Philosophical Foundations of Education

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UNIT-I Education: Meaning and Function

1. CONCEPT, NATURE AND MEANING OF EDUCATION
Importance of Education, Meaning of Education, Nature of Education. Questions.

2. EDUCATIONAL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
Classification, Society, Individual and Education, Social Aim of Education, Individual Aim of Education, Synthesis Between Social and Individual Aims of Education, Vocational Aim, Intellectual Development, Education for Future, Character- Formation, Adjustment to Environment, Expert Knowledge, Self- Realization, Preservation and Development of Culture, Harmonious Development, Physical Development. Complete Living. Liberal Aims of Education, Synthesis of Aims, Objectives, Educational Objectives, Aims and Objectives of Education in Relation to Time, Place and Attitude, Questions.

3. PHILOSOPHY AND ITS RELATION TO EDUCATION
Aim of Philosophy-The Western and Indian Views. Aim of Education and Philosophy, Curriculum and Philosophy, Methods of Teaching and Philosophy, Educational Administration and Philosophy, Evaluation and Philosophy, Branches of Philosophy and Education, Epistemology and Education, Metaphysics and Education, Ethics and Education, Indoctrination, Questions.

4. EDUCATION AS LIBERAL DISCIPLINE AND ITS INTERDISCIPLINARY NATURE
Vocational Aim of Education, Utility Criterion of Curriculum, Liberal Education Versus Vocational Education, Is Science Included in Liberal Education, Specialization in Education, Interdisciplinary Approach in Utilitarian Education, Culture and Civilization in Liberal Education, Tradition and Creativity, Old and New in Education, Should Education Increase Wants ?, Greatest Good of the Greatest Number, Standardization in Education, Education for Simplicity or Luxury, Leisure and Work, Education for Leisure, Questions.

UNIT-II Methodological Options in Education

5. IDEALISM AND EDUCATION
Idealistic Philosophy, Meaning and Purpose, Indian Idealism, Education According to Indian Idealism, Idealistic Education, Aims of Education According to Idealism. Idealism and Curriculum, Idealism and Teaching Methods, Idealism and the Child. Idealism and the Teacher. Idealism and the Learning Process, Idealism and School Organisation, Idealism and Discipline, Idealistic Education and Society. Impact of Idealism on Modern Education, Idealism in Indian Education, Questions.

6. REALISM AND EDUCATION
Supporters of Realism, Nature of Education According to Realism, Meaning of Realistic Education, Aims of Education According to Realism. Questions.

7. NATURALISM AND EDUCATION
1. Naturalism Based on Physical Science, Naturalism Based on Physical Science and Education, 2. Naturalism Based on Biology. 3. Naturalism Based on Biology and Education.Mechanical Naturalism, Mechanical Naturalism and Education, Indian Materialisth, Indian Mateiralism and Education, Characteristics of Naturalism, Aim of Naturalistic Education, Naturalism and Curriculum, Naturalism and Teaching Methods, Naturalism and the Child, Naturalism and the Teacher, Naturalism and Discipline, Naturalism and School Organisation, Naturalism and Kinds of Education, Naturalism and Formal and Informal Agencies of Education, Naturalism and Modern Education, Naturalism and Indian Education, Demerits of Naturalistic Education, Questions.

8. PRAGMATISM AND EDUCATION
Development of Pragmatism, Basic Principles of Pragmatism, Main Forms of Pragmatism, Pragmatism and Other Philosophies. Pragmatism and Idealism, Pragmatism and Naturalism. Evaluation of Pragmatism, Nature of Pragmatism, Pragmatism and Education, Pragmatism and Aim of Education, Fragmatism and Curriculum, Pragmatism and Principles of Teaching, Questions. EDUCATION

9. EXISTENTIALISM AND
Meaning of Existence, Some Followers of Existentialism and Their Views. Soren Aabye Kierkegeard, Karl Jaspers, Martin Heidegger, Education According to Existentialism, Educational Process According to Existentialism, Religious and Moral Education According to Existentialism. Questions.

