Foundations of Education

Preface

Foundations of Education, is a core paper in B.Ed. curriculom in Andhra Pradesh and aims to train/prepare the student teachers, teacher educators and other school professionals for interpreting knowledge within its historical, philosophical, cultural and social contexts. The syllabus for this book has been divided into ten units. Each unit provides a deep insight for making student teachers profound and adopt in building a knowledgeable society.

Unit-1 is on Introduction to Philosophy and Education, and deals with the aims, objectives and values of education. The trainee teachers will be able to understand that Philosophy is the base for setting aims in the educational system of a country.

Unit-II highlights various schools of thought with special emphasis on the educational implications. The prospective teacher will apply the principles of Idealism, naturalism, pragmatism and existentialism for a better and suitable, teaching learning process.

Unit-III describes the impact of Indian Philosophical thought on education. The educational thought of Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi, Vivekananda, Sri Aurobindo and Jiddu Krishna Murthy will ignite the minds of pre-serviced teachers for establishing a strong and good conceptual framework.

Unit-IV, is on the sociological perspective on education, which details the co-relation between sociology and education. The teachers in future will be able to practice/feel that the school community and family are the crucial agencies for imparting the values of culture, beliefs and customs etc.

Unit-V, is on the social change and education, and how it deals with the effects of social change, modernization and social mobility on education.

Unit-VI, is on the history of Indian education, and gives details on all the important aspects of education, in Indian history.

Unit-VII, is on state and education, which covers the democracy, constitutional provisions and national integration.

Unit-VIII, is on the Child Rights and Right to Education, and covers the categories of child rights and the implications of right to education Act-2009.

Unit-IX, is on the Economics of Education, which delineates the co-relation between economics and education.

Unit-X, is on the contemporary issues in education, and throws light on liberalization, privatization and globalization.

At this time, we record our sincere thanks to Mr. Suresh Chandra Sharma, Managing Director, Neelkamal Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi-Hyderabad for his constant motivation to write this book.

We hope that this book would meet the needs of both the student- teachers as well as the teacher educators.

Any suggestions for the improvement of this book will be gratefully accepted.

– Authors