Philosophical and Sociological Perspective of Education

Compulsory Paper-I: Philosophical and Sociological Perspective of Education

Unit-I

·          Education – Meaning, concept, nature, Forms, Relation with other disciplines Agencies of Education,-Formal, Informal, Non-Formal, Role of Home, School, Society, Mass Media.

·          Issues & Challenges in Education – National integration, Internationalism Liberalization. Privatization and Globalization, Social Media and Education, Distance Learning,         Inclusive Education

Unit-II

·          Philosophy – Meaning, Concept,  Nature , School of Philosophy – Idealism , Naturalism , Pragmatism , Realism in the context of Education

·          Educational thoughts of Gandhi , Tagore , Dewey , Plato , Rousseau , Vivekananda , Paulo Freire; Comparison of Eastern and Western philosophy , Characteristics of             Indian Philosophy and Education

Unit-III

·         Sociology – Meaning, Nature, Difference between Educational Sociology and Sociology of Education; Socialization – Meaning, Process, Techniques, Agencies.

·         Society – Culture: Meaning, Features, Relation with education, Social Change: Meaning, Causes, Relation with education, Social mobility: Meaning, Types, Relation with education, Social Stratification: Meaning, Basis, Relation with education.

Unit-IV

·         Diversity- Meaning, Types- Linguistic, Cultural , Regional and religious, Multicultural Education;  Inequality and Marginalization – Concept, Causes -Social, Economic, Political with special reference to  Schedules Castes, Schedule Tribes, Minorities, Girls & Women; Equity and Inclusion.

·         Constitution – Society in the Indian Constitution- Preamble & its influence on education; Diversity in Indian Society (Linguistic, Cultural, Regional and religious), inequality and challenges of the education system, marginalization, Role of Education in addressing  diversity, Multicultural education.