Changing Attitudes to Education in India (Hardcover)  | Released: 2002

The 20th century has been a period of educational revolution. Momentous changes have taken place. Whereas the education system in advanced countries is knocking at the doors of the 21st century, it stands far removed from life in India, groaning under the weight of accumulated arrears of reforms. The present book is a modest attempt at crystallizing the changing attitudes to education in India. Divided into ten chapters, the book seeks to pinpoint the necessary changes in our attitude to education from Pre-school Education to Higher Education. It seeks to dilate upon the changing attitudes to childrens education, English teaching in India, instructional methods, role of teachers, function of libraries, aims and objectives of university education, non-formal education and extension education. It also focuses on the right kind of education the country needs today and highlights the far-reaching significance of education for tomorrow.Table of Contents: I. CHILDRENS EDUCATION1. Child as the Father of the Man; 2. The Importance of Pre-School Education; 3. Education for Drawing out the Best in Child; 4. A Fresh Look at Childrens Discipline; 5. Vocational Training for Childrens All-round Growth; 6. Co-curricular Activities for Childrens Individual Development; 7. Towards Deschooling of Childrens Education; 8. Good Childrens Books for Shaping Personality; 9. Intelligence Tests for Estimating Pupils Learning Capacities; 10. Towards an Adequate Pupil EvaluationII. ENGLISH TEACHING IN INDIA1. Towards Change of Attitude to English; 2. Making Teaching of English at Secondary School More Meaningful; 3. Indian English Texts as English Teaching MaterialIII. MODERN METHODS OF LEARNING1. Programmed Learning; 2. Co-operative Learning; 3. Towards Self-directed Learning; 4. The Value of Discussion; 5. Tutorials : A Corrective to Student Mass ContactIV. CHANGING ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES1. From Ivory Towers to Dreaming Spires; 2. Making Residential Life of University Students More Purposeful; 3. Enlarging Student Participation in University Life; 4. Employment Bureaux as Integral Parts of University Education; 5. Vocationalization at Degree Level : Why and How ?; 6. Psychological Testing for Making Higher Education Effective; 7. Entrance Tests at the Universities; 8. Vice-Chancellor as Educational LeaderV. NEW ROLE OF TEACHERS1. Crisis in University Teaching; 2. Teachers as Interpreters and Mediators; 3. New Directions in the Role of Teachers; 4. Towards Revamping History TeachingVI. MULTI-FACETED ROLE OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES1. Ranganathan : The Father of Library Science in India; 2. Modern University Libraries as a Multi-faceted Learning Centres; 3. Libraries as Media of Mass Education; 4. Public Library as Peoples University; 5. Role of Book Fairs in Promoting Reading Habit; 6. The Art of Book-ReviewingVII. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR EGALITARIAN SOCIETY1. Non-Formal Education for Better Living; 2. Linking Educational Programmes with the Needs of Society; 3. Open Universities for Universalizing Higher EducationVII. EXTENSION EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT1. Working with, not for, the People : Extension Education; 2. Case for Consumer Education; 3. N.S.S. : A Unique Experiment in Making Higher Education Meaningful; 4. N.S.S. as an Agent of Human Resource Development; 5. Education for National Integration; 6. Role of Inter-University Youth Festivals in National IntegrationIX. TOWARDS RIGHT KIND OF EDUCATION1. Breaking the Dichotomy Between Traditional and Modern Approaches to Education; 2. Bridging the Gap Between Education and Life; 3. Education for Human Resource Development; 4. Towards Humanizing Science Education; 5. Need for Value-oriented Education; 6. Education for Character-buildingX. EDUCATION FOR TOMORROW1. From Mis-education to Re-education; 2. Towards Life-long Education; 3. Towards a Broad-based, Future-focused Curriculum; 4. From a Grim Today to a Grand Tomorrow; 5. Education for Tomorrow; Index