Education Professor Profiles – Samuel Gaikwad
Samuel Gaikwad, PhD
I am Samuel Gaikwad. At present teaching in the Education Department of Graduate School at AIIAS. My 51 years teaching career took me from Highschool math and physics teaching to math teaching in college at Spicer Memorial College, India. After completing PhD at Andrews University I taught at Spicer in the Graduate School Education Department, worked as the Dean of the Graduate School, and later served as Vice-President for Academic Administration and then as the President of the college. Subsequently, I moved to AIIAS and have been teaching here. My special interests are mathematics and physics, curriculum and instruction, educational administration, and quantitative and qualitative research.
Position:
Professor, Education department
Rank:
Professor
Academic Qualification:
PhD, Curriculum and Instruction
Specializations:
Curriculum and Instruction, Mathematics and Physics education
Current research interests:
Statistics, Research in Curriculum and Instruction, and also Educational Administration
Sample of Recent Research Publication/ Presentation.
Gaikwad, P., & Gaikwad, S. (2025). Integration of Faith and Learning in Mathematics. In S.Vyhmeister, S. Wa-Mabaleka, & P. Gaikwad, The Handbook of Integration of Faith and Learning (Vol II, pp. 173-181).Safelix.
Gaikwad, P., & Gaikwad, S. (2022). Safety in Qualitative Research. In S. Wa-Mbaleka & A. Rosario, The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in the Asian Context (pp. 411-426). Sage.
Gaikwad, P., & Gaikwad, S. (2021). Overview of Research. In S. Wa-Mbaleka, P. Zubkov, P. Cincala, & D. Penno (EDs.), Qualitative Research for Practical Theology (pp.20-33 ). Andrews University.
Gaikwad, P., & Gaikwad, S. (2021). Overview of Qualitative Research In S. Wa-Mbaleka, P. Zubkov, P.Cincala, & D. Penno (EDs.), Qualitative Research for Practical Theology (pp. 73-90). Andrews University.
Presentations and Workshops:
Integrating Lifelong Learning Skills into Teaching: Faculty Colloquium, Asia-Pacific International University, Thailand, July 31, 2025.
Creating an Inclusive Classroom: Managing Classroom Bebavior, Adventist University of the Philippines. Elementary and Academy Teachers, Teacher Workshop, May 20, 21, 2025.
Learning Styles, Workshop, Online, May 11, 2025
Memory Models, Workshop, AIIAS, May, 4, 2025
Learning Styles, Workshop, AIIAS, April, 27, 2025.
T-Test and One-Way ANOVA, Quantitative Research Workshop, March 17, 2025