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Reaccredited by NAAC, Awarded ‘A+’ Grade

Department of Human Development

About

Focus Area

  • Teaching: Theories of Behavior and Development, Psychological Testing, Guidance and Counselling, Adolescence & Adulthood, Early Childhood Education, Issues in Early Childhood Education, Persons with Disability
  • Research: Early Childhood Education, Child Rights, Special Education, HIV/AIDS, Adolescents, Family Studies, Elderly
  • Extension: Life skills for Adolescence, Recreational program for Elderly, Infant stimulating program, Parent Education
  • Publication, Consultancy, Teacher Training, Organizing refresher courses, Seminars, workshops, organizing round table

Highlights

Masters in Human Development:
Throughout our lives, we go through many changes from birth to death. These changes can be physical, socio-emotional, cognitive/intellectual, environmental etc. Transformation happens at every stage of life and through all this; we are shaped by our families, community and our society. Students belonging to the field of Human Development look at how people grow and how they form relationships throughout their lives. The field prepares professionals to meet the society- relevant challenges. They explore the dynamics between people within their families as well as those between families and the greater world.

A masters degree program in Human Development can be completed in two years and the program immerses students in the study of lifespan development, family systems, social policy, and the research process. On completion of this course; students often pursue careers in research, policy analysis, education and community outreach.

Masters in Early Childhood Education:
There has been increasing attention and focus towards the care and education of young children in the past decade. Importance has been given to the quality and variety of services for children due to various reasons – economic, social and progressive.

In sync with the increasing demand for qualified professionals and thinkers in ECE, the Dept. of Human Development at SNDT Women’s University, Juhu introduced a 2 year full time Masters in ECE. The only institute offering a Masters course in ECE, has not only put together a unique combination of theory, research and practice but also added fresh blood in the pool of experts and educators in the field. The course offers opportunities and pathways to develop professionals, thinkers, educators, entrepreneurs, planners and implementers motivated and qualified to deliver high quality early childhood education programs.

Department of Human Development, Juhu

Our Goals

To acquaint students with the field of Human Development and prepare them to do outreach programmes, teaching, research and policy work.

To develop a scientific approach and knowledge about the process of research for R&D in early childhood related setups.

To facilitate holistic personality development of students through opportunities for presenting scientific papers in seminars, conducting workshops, training programmes for teachers, life skill development for adolescents and interventions based on the psychosocial issues related to elderly.

To equip students with entrepreneurship skills to establish Human Development Centres, NGOs, Child Guidance Clinics, Day Care Centres, Creches, Children’s Activity Centres.

 

Mission

To improve the quality of life by creating and disseminating knowledge through various intervention programmes about lifespan human development, relationships, families, and communities, all in their larger social contexts.

 

Motto

Discovering, integrating, applying knowledge about lifespan Human development and Family Studies

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Chandrashekher Gawali

Associate Professor & Head
Email: cgawali @humand.sndt.ac.in

Subjects :

Psychological Testing
Family Studies
Guidance & Counseling
Counseling young children
Pre- School organization administration & management
Child welfare Program
Adolescence & adulthood
Working with Elderly
Advanced Human Development
Theories of Behaviour and Development
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Ms. Leisl - Ann Gonsalves

Nursery Supervisor
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Ms. Preetika Saxena

Nursery Teacher
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Ms. Dhara Gohil

Nursery Teacher
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Ms. Alish Roham

Sr. Nursery Teacher
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Ms. Karuna Vishwakarma

Jr. Nursery Teacher
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Programmes

Ph. D. in Human Development and Early Childhood Education

Duration : The Ph.D. course shall be of Six years duration (i.e. 12 terms) with a minimum of three years (i.e. 6 terms) program.
Level : P.G. Degree
Medium of Instruction : English
Future Career Prospects :
  • Lecturer in colleges/Teacher trainer
  • Research assistant, School
  • Supervisor/Co-ordinator, Curriculum planner
  • Quality controller in educational setups
  • Project officer/ co-ordinator in NGOs, Child

