Perspective in Education SYLLABUS

Historical Development of Education in India:-

1. Development of Education from pre-vedic to pre-independent period.
2. Recommendations of various Educational committees, Education Commissions, Educational Policies during pre & post independent period and their implications.

3. Philosophical Dimensions of Education:-

4. Aims, Objectives, Functions; Processes of Education – Unipolar, Bipolar and Tripolar; Types of Education – Formal, Informal and Non-formal and their significance
5. Educational thinkers and their contributions – Swami Vivekananda, Mahathma Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, Jiddu Krishnamurthy, Gijubhai Badheka, Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, Froebel, Dewey and Montessori
6. Professional code of conduct for teachers, Professional Ethics – commitment to profession, learner and society
7. Critical Understanding of the difference between knowledge and skill, knowledge and information, teaching and training, reason and belief
8. 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

1. Social agencies of Education – Home, Peer group, School, Community
2. Democracy and Education- Equity, Equality of Educational Opportunities in diversified society, Role of Education in promoting democracy
3. Economics of Education – Education as Human Capital, Education and Human Resource Development
4. Gender: Social construction of gender, gender discrimination, Equity and Empowerment of Women, working towards gender equality in the classroom – the role of teacher
5. Community Development – Education as an instrument for Social Change and Transformation of Society

6. Child – Development and Learning

7. Methods of Child Study – Observation, Introspection, Experimental Method and Case Study
8. Principles of Development and their Educational implications
9. 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
10. Understanding Learner – Individual differences (Intra & Inter) – aptitude, interest, intelligence, thinking (divergent and convergent), attitude, personality
11. 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

12. Professional Development of Teachers

13. Teaching as a Profession
14. Phases of Professional Development – Pre-service and In-service,
15. Approaches to Professional Development –Conventional (face to face), Distance, Online, School based, Action Research, Professional Learning Communities, Self – Initiated Learning, Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
16. NCF-2005, NCFTE-2009, NCFSE-2023
17. Teacher Autonomy & Accountability
18. Institutions relating to Teachers and Teacher Education – NCERT, NCTE, RCI, SCERT, IASE, CTE, DIET
    

    VI. Educational Concerns in Contemporary India

19. Environmental Education – Meaning, Scope, Concept of Sustainable Development, Role of Teacher, School and NGOs in protection of environment
20. Population Education – Significance, Population Situation, Consequences of population growth, Approaches and Themes of Population Education, Family Life Education
21. Adolescence Education – Significance, Challenges, Coping Skills and Life Skills
22. 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
23. Education in the context of LPG (Liberalization, Privatization, Globalization) – Privatization of Education – Issues of Equal opportunities, Urbanization and Migration
24. 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
25. Health & Wellbeing – Physical, Mental, Social and Emotional Health, Stress Management, Yoga Education
26. Educational Technology, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Education – pedagogical implications, exploration of ICT resources for teaching and learning, open educational resources
27. 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