{"id":6178,"date":"2026-02-05T08:50:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T08:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grad.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=6178"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:30:58","slug":"third-international-research-conference-in-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grad.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=6178","title":{"rendered":"Third International Research Conference in Education\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.irce-page {\n  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n  background: #f4f6f9;\n  padding: 20px;\n}\n\n.irce-hero {\n  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0a3d62, #1e6091);\n  color: #fff;\n  text-align: center;\n  padding: 50px 20px;\n  border-radius: 10px;\n  margin-bottom: 30px;\n}\n\n.irce-hero h1 {\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n  font-size: 32px;\n}\n\n.irce-hero p {\n  font-size: 22px;\n}\n\n.irce-container {\n  max-width: 1000px;\n  margin: auto;\n}\n\n.irce-accordion {\n  background: #fff;\n  border-radius: 8px;\n  margin-bottom: 15px;\n  box-shadow: 0 4px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);\n}\n\n.irce-header {\n  padding: 18px 20px;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  background: #eef2f7;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  display: flex;\n  justify-content: space-between;\n  align-items: center;\n}\n\n.irce-header:hover {\n  background: #e1e8f0;\n}\n\n.irce-content {\n  display: none;\n  padding: 20px;\n}\n\n.irce-content h4 {\n  margin-top: 15px;\n  color: #1e6091;\n}\n\n.irce-content ul {\n  padding-left: 20px;\n}\n\n.irce-content li {\n  margin-bottom: 5px;\n}\n\n.irce-footer {\n  text-align: center;\n  margin-top: 40px;\n  padding: 20px;\n  background: #0a3d62;\n  color: #fff;\n  border-radius: 8px;\n}\n\n.irce-icon {\n  font-size: 20px;\n}\n.irce-hero h1 {\n  color: #ffffff !important;\n}\n.blink-text {\n  color: white;\n  background: linear-gradient(to right, #004080, #0073e6);\n  text-align: center;\n  font-size: 22px;\n  font-weight: bold;\n  padding: 12px 20px;\n  border-radius: 8px;\n  display: inline-block;\n  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(0, 115, 230, 0.5);\n  text-decoration: none;\n  transition: transform 0.3s ease;\n}\n\n.blink-text:hover {\n  transform: scale(1.05);\n}\n\n.blink-word {\n  animation: blink 1s infinite;\n  color: red;\n  margin-left: 10px;\n}\n\n@keyframes blink {\n  0% { opacity: 1; }\n  50% { opacity: 0.3; }\n  100% { opacity: 1; }\n}\n\n.blink-link {\n  text-decoration: none;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"irce-page\">\n\n<div>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grad.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flyer-IRCE-III-Extended.png\" width=\"100%\" align=\"center\">\n<\/div>\n  <div class=\"irce-container\">\n<!-- Committee  -->\n    <div class=\"irce-accordion\">\n      <div class=\"irce-header\" onclick=\"toggleIRCE(this)\">\n      Conference Committee<span class=\"irce-icon\">+<\/span> \n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"irce-content\">\n\n        <h4>Chairs<\/h4>\n<b>Snr. Prof. T. Velnampy,  <\/b>Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna <br>\n<b>Dr. K. Shanmuganathan,<\/b> Dean (Acting), Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna\n<h4>Co-Chair<\/h4>\n<b>Prof. A. Nithlavarnan,<\/b> Head,Department of Education,  Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna <br>\n<h4>Convenor<\/h4>\n<b>Mr. R. Sharveswara, <\/b>Lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna\n<h4>Secretary<\/h4>\n<b>Dr. V. Vijayabaskar,<\/b> Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna\n<h4>Treasurer<\/h4>\n<b>Mr. S. Branavan,<\/b> Senior Assistant Registrar, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna  \n<h4>Logistic Coordinator<\/h4>\n<b>Mr. M. Sathiyakumar, <\/b>Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna\n<h4>Technical Session