M.Sc. in Human Development

Level : P.G. Degree
Duration : 2 Years
Medium of Instruction : English
Future Career Prospects :
  • Lecturer in colleges/Teacher trainer
  • Research assistant, School
  • Supervisor/Co-ordinator, Curriculum planner
  • Quality controller in educational setups
  • Project officer/ co-ordinator in NGOs, Child
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M.Sc. in Early Childhood Education

Level : P.G. Degree
Duration : 2 Years
Medium of Instruction : English
Future Career Prospects :
  • Lecturer in colleges/Teacher trainer
  • Research assistant, School
  • Supervisor/Co-ordinator, Curriculum planner
  • Quality controller in educational setups
  • Project officer/ co-ordinator in NGOs, Child
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P.G. Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Level : P.G.Diploma
Duration : 1 Year
Medium of Instruction : English
Future Career Prospects :
  • Lecturer in colleges/Teacher trainer
  • Research assistant, School
  • Supervisor/Co-ordinator, Curriculum planner
  • Quality controller in educational setups
  • Project officer/ co-ordinator in NGOs, Child
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Value-added Course (Certificate) on Life Skills Education

Level : Any Graduate
Duration : 10 weeks
Medium of Instruction : English
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Publications

  1. Gawali., C. (2025). Enhancing quality of life through Home Science Education, HOME SCIENCE &NATIONAL POLICY: PARADIGMS & PRACTICE, SNDT Women’s University Press, Bharatratna Mharshi Karve Vidyavihr, Churchgate Campus, (ISBN:978-93-48606-73-0)

  2. Gawali., C., Gonsalves., L. & A. Roham (2025). Learning Experiences at SNDT Laboratory Nursery School: An Observational Study, HOME SCIENCE &NATIONAL POLICY:PARADIGMS & PRACTICE, SNDT Women’s University Press, Bharatratna Mharshi Karve Vidyavihr, Churchgate Campus, (ISBN:978-93-48606-73-0)

  3. More, S., & Gawali., C. (2025). Strengthening the Role of Angawadi: Building a Conducive Ecosystem in alignment with NEP 2020, International Journal of Home Science,11(1):148-151

  4. Mosinally., M. & Gawali.,C.(2024).Wellbeing among Post Graduate female students using Ryff’s Scale. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 6 (3), 2:8.

  5. More, S., & Gawali., C. (2024). Exploring Research Gaps in Social Intelligence and its influence on preschool Teachers’ work productivity: A systematic study. Indian Journal of Applied Home Science, 11 (7/8), 383-394. (INNS: 2394-1413)

  6. Rathore M.K. and Sonawat (2015).Integration of technology in education and its impact on learning of students, International Journal of Applied Home Science ISBN23941413

  7. Reeta Sonawat, Kamini Kapadia. Swati Popat 2015, Quality in Early Childhood Education (piblications Early Childhood Association)
    978-81-927868-6-5

  8. Reeta Sonawat & Zikra Bhati Feb 2017. The Process and Challenges faced by Start-up Companies in India: A Study, Indian Journal of Applied Research. ISSN: 2249-555X

  9. Reeta Sonawat & Swati Tulshan Feb 2017, The Process and Challenges faced by Start-up Companies in India: A Study, Indian Journal of Applied Research., ISSN: 2249-555X

  10. Reeta Sonawat and Swati Popat Vats (2017) Early Childhood Education: Policy into Practice, Early Childhood Association publisher ISBN: 978-81-927868-9-6

  11. Reeta Sonawat (2017) Research Compendium (1996-2016) Edu-tech publishing co. Edu-tech publishing co.

  12. Reeta Sonawat, Kamini Rege, Swati Popat Vats. (2017) A-Z of Parenting… Birth through the Teenage years (Ed), Early Childhood Association. ISBN:978-81-927868-0-3

  13. Gawali.C, Ansari. R, and Sheth, D. (2019). Relationship between Role of Humor Styles and Levels of Resilience in Young Adulthood, Ajanta: An International Multidisciplinary Quarterly Research Journal.8 (1),January 2019,pp.116-118..ISSN. 2277-5730.Peer Review Refereed and UGC Listed Journal (No. 40776).