10. NATURE AND PLACE OF DIALOGUE, ACTIVITY, DISCOVERY IN THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION
Activity-Based Learning in Process of Education, Discovery Learning in the Process of Education, Questions.

UNIT-III Epistemological Basis of Education

11. MEANING OF KNOWLEDGE, REASON AND BELIEF
1. Knowledge, 2. Reason, 3. Belief, Epistemological Belief Compared to Religious Belief, Questions.

12. EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE
Rational Knowledge, Philosophical Usage, Background, History, Knowledge-Based Authentication, Questions.

13 . CONSTRUCTIVISM (PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION)
Constructivist Learning Intervention, Constructivism, Learning by Teaching (LDL) As Constructivist Method. The Selection, Scope and Sequencing of the Subject Matter. Pedagogies Based on Constructivism, Questions.

14. SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Over View, Scientific Enquiry. Questions.

UNIT-IV Analytical Study of Major Thinkers on Education and Their Practice

15. EDUCATION IN WESTERN CONTEXT
Historical Retrospect, Impact of Rousseau on Educational Thought and Practices, Naturalistic Curriculum, Activity-Centered Method of Teaching, Impact of Dewey on Educational Thought and Practices, Helplessness of Human Infant, Function of Environment, Education As Growth, Education is Life, Aims of Education, Experience Centered Curriculum, Problem Method, Psychological Movement, Pestalozzi, Pestalozzi's Educational Principles, Contribution of Pestalozzi, Educational Thought of Bertrand Russel, Questions.

16. INDIAN THOUGHT AND EDUCATION
Indian Literature, Indian Art, Science in India, The Vedic Philosophy, The Buddhistic Philosophy. Six Systems of Philosophy, Ancient Education System, Buddhist Education, Mourya and Gupta Periods, Education in Muslim Period, Education in British Period, Modern Period, Synthesis of Indian and Western Thought, Questions.

17. MAHATMA GANDHI
Mahatma Gandhi's Philosophy of Life, Basic Tenets of Gandhiji's Basic Education, Gandhiji's Aims of Education, Gandhiji's Curriculum, Gandhiji's Method of Teaching, Some Essential Features of Gandhiji's Educational Thought, Questions.

18. RABINDRANATH TAGORE
Questions.

19. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTI (1895-1986)
Questions.

20. Dr. BHIM RAO AMBEDKAR
Questions.

21. PLATO (427 B.C. - 347 B.C.)
Contact with Socrates, Search of Personal Aim, Three Sources of Knowledge According to Plato, Difference in Soul and Body According to Plato, Moral Ideals of Plato, Education According to Plato, Principles of Education According to Plato, Plato and Function of Education. Forms and Programme of Education According to Plato, Programme of Education, Education for Women, Fuller Development of Personality, Criticism of Plato's Principles of Education, Impact of Plato's Educational Principles on Education, Questions.

22. ROUSSEAU
Naturalism of Rousseau, Naturalism of Rousseau and Education, Negative Education or Rousseau, Aim of Education According to Rousseau, Self-Education of Rousseau, Stages of Human Development According to Rousseau, Rousseau and Women Education, Criticism of Rousseau's Emile, Influence of Rousseau, Scientific and Psychological Tendencies, Rousseau and Psychological Tendency, Relation of Educational Theory of Rousseau to Other Educators, Impact of Naturalism on Education, Questions.

23. JOHN DEWEY (1859-1962)
Dewey's Experimental School in Chicago University, Scene of the Main Books by John Dewey, Dewey's Philosophy, Dewey's Educational Theory, Meaning of Education According to Dewey, Dewey and Teaching Method, Dewey and School, Basis of Education According to Dewey, Comparison of Dewey with Other Educators, The Essence of John Dewey's Educational Philosophy, Contribution of Dewey, Criticism of Dewey, Questions.

24. PAULO FREIRE
Biography, Theoretical Contribution, Banking Model of Education, Global Impact, Questions.