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UG/Edn/II/EC/02, PHILOSOPHICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION, Course Objectives, 1. To develop an understanding of the roles of Philosophy and Sociology in Education, 2. To develop an understanding of some major schools of philosophy and their contributions, to educational theory and practice, 3. To develop knowledge of the structure and functions of the society and the process of, social interaction for a change towards better human relationships, 4. To develop understanding of some current problems relating to education., Credits : 6, Unit, Content, Unit-I, Introduction to Educational Philosophy, Philosophy -definitions and meaning, Branches of philosophy, Relationship between philosophy and education, Educational philosophy - meaning and scope, Role of philosophy in determining, Methods of teaching and Role of a teacher., Aims of education, Curriculum,, Some Major Schools of Philosophy, Idealism ; Meaning, Aims of education, Curriculum, Method of teaching,, and Contributions to present day Education, Realism ; Meaning, Aims of education, Curriculum, Method of teaching, and, Contributions to present day Education, Naturalism ; Meaning, Aims of education, Curriculum, Method of teaching,, and Contributions to present day Education, Pragmatism ; Meaning, Aims of education, Curriculum, Method of teaching,, and Contributions to present day Education, Unit-II, Introduction to Educational Sociology, Sociology- meaning and definitions, Relationship between Sociology and education, Educational Sociology- meaning, nature and scope, Social stratification and social mobility, Need for sociological approach in education, Unit-III, Unit-IV, Education and Change, Education as an instrument of Social Change, Mass media as a means of Social Change, Scanned with CamScanner

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Culture : concept of Culture, material culture and non-material culture,, cultural lag, Role of education in Cultural Change, Social Groups, implications, Primary and Secondary groups and their educational, Current Social Problems Relating to Education in India, Equalization of Educational Opportunities, Education of the Backward Classes, Gender equality and Equity, Human Rights Education, Unit-V, Peace Education, Suggested Readings:, Philosophical and Sociological Basis Foundations of, Dash, BN (2005), Education, Guwahati: DVS Publishers and Distributors., Pathak, RP (2007), Philosophical and Sociological Perspectives of Education., Guwahati: DVS Publishers and Distributors., Biswal, UN (2005), Philosophy of Education. Guwahati: DVS Publishers and, Distributors., Sharma, P (2005), Philosophy of Education. Guwahati: DVS Publishers and, Distributors., Dhawan, ML (2004), Philosophy of Education. Guwahati: DVS Publishers and, Distributors., Chandra, SS (2007), Philosophy of Education. Guwahati: DVS Publishers and, Distributors., Singh, YK (2007), Sociological Foundations of Education. Guwahati: DVS, Publishers and Distributors., Sociological Foundations of Education. Guwahati: DVS, Das, P (2007), Publishers and Distributors., Socio-Philosophical Approach to Education. Guwahati:, Taneja, VR (2005), DVS Publishers and Distributors., Scanned with CamScanner