Hey!!!! Reference books for Education in Emerging Indian Socirty Subject of B.Ed of Jammu University are:

Anand, C.L. et.al. (Eds.): The Teacher and Education in Emerging Indian Society, NCERT, New Delhi.

Brubacher, John S. (1971): Modern Philosophies of Education, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi.

Delars, Jacques (1996): Learning the Treasure within Report to UNESCO of the International

Bhatia, Kamla and Commission on Education for Twenty First Century, UNESCO.

Baldev Bhatia (1998) : The Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education, Doaba House, Delhi.

Ghosh, Muktshree (1991) : Concept of Secular Education in India, B.R. Publishing House, Delhi.

Gupta, V.K. (1996): Education in Emerging Indian Society, New Academic Publishing House, Jallandhur.

Gore, M.S. (1982): Education and Modernization in India, Rawat Publication, Jaipur.

Mathur, S.S. (1985): A Sociological Approach to Indian Education, Vinod Pustak Mandir, Agra.

Nath, Prem (1979): The Basis of Education, S. Chand Co. New Delhi.

Ross, J.S. (1972): Ground Work of Educational and Theory, Oxford Univ. Press, Calcutta.

Taneja, V. R. (1985): Educational Thought and Practice, Sterling Publishers, New Delhi.


Syllabus of this Subject:

UNIT –I

1. Nature, Meaning and Functions of Education. Its objectives in relation to time and place. Distinction between
education and :
a) Instruction
b) Training
c) Introduction
d) Literacy
2. Agencies of Education: Meaning, importance and role of each of the following agencies :
Formal agencies
Informal agencies
Non-formal agencies
School and State Home, community, peer-groups, Mass media Continuing Education, National Literacy Mission

3. Aims of Education in Contemporary Indian Society:
Education for:
a) values
b) modernization
c) vocationalization
d) health (physical, mental and emotional), and
e) development of democratic outlook.

UNIT-II
1. Philosophy and Education: Significance of studying philosophy in understanding educational practices and
problems. Indian philosophy of education :
a) Salient features of Indian philosophy
b) Concept of knowledge according to Indian Philosophy
c) Indian thought and its contribution to educational practices.

2. Major philosophical systems, their salient features and their impact on education with reference to aims, curriculum, methods of teaching and role of teacher:
a) Idealism with reference to Plato, Socrates and Advaita Philosophy
b) Naturalism with reference to the views of Rousseau and Rabindera Nath Tagore.
c) Pragmatism with reference to John Dewey‟s “Instrumentalism and Experimentalism”

3. Salient features of the following philosophical systems and their impact on education with reference to aims,
curriculum methods of teaching and role of teachers:
a) Realism with reference to Aristotle and Jainism
b) Humanism – historical and scientific and Buddhism.

UNIT-III
1. Contribution of the following educational thinkers :
a) Swami Vivekananda: Man making education.
b) Sri Aurbindo : Integral education, its basic premises and stages of development
c) Froebel: The play-way method.

2. Indian Constitution :
a) Its directive principles
b) Its various articles related to education
c) Meaning of secularism and social goals
d) Democracy and socialistic pattern of society.

3. National and Emotional Integration :
a) Meaning, Barriers and role of education in the promotion of national and emotional integration :
b) Recommendations of :
i) Indian Education Commission (1964-66)
ii) Education Policy (1986) / Programme of Action (1992)
c) Philosophy of celebration of Indian festivals.
d) i) Nationalism – Meaning, problems of nationalism and role of education.
ii) National character – Meaning, problems and role of education.

UNIT-IV
1. Sociological basis of education :
a) Concept of sociology and sociology of education
b) Relationship between individual to individual, and
c) Individual to society in terms of norms given by the existing social order.

2. Education as liberal and utilitarian, education as a means of National Welfare through the immediate welfare of the society and education for human resource development.

3. Social change: meaning, factors viz., caste, ethnicity, clan, language, religion, regional and sectional imbalances and role of education.

UNIT-V
1. Structure and concerns of Modern Indian Society :
a) Structure of Indian society : class, caste, religion, ethnicity and language
b) Concerns of Indian society :
i) democracy, social justice and equality, human rights, secularism;
ii) gender equality, social cohesion, population explosion
iii) environmental degradation, globalization and privatisation.

2. Culture: Meaning, salient features of Indian culture, cultural heritage and role of education, contribution of different religions towards human upliftment and philosophy of celebration of different festivals.

3. New Social Order :
i) Meaning, eradication of illiteracy, objectives of National Adult Education Programme (NAEP).
ii) Educating socially, culturally and economically deprived members of the Indian society
iii) Means and measures taken for equality of opportunities in terms of castes, tribes, disabled, gender, minorities and poverty.

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