Understanding Disciplines And Subjects

UNDERSTANDING DISCIPLINES AND SUBJECTS

UNIT 1: The Doctrine of Disciplinarity

·         Meaning ,characteristics and nature of Academic disciplines

·         Teacher’s Subject matter knowledge and disciplinarity

·         Alternatives to Disciplinarity

Paradigm shifts in the nature of Disciplines

·         History  and  origin  of  Pedagogic  Subjects;  Philosophical,  Sociological  &  Educational  Perspective

·         Understanding subject, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary approach within different subjects.

UNIT 2: Education as Interdisciplinary knowledge

·         Critical analysis of education as a discipline/area of study.

·         Education as a socially contrived system influenced by different factors.

·         Interdisciplinary  nature  of  education;  relationships  with  disciplines/subjects  such  as  philosophy,  psychology,  sociology,  management,  economics,  anthropology  etc.  connecting knowledge across disciplinary boundaries to provide a broad framework for  insightful construction of knowledge.

Theoretical Perspective of Education

·         School education – contemporary challenges

·         Linkage between education and other development sectors.

·         Emerging dimensions of school and teacher education. 

·         Knowledge and pedagogy

Support system of Education

·         Re-conceptualism of learning resources – textbooks, workbooks, multimedia, etc.

·         Monitoring and evaluation of schools