Philosophical & Sociological Foundations of Education

Rajendra Singh

Philosophical & Sociological Foundations of Education - New Delhi Jagdamba Pub. - 322p

Unit-1 :- Education : Meaning and Function

1. Education : concept, Meaning, Aims and Function
2. Education as a Liberal Discipline and its interdisciplinary Nature
3. Education and related concepts: training, Instruction, Teaching and Indoctrination.
4a. Ideas of Swami Vivekanand on Education
4b.Ideas of Johan Dewey on Education
5. Education a tool for propagation of culture

Unit-2 :- Thoughts of Thinkers on education and its practice, relevance of the educational thoughts of Indian and western thinkers to the present education

6a. Mahatma Gandhi
6b. Rabindra nath Tagore
6c. Aurobindo Ghose
6d. jiddu Krishnamurti
6e. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
7a. Plato
7b. Rousseau
7c. Johann Friedrich Herbart
7d. Paulo Freire

Unit - 3 :- Education and Socio-cultural Context

8. Education as an instrument of Social Change : Influence of education on society, family and their practices

9. Socio-cultural Influence on the aims and organisation of education in the context of sanskritisation, Industrialization and Modernisation

10. Education and Culture : Acculturation and Enculturation

11. Emerging trends in the Indian context : globalisation, Internationalisation and privatisation : positive and Negative impact


Unit-4 :- Issues and concerns in Education

12. Equalisation of Opportunities in the Education Sector : Outreach, Access, Affordability, Quality

13. Equity and Equality in Education
(Special Emphasis on Right to Education)

14. Nature and forms of Inequality including dominant and Marginalised groups, Gender inequalities in schools ; Public-private; Rural-urban -Tribal

15. Education for democracy, Socialism and Secularism : Concept and Practice in Schools

16. National and Emotional Integration in the Indian Context : Concept and need for Nurturing Diversity and Fostering Inclusion

17. Inclusive education : Ideology and present status in schools

18. Commercialization of education : meaning and concerns in the Indian context

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