Dr Saigita Chitturu | Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Dr Saigita Chitturu

Assistant Professor, Mumbai Campus, Centre for Lifelong Learning

Qualification

B.Sc., B.Ed., M.S.W. (Nagpur), Ph.D.

Contact

csaigita[at]tiss[dot]edu

csaigita@tiss.edu

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Dr. Saigita Chitturu has over twenty years of work experience in Teaching, Training, Research & Development and Liasoning work. She is a trained Social Worker from M.S.S. College, Nagpur with Criminology and Correctional Administratrion as her specialization.Before joining TISS she has worked with Tata Memorial Hospital, Aga Khan Educationa Service, India & Sophia Women Studies Centre, Sophia College, Mumbai.

She joined TISS as a faculty in the Training Orientation & Research Department, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in the year 2006.She organized and trained several NSS Programme Officers of Maharashtra and Goa. Since 2011, she is with the Centre for Lifelong Learning , TISS.

She has developed many programmes and courses like the Diploma in 'Youth Development and Social Change', Diploma programme in Youth leadership and Social Change with exit at the Certificate Level- It is designed in Open and Distance Learning Mode , Certificate in Participatory Training Methodology for Social Development , Perspectives in Lifelong Learning” for Mphil degree at TISS and Certificate Course in 'Social Work' for Sophia College, Mumbai University.

She has also developed several compendiums based on Youth Issues, Leadership, Identity,Family, Crime, Training Methodology for TISS and for NYKS,Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

She has received Gold Medal from Shivaji Science college during her under graduation from Nagpur University.

She has received ' Bharat Vikas Award"for her contribution to the field of Youth leadership by the Institute of Self Reliant, Bhubaneshwar.

She has received "Educator Excellence Award,2020" from Vedant Foundation, Rajkot for her contribution to Education and Teaching.

She has received "Distinguished Achievement Award' as part of Global Academic Excellence Award 2021 by SSM Trust, Chennai

Adult Learning

Training

Education

Issues of Youth

Prevention of Youth Crime

Gerontology

Lifeskills

Participatory Methodology

Educational Technology

Youth Leadership

Soft Skills

Youth Policy & Youth Schemes

Articles/Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals

Book Review: Communication and Empowerment of Women Strategies ,Urdhva Mula, 2 (1), 219- 223, July 2004.
National Service Scheme, An Instrument of Social Work, Indian Journal of Youth Affairs,vol no 12 (1),1-4, January-June 2008.
An Evaluation Study of National Service Scheme in India, Indian Journal of Social Work, 71(3), 417-431, July 2010.
Issues of Elderly Women: A Study of M-East Ward, Mumbai', Indian Journal of Social Work, 79(1), 99- 118, January 2018.
Lifelong Learning Departments in Indian Institutions of Higher Education: A Status Review, International Journal of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning, 8 (2), 67- 84, May 2016.
Role, Relevance and Issues of Age-Friendly Environment in Older Age, Indian Journal of Gerontology, 32 (1), 91- 102, 2018.
Linking Lifelong Learning to SDG's- Bridging gaps with Knowledge and Skills, Quest in Education, 4. XXXXIII (1), 17-28, January 2018.
Issues of Elderly Women: A Study of M-East Ward, Mumbai', Indian Journal of Social Work, 79(1), 99- 118, January 2018.
Book Review “Technology and the Disruption of Higher Education” in Indian Journal of Social Work January 2019 issue (Volume 80, Issue 1).
Chitturu S. (2020) Older Women and Health Inequality. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Lange Salvia A., Wall T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_67-1.
Nasreen Rustomfram, , Saigita Chitturu, , Nilesh Kumar, Youth Development and Social Change,A Study of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) Volunteers of Maharashtra State, Indian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, ISSN 2347-324X Volume 8, Number 1 (2020), pp. 11- 27.
Chitturu Saigita (2020);Best Practices in Teaching Learning-Bringing quality education to classrooms,Recent Trends, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp 1-7.
Chitturu Saigita (2021); Preventing antisocial behaviour in youth: Scope and challenges of the national service scheme in colleges, International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Research,Volume 7, Issue 5, 2021, Page No. 96-99.
Chitturu Saigita (2021); Exploring Experiences of Identity Formation amongst Young Students, Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Science Volume9, Issue 12, pp: 44-55 ISSN(Online):2321-9467.
E Content Writing- 2 Field work related content for E-Pathshala, MHRD.
National Youth Policy 2020 study report to United Naions Volunteers, New Delhi.

Book Publication & Chapters in Book

Youth & India's Sustainable Development Goals published by Vitasta Publication, New Delhi, 2021.
Chitturu Saigita. " Creating spaces for lifelong learning skills" . Youth & India's Sustainable Development Goals, edited by Saigita Chitturu, Vitasta Publications, 2020, pg, 209-242.

Research Projects

An Evaluation Study of NSS Scheme in India, for XIth Five Year Plan, funded by Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, 2009.
Role of NSS in Community Development in Maharashtra and Goa: An Assessment-sponsored by Board of Research Studies, 2010.
Status Review of Lifelong Learning Departments in India Sponsored by CLL, TISS,2011.
Problems of Elderly Women : A Study of M-East Ward, Mumbai, sponsored by Research board, TISS.
Youth Development and Social Change- A Study of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) Volunteers of Maharashtra State, 2017.
Certificate in Youth Development and Social Change- A project was run across 35 districts of Mahrashtra & Goa through NYKS,Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Exploring Experiences of Identity formation amongst Young Students, 2019.
Reviewing National Youth Policy, 2014, 2019.

Academic Projects

Diploma in Youth Development and Social Change with Youth for Voluntary Action (YUVA), Mumbai.
Diploma in Madhyam Doot for Youth with Abhivyakti Media Centre for Development, Naskhik.
Diploma in Youth Leadership and Social Change with Chatrapati Shahu Institute of Business & Education Research (CSIBER), Kolhapur.
Diploma in Youth Leadership and Social Change with Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA), Pune.
Diploma in Community based participatory research and advocacy with Pukar (PUKAR (Partners for Urban Knowledge, Action and Research), Mumbai.
Diploma in Youth Leadership and Social Change with Eklavya Adivasi Bhatakya Vimukti Jati-Jamati Va Magasvargiya Sevabhavi Sanstha, Manchi Hills.
Certificate in Practioners Skills for Facilitators with Outdoor Adventure Management in Thane, Mumbai

At Certificate /Diploma Level

Youth Leadership & Social Change

Counselling Skills programme

Gerontology programme

Participatory Training Methodology

Youth Identity and Human Development

Core Leadership skills for working with Youth

Programmes, Policies, Schemes and Servies for Youth

Health & Well Being of Elderly,

At MA Level (CBCS courses)

Participatory Training Methodology

Youth Identity and Human Development

Programme, Policies, Schemes and Servies for Youth.

Foundation Course (NUSSD)

Youth Leadership and People Skills