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Development of Education System Dinesh Kumar, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 10: National Curriculum Framework (2005)

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
10.1 National Curriculum Framework (2005)
10.2 Learning and Knowledge
10.3 Implications for Curriculum and Practice
10.4 Knowledge and Understanding
10.5 Recreating Knowledge
10.6 Children’s Knowledge and Local Knowledge
10.7 School Knowledge and the Community
10.8 Some Developmental Considerations
10.9 Summary
10.10 Key Words
10.11 Review Questions
10.12 Further Readings
Objectives

The objectives of this unit can be summarized as below:
• to explain about the national curriculum framework (2005)
• to describe about Learning and Knowledge
• to discuss about Implications for Curriculum and Practice
• to discuss about Knowledge and Understanding
• to describe about Recreating Knowledge
• to explain Children’s Knowledge and Local Knowledge
• to describe School Knowledge and the Community
• to discuss Developmental Considerations

Introduction

India is a free nation with a rich variegated history, an extraordinarily complex cultural diversity
and a commitment to democratic values and well-being for all. Ever since 1986 when the
National Policy on Education was approved by Parliament, efforts to redesign the curriculum
have been focused on the creation of a national system of education. We will discuss about
National Curriculum framework (2005) in different aspects of education.
10.1 National Curriculum Framework (2005)

The NPE, 1986 and the PoA 1992 assign a special role to NCERT in preparing and promoting a
National Curriculum Framework. The present exercise of reviewing the NCF was initiated
following the statement made by the Hon'ble Minister for Human Resource Development in
the Lok Sabha that NCERT should take up such a revision. This was followed by a decision in
the Executive Committee in its meeting in July 2004 to revise the national Curriculum
Framework Subsequent to this meeting a letter from Education Secretary to the Director NCERT

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