  14. Hina Ahmed (2019). Usage of Social Networking Sites and its impact on Psycho Social Health of Adolescents, Early and Middle Adulthood. International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Field.5. January 2019. pp.72-79.
    ISSN 2455-0602 Peer Reviewed Refereed. https://www.ijirmf.com/das-jan-2019/

  15. Gawali, C., & Bedi, K. (2019). Parental discipline and psychological wellbeing of adolescents. International Journal Indian psychology, 4 (7) 1051-1060. ISSN 23348-536 (e)/ ISSN 2349-3429 (p).

  16. Gawali, K., & Gawali, C., (2020). Relationship of Subjective Wellbeing and Psychological Adjustment among Degree College Students. Journal of Psychological Research, 15 (1), 319-329.ISSN 0973-5410 (p) ISSN 0976-3937 (e).

Research Projects

  • Barrington Education Initiative (BEI), Austria : Training stakeholders of  Early Childhood Education such as teachers, supervisors, Anganwadi  workers to enhance effective Preschool experience to children

  • Smt. Kamalatai Kakodkar Endowment Fund (SKKEF) : Training and Research in the area of Early childhood Education

  • CoSoNo- Co-creation across the global South and global North. International teacher instruction for inclusive, multilingual and digitally supported learning funded by Swedish Research Council with Jonkoping University Sweden, 2018-2019.

  • Empowering Preschool and Primary School’s Teachers (from 2004 onwards) BEI (Switzerland) Sponsored

  • Archive: UGC Sponsored Minor Research Project on Awareness of Sex education Among Pre-teens

  • Awareness of HIV/AIDS and Sex Education among IX class Students. Sponsored by BMC (1994-1999)

Collaboration

    • Smt. Kamalatai Kakodkar Endowment Fund (SKKEF) : Interdisciplinary Students-Led Conference on Nurturing Futures: Education and Health in Early Childhood (2024-2025)

    • Christmas Celebration Collaboration with Arushi the Learning Center(2023-2024)

    • Christmas Ornaments Making Collaboration with Arushi the Learning Center(2023-2024)

    • Collaboration with Arushi and Rotaract Club-Republic Day and its Importance(2022-2023)

    • Collaboration with Library (2022-2023)

    • Collaboration with Arushi Special School for Christmas Celebration with Nursery Children (2022-2023)

    • Contribution of NGOs in Early Childhood Care and Education during COVID-19 Pandemic(2021-2022)

    • Transforming ECE through National Education Policy(2020-2021)

    • SNDT Laboratory Nursery School in Collaboration with Arushi School for Independence Day Function(2019-2020)

    • India’s Youth: Being Young in a country of youth, Opportunity or Disadvantage? – by Dr.Phil,Habil.Renate Syed (2019-2020)

    • Trending Cybercrimes Prevention and their Psychological Impact (2019-2020)

    • Smt. Kamalatai Kakodkar Endowment Fund Project-Conference (2019-2020)

    • Quantitative Research IQAC (2018-2019)

    • Smt. Kamalatai Kakodkar Endowment Project – Brain Storming Workshop on Research in Early Childhood Education (2018-2019)

    • CoSoNo- Co-creation across the global South and global North. International teacher instruction for inclusive, multilingual and digitally supported learning funded by Swedish Research Council with Jonkoping University Sweden, 2018-2019. 
    • National and International NGOs working with street children, adolescents, women and children living with HIV/AIDS.
    • Companies involved in Early Childhood Education.

Extension Work

Sr. No.DescriptionAction
1Rural ECE Training Programme Report
2Summer camp Report
3Muskan Foundation Report
4Couples’ day Report
5National Conference - Cum- Exhibition on Explorative Practices in Early Childhood Education

Best Practices

Sr. No.DescriptionAction
1Department of Human Development Best Practices 2020

Events

Sr. No.DescriptionAction
1A National Conference on Unlocking the Potential of Early Childhood Education Brochure
2Press Release for National Conference on ‘Unlocking the Potential of Early Childhood Education-Igniting the sparks of change’ September 16-17, 2016.

