Understanding the contemporary India and education is a compulsory aspect of study for teachers in teacher education curriculum. To understand the contemporary India and its relationship with education, there is the need to understand the nature of Indian society, its cultural pluralism, languages, demography and diversity of Indian living. Achieving unity in diversity is the main goal of Indian society. It is therefore, we believe and realise the diversity as strength and not weaknesses. The educational practices in India are the reflection of its rich democratic principles. In the recent days of implementation of Right to Education Act (RTE Act, 2009), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiskha Abhiyan (RMSA) and National Education Policy (NEP 2020) are the examples of the implementation of its constitutional obligation for the nation.Catering to all of the above, the present Course highlights the historical, sociopolitical, philosophical and issue based trajectories of Indian School Education. This Course will enable students and teachers to engage with studies on Indian society and education, acquire the conceptual tools of sociological analysis and gain a hands-on experience of engaging with diverse communities, children and schools. The major focus area of the Course is: diversity, inequality and marginalisation in the society and its implications for Education and Policy frameworks for Public Education in India in general and Secondary Education in particular.
Overview
Syllabus
Week
Unit/Module
Text in PDF form
Video Lessons
Week-1
Unit-1
Nature of Indian Society
Nature of Indian Society
1. Indian Social Structure - Its Nature and Interrelationship among the Structures
2. Problems of Indian Society in the Context of National Development
Week-2
Unit-2
Aspirations of Indian Society
Aspirations of Indian Society
3. Major Areas of Aspirations in Indian Society
4. Role of Education relevant to Indian Society
Week-3
Unit-3
Education and Policies
Education and Policies
5. Constitutional Provisions of Education in India
6. Education as a Key Area of Public Policy (Implementation of Educational Policies and Research for Policy Analysis and Planning)
7. Schemes of Education
Week-4
Unit-4
Indian Society and Education
Indian Society and Education
8. Education as a subsystem of Indian Society
9. Education as an Instrument for Social Change
Week-5
Unit-5
Development of Education in India Before Independence
Development of Education in India Before Independence
10. Ancient and Medieval Education Systems in India
11. Education under Colonial and Imperial Rule
Week-6
Unit-6
Development of School Education – 1947 to 1964
Development of School Education – 1947 to 1964
12. The University Education Commission, 1948-49
13. Secondary Education Commission, 1952-53
Week-7
Unit-7
Development of School Education – 1964 to 1985
Development of School Education – 1964 to 1985
14. The Education Commission, 1964-66
15. The National Education Policy, 1968
Week-8
Unit-8
Development of School Education in 1986 and Above
Development of School Education in 1986 and Above
16. National Policy on Education, 1986 and NEP 2020
17. National Knowledge Commission, 2006-2009
18. National Curriculum Framework, 2005 (including National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education, 2009)
Week-9
Unit-9
Concept and Nature of Education
Concept and Nature of Education
19. Concept, Nature and Scope of Education
20. Conceptual Distinctions between Education and Schooling, Learning, Training, Teaching and Instruction.
21. Aims of Education
Week-10
Unit-10
Philosophical Basis of Education
Philosophical Basis of Education
22. Educational Philosophy of Indian Philosophers (Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo)
23. Educational Philosophy of Indian Philosophers (Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and J. Krishnamurthy)
24. Educational Philosophy of Western Philosophers (Plato and Rousseau)
25. Educational Philosophy of Western Philosophers (John Dewey)
Week-11
Unit-11
Democratic Principles of Education
Democratic Principles of Education
26. Meaning, Concept and Types of Democracy (including Relationship Between democracy and Education)
27. Principles of Democracy and its practice in Education
28. Education in a Democratic Society
Week-12
Unit-12
Agencies of Education
Agencies of Education
29. Family as an Agency of Education
30. School as an Agency of Education
31. Community as an Agency of Education
32. Media as an Agency of Education
Week-13
Unit-13
Universalization of Secondary Education
Universalization of Secondary Education
33. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
34. Government Initiatives for Secondary Education
Week-14
Unit-14
Equity and Equality in Education
Equity and Equality in Education
35. Equity and Equality in Education – Concept and Nature of Inequality and Its Consequences
36. Constitutional Provisions for Promoting Equality
Week-15
Unit-15
Curricular Issues and Quality Concerns in Secondary Education
Curricular Issues and Quality Concerns in Secondary Education
37. Concerns of National Curriculum Framework (NCF. 2005) for Secondary Education
38. Addressing the Special Curricular Issues in the Curriculum
39. Quality Assurance in Secondary Education
Week-16
Unit-16
Professional Development of Secondary Teachers
Professional Development of Secondary Teachers
40. Professional Development of Teachers (Aspiration, Qualities, Professional Preparation)
41. Professional Ethics of the Teachers (Importance, Professional Identity, Strategies for Development)
Taught by
Dr. Niradhar Dey
