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SYLLABUS
Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education
Objectives:
To understand the importance of various philosophical bases of education.
To understand the impact of social theories on education.
To relate the trends of social changes, cultural changes and their impact on education.
To understand the application of modern science and technological development on social reconstruction.
Sr. No. Description
1 Education & Philosophy: Meaning, Relationship, Nature and Scope. Significance of
studying Philosophy in Education. Aims of Education: Individual and Social Aims of
Education. Functions of Education: Individual, Social, Moral and Aesthetic.
2 School of Philosophical Thoughts: Idealism. School of Philosophical Thoughts:
Naturalism. School of philosophical thoughts: Pragmatism. School of philosophical
thoughts: Humanism.
3 Indian philosophical thoughts: Sankhya. Indian philosophical thoughts: Vedanta.
Indian philosophical thoughts: Buddhism. Indian philosophical thoughts: Jainism.
Indian philosophical thoughts: Islam
4 Contribution of Indian thinkers to Educational Thoughts: Mahatma Gandhi and
Vivekananda. Contribution of Indian thinkers to Educational Thoughts – Aurobindo
and Radhakrishnan
5 Sociology and Education: Concept of Educational Sociology and Sociology of
Education. Socio-economic factors and their impact on education. Socialisation
Process, Implications in Education
6 Social Change: Meaning, Nature and Causes. Constraints of social change (caste,
ethnicity, class, language, religion, regionalism). Education as an agent of Social and
Economic change, and HRD.
7 Education for social stratification and social mobility. Democracy and Education
8 Social theories: Marxism and Integral Humanism. Theories of functionalist: Emile
Durkheim and Talcott Parsons
9 Women Education and Gender Equity. Globalization: Concept and its Relevance in
Contemporary Situation. Human Rights and Education with Special reference to
Rights of Children. Consumer Rights and Right to Education
10 Education for Peace. Values: concept, need, sources. National Integration and
International understanding: Meaning, need, role of teacher and Educational
Institutions in developing national integrity