Academic Calendar

Academic Year Calendar (2014– 2015)

Calendar of Activities 2014-15
JUNE 2014
DateDayEvent
09/06/14TuesdayRe-opening
01/06/14WednesdayInterview for PG diploma ECE students
11/06/14ThursdayEntrance test for Masters student
12-13/06/14Fri-satInterview for Masters students
26/06/14FridayDepartment, library and Gymkhana orientation
27/06/14SaturdayClasses begin
JULY 2014
04/07/14FridayA talk on Historical Development of Human Development by Anuradha Vyas alumni of Department of Human Development.
09/07/14WednesdayWorkshop on Yoga for Children by Sanobia Palkhiwala Academic, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
19/07/14FridayValidation of research tool
21/07/14MondayWorkshop on Yoga session 2 Sanobia Palkhiwala Academic ,Macquarie University Sydney session taken for 2hrs
31/07/14ThursdayTalk by Dr. Subhash Sharma, Director, Indus Business School Banglore on Human Development: Future outlook and candle light experiment on understanding self.
AUGUST 2014
02/08/14SaturdayParents meeting on orientation on functioning of Lab School
04-09/08/14Mon-SatTheater workshop on Personality Development through Drama by Mr. VikasYadav Indian Peoples Theater Association
07/08/2014TuesdayOne day Training Programme for 120 Tree House Trainees on Capacity building of Pre School Teachers.
06/08/14FridayLibrary Orientation on use of software
11-12/08/14Mon-TuesdayAnganwadi Teacher training Program on Developmental domains and Behavioural problems, at
Smt. Ratnaprabhadevi Mohite Patil College of Home Science for Women, Akluj
06/08/14WednesdayEducational trip to Tamarind Tree, School for Tribal Children at Dhanu
16-17 08//2014Tue-WednesdayICDS Supervisors, Training program on Roles and Responsibilities of Supervisors
18/08/14ThursdayAcademic visit to All the PG Departments of Home Science by Prof. Indu Banasal and Prof.Charu, Purhit From Banasthali Vidyapith, Jaipur
18/08/14FridayMeeting for dissemination of information of various committees to all the Staff members of all the five departments of Home Science
25/08/14TuesdayWorkshop on Life Skills for adolescence, Wagad Gurukul Residential School Children, Virar
26-27-28/08/14Wed-Thu-FridayTraining program for Tree House 110 Teachers on Quality in Early Childhood Education
SEPTEMBER 2014
16-17/09/14Monday TuesdayNational symposium on excellence in early childhood education sponsored by Kamlatai Kakodkar Endowment fund. Chief guest was Dr. Anil Kakodkar and Seminar was Presided by
Professor Vasudha Kamat attended by 130 participants from Gujrat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, AndhraPradesh.
19-20/09/14Friday, SaturdayLEAD, International Conference on Leadership in Education collaboration with Leadership Boulevard, Mumbai
19/09/14FridayMedical checkup for New entrants
OCTOBER 2014
23/10/14 to 9/11/14ThursdayDiwali Break began
01/10/14 Parents meeting on Creating Awareness on Play and use of Technology for young Children
NOVEMBER 2014
10/11/14MondayReopening after Diwali Break
DECEMBER 2014
08/12/14MonII term begins
18/12/14TuesdayDepartment collaborated for National Sympisium on Enhancement of Quality in ECE at S.P.T. College of Arts & Home Science, Surat
20/12/14SaturdaySports Day for children, students and Parents
20/12/14SaturdayUniversity
20-21/12/14SaturdayTejaswini, Ms.Mehak Dhir won IV position
20/12/14SaturdayDepartment Sports Day with other PG Departments of Home Science
25/12/14ThursdayChristmas Break
JANUARY 2015
04/01/15MondayReopening after Christmas Break
09/01/15MondayUniversity Convocation
19/01/15MondayA principal and Three preschool teachers visited nursery school from Surat
28/01/15WednesdayWorkshop for school teachers and NGO personnel on Various Approaches in
ECE
29/01/15SaturdayPuppet Making Workshop for students
FEBRUARY 2015
03/02/15TuesdaySession on Inferential Statistics and Report Writing in association with Human Development Department by Dr Rubina Lal
13/02/15FridayDissertation presentations
18/02/15WednesdayVisit to Godrej School
21/02/15SaturdayParents’ Meeting
24-25/02/15Tue-WedExhibition and Panel discussion on Child Rights
MARCH 2015
31/03/15TuesdaySubmission of Dissertations by Semester IV students
APRIL 2015
01/04/15 to 30/04/151 MonthMonth for internship
30/04/15 Submission of thesis
MAY 2015
15/05/2015 to
15/06/15		Eight weeksThesis vivas’ for Semester IV students

