Department of Economics

Dr. Rupa Ghosh

M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Economics Loreto College, Kolkata

Email:

rghosh.eco@loretocollege.in

Qualifications:

M.Sc., B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D.

Administrative Experience:

Head of Department (2022 – 2025), Admission Committee (2009 onwards), NSS Programme Officer (2013-2023).

Research Interests:

Informal Sector, Teacher Education

Orientation / Refresher Courses:

  • Orientation Programme for the NSS Programme Officers (June 24, 2012, to June 30, 2012) at Chandramukhi-Kadambini Sabhagriha 5th Floor, Central Library, University of Calcutta
  • Orientation Course: (January 28, 2014, to February 26, 2014) organised by Academic Staff College, University of Calcutta, sponsored by UGC.
  • Refresher Course: Disaster Management (October 20, 2016, to November 11,2016) organized by Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, sponsored by UGC.
  • Refresher Course: Research Methodology for Faculty of Social Sciences (July 21, 2020 to August 03, 2020) organized by Human Resource Development Centre(UGC-HRDC),University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.

Presentations:

  • 2021- Presented paper titled Teacher Attitude towards Emergency Remote teaching: challenges in Indian academe in the International Teaching Online Symposium on June 17, 2021
  • 2021- Presented paper titled Higher Educational Institutions And Social Entrepreneurship: A Zero Cost Approach Towards Community Development in the 8th Indian Social Work Congress (ISWC) and 8th ICSD Asia-Pacific branch conference on Social Cohesion, Collective Responsibility and Social Work Profession organized by National Association of Professional Social Workers in India (NAPSWI), International Consortium for Social Development–Asia Pacific (ICSDAP) Branch and Department of Social Work, Santiniketan on February-March 28-02, 2021
  • 2017- Presented paper titled Mathematics Anxiety Among Secondary School Students From Military Families in the National Seminar on Challenges of Education as Envisaged in the 21st Century organised by Viharilal College of Education in collaboration with Institute of Education for Women, Hastings House, Kolkata on May 20, 2017
  • 2015- Presented paper titled School Education & Entrepreneurial Skills Development: Empowerment of Women from Grass-Root Level in the Conference on Quality Assurance in School Education organised by Regional Institute of Education Bhubaneswar, Odisha on December 17-18, 2015.
  • 2011-Presented paper titled Innovative Methods for Stress Free Education for College Students in the International Seminar of the Learning Community (Association for Learners) on Innovative Practices in Education organised by Heeralal Yadav Balika Degree College, Lucknow, U.P. (India) on June 18-19, 2011.

Publications:

