Development of Education from pre-vedic to pre-independent period.
Recommendations of various Educational committees, Education Commissions, Educational Policies during pre & post independent period and their implications.
Philosophical Dimensions of Education:-
Aims, Objectives, Functions; Processes of Education – Unipolar, Bipolar and Tripolar; Types of Education – Formal, Informal and Non-formal and their significance
Educational thinkers and their contributions – Swami Vivekananda, Mahathma Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, Jiddu Krishnamurthy, Gijubhai Badheka, Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, Froebel, Dewey and Montessori
Professional code of conduct for teachers, Professional Ethics – commitment to profession, learner and society
Critical Understanding of the difference between knowledge and skill, knowledge and information, teaching and training, reason and belief
Theory of knowledge – problems of knowledge, truth, ways of knowing, notions of truth, validation of knowledge – pramanas from eastern connotation – pratyaksha, anumana, upamana, sabda and western connotation – perception, inference, comparison, testimony
III. Sociological Dimensions of Education
Social agencies of Education – Home, Peer group, School, Community
Democracy and Education- Equity, Equality of Educational Opportunities in diversified society, Role of Education in promoting democracy
Economics of Education – Education as Human Capital, Education and Human Resource Development
Gender: Social construction of gender, gender discrimination, Equity and Empowerment of Women, working towards gender equality in the classroom – the role of teacher
Community Development – Education as an instrument for Social Change and Transformation of Society
Child – Development and Learning
Methods of Child Study – Observation, Introspection, Experimental Method and Case Study
Principles of Development and their Educational implications
Stages and Dimensions of Development – Growth and development across various stages from pre-natal to adolescence – Physical, Cognitive, Language, Emotional, Social and Moral (contribution of Piaget, Erikson, Chomsky, Rogers and Kohlberg), Developmental tasks and their implications, Child Rearing Practices and development
Understanding Learning – Concept, Factors effecting Learning – Personal, Environmental and Material; Role of Motivation in Learning; Memory and Forgetting; Learning Theories – Behavioristic, Insight, Cognitive, Social and Constructivist
Professional Development of Teachers
Teaching as a Profession
Phases of Professional Development – Pre-service and In-service,
Approaches to Professional Development –Conventional (face to face), Distance, Online, School based, Action Research, Professional Learning Communities, Self – Initiated Learning, Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
NCF-2005, NCFTE-2009, NCFSE-2023
Teacher Autonomy & Accountability
Institutions relating to Teachers and Teacher Education – NCERT, NCTE, RCI, SCERT, IASE, CTE, DIET
VI. Educational Concerns in Contemporary India
Environmental Education – Meaning, Scope, Concept of Sustainable Development, Role of Teacher, School and NGOs in protection of environment
Population Education – Significance, Population Situation, Consequences of population growth, Approaches and Themes of Population Education, Family Life Education
Adolescence Education – Significance, Challenges, Coping Skills and Life Skills
Inclusive Education – Concept, addressing diversified needs, Importance of Early Identification, Methods & Strategies of Classroom Management, Creation of awareness among Students, Parents and Society, Role of Education in creating positive attitude towards diversity
Education in the context of LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization) – Privatization of Education – Issues of Equal opportunities, Urbanization and Migration
Value Education – Importance of Value Education in Primary and Secondary Stages of Education, role of school and teacher in developing appropriate values among children and creation of an egalitarian society
Health & Wellbeing – Physical, Mental, Social and Emotional Health, Stress Management, Yoga Education
Educational Technology, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Education – pedagogical implications, exploration of ICT resources for teaching and learning, open educational resources
Constitutional Provisions relevant to Education – Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens, Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, Child Rights, Human Rights, PWD Act, 2016 and other Provisions pertaining to Education