Academic Year Calendar (2015– 2016)

Calendar of Activities 2015-16
DateDayEvent
June 8-12, 2015Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday		Training programme
June 15,2015MondayReopening of department after summer break (Term begins)
June 29 to 3 July 2015Monday to FridayTeacher Training  for Save the Children India – Balwadi
June 30,2015TuesdayDRC of Phd Students (Ms.Manju Rathore and Ms. Sweta Hattangadi)
July 1,2015WednesdayCommon Entrance Test for new admissions
July2, 2015ThursdayM.Sc.ECE Interviews of new entrants
July 3 , 2015FridayM.Sc. HD and P.G. Dip. ECE interviews for new entrants
August 3,2016MondayWorkshop on Drama in ECE
August 10 – 12th, 2015Monday, Tuesday WednesdayTraining programme
September 7, 2015MondayA session by Dr. Ajay Tamhane
September 22-23, 2015Tuesday & WednesdayNational Seminar on Innovation in Early Childhood Education
(Under Smt Kamlatai Kakodkar Endowment Fund)
1st October, 2015ThursdayGrandparents day Celebration
October 23,2015 FridayNavratri celebration
October 30, 2015  FridayDiwali party   
October 31, 2015SaturdayOpen House for Nursery Children
November 15,2015SaturdayTerm End
November 2,2015MondaySemester I and III Examination starts 
December 2,2015 Second term begins
November 26, 2015Thursday Reopening of the Nursery school
November 16 to December 1,2015 Semester break
December 28,2015 to January 7, 2016 Mid-term break (Christmas Break)
March 14 -15, 2016Monday, TuesdayInterviews at the department for Internship placement
April 1,2016FridaySemester IV students join organizations for internship
May 2 to
7, 2016		Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday ,Thursday, Friday, Saturday Dissertation Vivas
May 7, 2016SaturdaySecond term end
May 9 to
June 12, 2016		 Summer break

Internship Manual

Sr. No.DescriptionAction
1Internship Manual

Programmes

• Ph.D. in Human Development
• Ph. D. Early Childhood Education
• M.Sc. in Human Development
• M.Sc. in Early Childhood Education
• P.G. Diploma in Early Childhood Education

Head of Department

Dr. Chandrashekher Gawali
 

Teaching Faculty

Dr. Chandrashekher Gawali (Associate Professor)
Ms. Leisl – Ann Gonsalves (Nursery Supervisor)
Ms. Preetika Saxena (Nursery Teacher)
Ms. Dhara Gohil (Nursery Teacher)
Ms. Alisha Rohamsmt (Sr. Nursery Teacher)
Ms. Karuna Vishwakarma (Jr. Nursery Teacher)

Visiting Faculty

Jasmit Anand (NET)
Surabhi Mukhija (NET)
Narendra Khare (M.Sc Statistics)
Alannah Carol Fernandes (NET)
Dr. Mohita Junnerkar (NET Ph.D.)
Swati Baid (NET)
Nainee Singh (HRD)
Maria Taj (M. Sc HD)
Mitali Kothari (M.Sc ECE)
Purvi Gogri (M.Sc.HD)
Shweta Dholakia (M.Sc HD )
Sanya Hariyani (M.Sc in ECE)
Gautami Rajadhyaksha (HRD)
Darshika Maiya (LLB)

Tel : +91-22-26604793 (Nursery office) +91-22-26608855, Board No Ext - 2281

Email : humand@sndt.ac.in

Post Graduate Department of Human Development 
Faculty of Science and Technology 
SNDT Women’s University
Sir Vithaldas Vidyavihar,
Santacruz (West)
Mumbai- 400 049

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