PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION
After completion of the course, the student-teacher will be able to
1. understand the concepts of Education and Philosophy
2. understand the Indian Philosophical thought on Education
3. understand the Implications of various western schools of thought on Education
4. understand the implications made by recent thinkers on education.
5. appreciate the nobility of teaching as a profession.
6. understand the need and importance of values and their role in making an individual a humane. Course Content
Unit-1: Introduction to Philosophy and Education
1.1 Concept and Scope of Philosophy
1.2 Concept and Scope of Education
1.3 Types and Functions of Education
1.4 Relationship between Philosophy and Education.
1.5 Philosophy and aims of Education
Unit-2: Indian Education: Historical Perspective
2.1 Education during Ancient Period (Vedic Education, Buddhist Education and Jains)
2.2 Education during Medieval Period (Including Islamic Education)
2.3 Education during Modern Period (Pre-Independent and Post Independent era) i. Rabindranath Tagore ii.Sri Aurobindo Gosh iii. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi iv. Jiddu Krishna Murthy v. Dr.BR.Ambeddkar vi Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Unit-3: Eastern Systems and Western Schools of Philosophy
3.1 Eastern Systems of Philosophy i. Sankhya ii. Yoga iii. Nyaya iv. Vedanta
3.2 Western Schools of Philosophy i. Idealism ii. Naturalism iii. Pragmatism iv. Existentialism
Unit-4: Value Education
4.1 Concept of Value
4.2 Classification of Values
4.3 Value Crisis
4.4 Approaches to inculcate Values
4.5 Values and Harmonious Life
Unit-5: Teaching as a Profession
5.1 Teacher: Professional Competencies and Commitments 3
5.2 Teacher as a Nation Builder
5.3 Teacher as a Creator and Facilitator of Knowledge
5.4 Professional ethics of teachers
5.5 Teacher and the Future Society