  • 2022-23
    Journal
    Name(s) of the Author(s) with Designation:
    1. Dr. Rupa Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of B.ED. Loreto College 2. Mr. Biswajit Sarkar, Research Scholar, Department of Education, University of Calcutta 3. Dr. Sudeshna Lahiri, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Calcutta
    Title of Paper: Evidence of Digital Divide in Indian Higher Education: References from Neighbouring Countries
    Date / Year of Publication: 2022
    Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication):
    University News. A Weekly Journal of Higher Education, 60(45). Association of Indian Universities (ISSN-0566-2257).
    Publisher: Association of Indian Universities
    Journal not included in UGC Care List.
    International / National / State/ Local:
    National
    Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume 60, Issue 45, pp. 40-49
    Peer Reviewed: Yes
    ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online): ISSN (Print):0566-2257
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.15415/iie.2021.91003
    Impact Factor:
    Website of the Journal: https://www.aiu.ac.in/news.php
    Any other related information: University News – A Weekly Journal of Higher Education published by the Association of Indian Universities
  • 2020-21
    Journal Name(s) of the Author(s) with Designation:
    4. Dr. Rupa Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of B.ED. Loreto College 5. Dr. Sudeshna Lahiri, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Calcutta
    Title of Paper: Academic Involvement in Children’s Education: An Investigation into the Lives of Domestic Worker Parents of Kolkata
    Date / Year of Publication: 2021
    Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication):
    Issues and Ideas in Education Publisher: Chitkara University, Punjab, India.
    Journal not included in UGC Care List.
    International / National / State/ Local: National
    Details of Volume and Page Number: Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 21-32
    Peer Reviewed: Yes
    ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online):
    ISSN (Print):2320-7655, ISSN (Online): 2320-8805
    DOI: http://doi.org/10.15415/iie.2021.91003
    Impact Factor: 6.016
    Website of the Journal: https://iie.chitkara.edu.in/index.php/iie
    Any other related information: The "Issues and Ideas in Education” (Issues Ideas Educ.) is a peer-reviewed, refereed, bi-annual open-access Journal of Chitkara University Publications. Paper available for viewing and download from https://iie.chitkara.edu.in/index.php/iie/article/view/201
  • BOOKS
    I. Name(s) of the Author(s) / Editor(s) with Designation:
    1.Camellia Yasmin, Assistant Professor, Shimurali Sachinandan College of Education 2. Dr. Rupa Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Loreto College 3. Sudeshna Lahiri Associate Professor, Department of education, University of Calcutta
    Title of Chapter / Book: Factors Responsible for Disturbing Peace. In Pedagogy of Peace Education: Theories and Practices.
    Publisher: Divya Publication, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
    Date / Year of Publication: 2021
    Pages: 308-329
    ISBN: ISBN (978-81-949732-1-8)
    Any other related information: Edited By Lalit Lalitav Mohakud & Ananya Mukhopadhyay
  • II.
    Name(s) of the Author(s) / Editor(s) with Designation:
    1.Rupa Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Loreto College. 2.Sudeshna Lahiri, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Calcutta.
    Title of Chapter / Book:
    Higher Educational Institutions and Social Entrepreneurship: A Zero Cost Approach Towards Community Development. In Book of Abstracts on the theme Social Cohesion, Collective Responsibility and Social Work Profession
    Publisher: Department of Social Work, Santiniketan
    Date / Year of Publication: 2021
    Pages: 98-99
    ISBN: ISBN (978-81-949732)
    Any other related information: Book of Abstract of conference proceedings of 8th Indian Social Work Congress (ISWC) and 8th ICSD Asia-Pacific Branch Conference
  • 2017-18
    BOOKS
    I.
    Name(s) of the Author(s) / Editor(s) with Designation:
    1.Sudeshna Lahiri, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Calcutta 2.Rupa Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of B.ED. Loreto College.
    Title of Chapter / Book: Transforming Teacher Education towards Sustainable Development: Role of Peace Education. In Exploring Horizons in Teacher Education
    Publisher: Books Heaven Publications, Kolkata. Date / Year of Publication: January, 2018
    Pages: 137-141
    ISBN: ISBN: 978-81-930760-7-1 Any other related information:
  • II.
    Name(s) of the Author(s) / Editor(s) with Designation:
    1. Sudeshna Lahiri, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Calcutta 2.Suvashree Roy Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, Baneswar Sarathibala Mahavidyalaya 3.Rupa Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of B.ED. Loreto College.
    Title of Chapter / Book:
    Analysing Social Work Intervention for Community Development: A Process towards Mainstreaming. In Welfare of Disadvantaged Exploring Community Development Approach
    Publisher: Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi
    Date / Year of Publication: 2018
    Pages: 34-46
    ISBN: ISBN 93-86682-21-4 Any other related information:
  • 2016-17
    Journal
    Name(s) of the Author(s) with Designation:
    1.Rupa Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of B.ED. Loreto College 2.Sudeshna Lahiri, Associate Professor, University of Calcutta.
    Title of Paper:
    Women Entrepreneurship in Local perspective and National Policies: A Feasibility through School Education
    Date / Year of Publication: May, 2017
    Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication):
    Education India Journal: A Quarterly Refereed Journal of Dialogues on Education. Not included in UGC Care List during publication.
    International / National / State/ Local: National Details of Volume and Page Number: Vol 6 and Issue 2, pp. 106-131
    Peer Reviewed: Yes
    ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online):
    ISSN Print (ISSN 2278-2435)
    DOI: Impact Factor: Website of the Journal: http://www.educationindiajournal.org/
  • 2014-15
    Journal
    Name(s) of the Author(s) with Designation:
    1.Sudeshna Lahiri, Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Calcutta 2.Rupa Ghosh, Assistant Professor, Department of B.ED. Loreto College 3.Indrani Bhattacharjee, School Inspector and Research Scholar
    Title of Paper:
    School Education and Entrepreneurial Skill Development: Empowering Women from Grassroots Level
    Date / Year of Publication: 2014
    Name of the Journal and Publisher (along with the information whether it is included in UGC CARE List at the time of publication):
    Journal of Social Work and Social Development (JSWSD).
    Publisher: Department of Social Work, Visva- Bharati, Sriniketan.
    **UGC CARE List not applicable in 2014. Journal is currently part of UGC CARE List.
    https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/WebA/SearchList
    International / National / State/ Local: National
    Details of Volume and Page Number: Vol 5 and No. 1 & 2, pp.60-7
    Peer Reviewed: Yes
    ISSN (Print) / ISSN (Online):
    ISSN Print (ISSN 2229-6468)
    DOI:
    Impact Factor:
    Website of the Journal: https://sites.google.com/a/visva-bharati.ac.in/visva-bharatisocialworkjournal/about
    Any other related information: JSWSD is a bi-annual refereed journal.