre, Department of Education , University of Kerala- Dated: 24th April to 27th April, 2017
• Participation in the Table Talk, an initiative under ‘Interaction with eminent scholars’ organized by IQAC & Department of Education , University of Kerala , held on 31st December, 2019 at Cabinet Hall, Hotel South Park, Trivandrum.
• Invited Lecture (Resource Person): Education is the Key to Transform the Minds- IQAC-Orientation Programme FOCUS 2017 at Payyanur Campus, Kannur University, dated 10th August, 2017.

Experience in Examination Duties / Evaluation:

• Chairman of M.Ed. Theory & Practical Examination, Kannur University.(2017 August to 2020 September)
• External Examiner of M.Ed. theory and Practical Examination, University of Kerala.
• Supervision and evaluation of M.Ed. theory, Practical & Dissertation viva voce examinations of Kannur University.
• Chairman, BoE of M.Ed. theory & Dissertation viva voce, Kannur University
• Chairman, BoE of Ph.D. Course Work, Ph.D. PQE examinations , Kannur University(2017-2020)
• Coordinated as Chairman, Research Centre (Education), Kannur University- 6 Ph.D. pre submission seminars, 11Ph.D. Preliminary Qualifying Examinations, 12 Ph.D. Open defenses and viva voce at School of Pedagogical Sciences.
• Chaired two meetings as Chairman, three member Research Committee (UGC-JRF to UGC-SRF conversion)

Short Term Research Project Conducted:

• Social Competence of Speech and Hearing Impaired Secondary level Students of Special Schools in Kannur District

Academic Projects:

• E-commerce (PGDCA Project)
• Government Schemes for the upliftment of Scheduled Castes (MA Dissertation)
• Quality Education Pupils Rights programme implemented by the Govt. of Kerala (M.Ed. Thesis)
• Development of Multimedia Instructional Material to foster Environmental Ethics among Higher Secondary School Students. (Ph.D. Thesis)

Research Guidance:

• Guided 33 M.Ed. Dissertations and prepared 25 psychometric Tools for Educational Research.
• Member research committee, SCERT, Govt. of Kerala
• Chairman, Research Center (Education), SPS, Kannur University, (w.e.f. Nov ,2017 to till date)

• Jayachandran (2020) Life Skills and Selfregulating Behaviour among Higher Secondary School Students in Malabar Area. In Sameer Babu & Pradeep (Eds), Cognition and related Psychology of 21 st century Learners- (pp.243-250) ISBN 978-93-89875-17-1 APH Publishing- New Delhi.
• Jayachandran (2019).The Christian Missionary contribution to the educational upliftment of women and depressed classes in south India—ISBN 9789352919635 Christian contribution to the women empowerment—Edited Darwin L., Christian study centre for cultural and social change, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Jayachandran (2018). Environmental Ethics and Attitude towards Sustainable Development among higher secondary school students. TEACHER LEARNER AND SOCIETY (An interdisciplinary peer reviewed Research Journal in Education) Published by: Mar Theophilus Training College, Thiruvananthapuram Vol.15 No.2. December 2018, ISSN 2319-1709-30, Printed at Jayamatha press, Thiruvananthapuram
• Jayachandran(2012) Integration of ICT in Higher Education to Empower the Learner as a Digital Citizen.International Education Meet 2012-Education for Global Excellence. 5th to 7th ,January 2012.Mar Theophilus Training College, Nalanchira, Trivandrum. -ISBN 978-93-5067-101-6.