Coordinator<\/h4>\n<b>Dr. K. Manimarrphan, <\/b>Lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna\n<h4>Media &#038; Technical Support Coordinator<\/h4>\n<b>Mr. N. Naresh, <\/b>Technical Officer ICT, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna\n<h4>Editorial Committee<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<h5><li>Editor-in-Chief<\/li><\/h5>\n<b>Mr. K. Piratheeban, <\/b>Lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna\n<h5><li>Associate Editor<\/li><\/h5>\n<b>Miss K. Goshalagini,<\/b> Lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna\n<h5><li>Research Intigrity Team<\/li><\/h5>\n<b>Mr. K. Sajanthan,<\/b> Assistant Librarian, University of Jaffna  <\/br>\n<b>Mr. Y. Kesavan,<\/b> Assistant Librarian, University of Jaffna \n\n<h5><li>Editorial Screening Committee<\/li><\/h5>\n<b>Prof. A. Nithlavarnan, <\/b>Professor in Education, Department of Education, Faculty of  Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Dr. V. Vijayabaskar,<\/b> Senior Lecturer, Department of Education, Faculty of  Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Mr. R. Rajeskanna,<\/b> Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Faculty of  Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Mr. S. Sivakanthan, <\/b>Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Faculty of  Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Mr. K. Sajanthan, <\/b>Assistant Librarian, University of Jaffna <\/br>\n<b>Mr. K. Piratheeban,<\/b> Editor-in-Chief, IRCE-2026<\/br>\n<b>Miss K. Goshalagini, <\/b>Associate Editor, IRCE-2026<\/br>\n\n<h5><li>Editorial Review Panel<\/li><\/h5>\n<b>Prof. S. Raguram,<\/b> Professor in Media Studies, Department of Media Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Prof. J. C. Paul Rohan,<\/b> Professor in Christian Civilizations, Department of Christian and Islamic Civilizations, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Prof. N. Pratheebarajah, <\/b>Professor in Geography, Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Dr. M. Sarvananthan, <\/b>Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Mr. K. Piratheeban,<\/b> Editor-in-Chief, IRCE-2026<\/br>\n<b>Miss K. Goshalagini,<\/b> Associate Editor, IRCE-2026<\/br>\n<br>\n*The expert in the specific field from the Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n\n<h5><li>Language Editing Team<\/li><\/h5>\n<b>Dr. K. Shanmuganathan, <\/b>Head &#038; Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Mr. V. Jogeswaran, <\/b>Instructor, Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Mr. A. Ajanthakumar,<\/b> Lecturer, Department of Tamil, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<b>Mr. S. Seransan, <\/b>Lecturer, Department of Tamil, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna<\/br>\n<h5><li>Action Committee<\/li><\/h5>\nStaff of the Department of Education &#038; Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna \n<\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<!-- Call for Papers -->\n    <div class=\"irce-accordion\">\n      <div class=\"irce-header\" onclick=\"toggleIRCE(this)\">\n        Conference Tracks <span class=\"irce-icon\">+<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"irce-content\">\n        <h4>Tracks<\/h4>\n<font color=\"black\"><ul>\n<li>Educational Reform &#038; Curriculum Innovation<\/li>\n<li>Assessment, Evaluation, &#038; Learning Analytics<\/li>\n<li>Educational Leadership &#038; Policy for Change<\/li>\n<li>Teacher Empowerment &#038; Professional Learning<\/li>\n<li>Inclusive, Equitable, &#038; Special Education<\/li>\n<li>Learner Wellbeing &#038; Development<\/li>\n<li>STEAM, Digital Technologies, &#038; AI in Education<\/li>\n<li>Self-regulated, Self-directed, 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Prof. T. Velnampy, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna Dr. K. Shanmuganathan, Dean (Acting), Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna Co-Chair Prof. A. Nithlavarnan, Head,Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna Convenor Mr. R. 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