Education in Emerging Indian Society

Unit - I

1. Meaning (Concept) and nature of education.
(A)Concept (meaning) of education (B) Nature of education.

2. Type of education: Formal, informal, and non-formal.

3. Distinction between education and other terms (Philosophical analysis of basic concepts of education.

4. Functions of education.

5. Objectives of education in relation to time and place.

6. Agencies of education. (Meaning, importance, and role of each of the following agencies.

7. Aims of education in contemporary Indian society.

8. Education for values.

9. Education for Modernisation.

10. Education for vocationalisation.

11. Education for health: Physical, mental and emotional.

12. Development of democratic outlook (Education for
Democracy).

Unit - II

13. Philosophy and education: (Significance of studying
philosophy in understanding educational practices and
problems.

14. Indian philosophy of education.

15. Indian thought and its contribution to educational practices.

16. Indian thought and its contribution to educational practices :
(1)Vedic, (2) Upanishadic, (3) GITA, etc.

17. Naturalism with special reference to the views of Rousseau
and Rabinder Nath Tagore.

18. Pragmatism with special reference to John Dewey's
Instrumentalism and experimentalism.

19. Indealism with reference to Plato, Socrates and Advaita philosophy.

20. Realism with reference to Aristotle and Jainism.

21. Comparative study of naturalism, pragmatism, Idealism and Realism.

22. Humanism : Historical, Scientific and Buddhistic.

Unit - III

23. Mahatma Gandhi: Basic tents of basic Education Comparative study of Gandhi and Tagore.

24. Giju Bhai : The world of the child.

25. Swami Vivekananda : Man -making education.

26. Parmahansa Yoganana : How to live education?

27. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh:Including integral educatin, basic premises and stages of development.

28. Educational philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurti.

29. Froeal:The play-way method.

30.Maria montessori :The didactic apparatus.

31. Education in the Western Context with special reference of Pestalozzi.

32. Education in the Western context with special rference to Bertrand Russell.

33. Indian Constitution and Directive principles.

34. Articales of Indian constitution related to education.

35. Education for secularism (Meaning of secularism and social goals)

36. Socialistic pattern of society.

37. Emotional and national integration (Nationalism and National character).

Unit - IV

38. Sociological basis of education.

39. Education as Liberal and Utilitarian.

40. Education for Human Resource Development.

41. Education and Social Change.

Unit - V

42. Structure of Indian society: Class, caste, religion, ethnicity and language.

43. Concerns of Indian society: Democracy, social justice, equality, human rights and secularism.

44. Human Rights.

45. Gender Equality.

46. Population explosion : Its effects and remedies.

47. Environmental Degradation.

48. Education for Globalisation and privatisation.

49. Culture: Meaning, salient features, heritage and role of education.

50. Contribution of different religions towards human upliftment.

51. Philosophy of celebration of Indian festivals.

52. New social order.

53. Educating socially, culturally and economically deprived members (Groups) of Indian society.

54. Means and measures taken for equality of opportunities in
terms of castes, tribes, disabled, genders, minorities and
poverty.

55. Eradication oof Illiteracy and objectives of national and adult
education programme.

56. Education as a means of national welfare through and
immediate welfare of society.

57. Achieving green and clean society.

58. Provertyless society through planning and population and
available resources.