Theory & Principles Of Education

Theory and Principles of Education discusses the latest trends and current educational thoughts. This thoroughly revised edition covers a wide range of issues and themes related to the philosophical and sociological basis of education. All possible efforts have been made to include the latest trends on the theory and principles of education.

This book, Theory and Principles of Education, provides an exhaustive treatment of the subject in a very lucid and cogent manner, so that even an average student can grasp the subject matter easily. The book is essentially student-centred and examination-oriented. It is primarily written for the students of B.Ed., M.Ed., M.Phil. and MA (Education). It will be equally useful in the Middle East and South-East Asian countries by virtue of its authoritative coverage of the subject. The extensive coverage and detailed explanations will also make it very useful for students preparing for teacher training courses. It will also serve as a reliable hand book for in-service teachers.

1. Discusses the latest trends and current educational thought on the theory and principles of education.

2. Exhaustive treatment of the subject in a lucid and cogent manner

3. Simple and effective language to help students grasp the subject easily

Part-I: Philosophical Bases of Education:

1. Education: Definition, Meaning and Functions

2. Education and Allied Terms

3. Types of Education: Formal, Informal and Non-formal: Agencies of Education

4. Aims of Education

5. Democratic and Totalitarian Aims of Education

6. Philosophy and Education

7. Philosophies of Education

8. Knowledge and its Sources

9. Indian Tradition of Philosophical Thinking and Educational Implications

Part-II: Sociological Bases of Education:

10. Educational Sociology

11. Education and Social Change

12. Democracy and Education

13. Socialisation of the Child

14. Education for Citizenship

15. School as a Social Institution

16. The Home and the School

17. The State as an Agency of Education

18. The Community and Peer Groups as Informal Agencies of Education

19. Mass Media as an Agency of Education

Part-III: Western Educational Thinkers:

20. Socrates, Plato and Aristotle

21. Rousseau

22. Pestalozzi and Herbart

23. Froebel

24. Maria Montessori

25. John Dewey

26. Bertrand Russell

27. Paulo Freire

Part-IV: Indian Educational Thinkers:

28. Swami Dayanand

29. Swami Vivekananda

30. Sri Aurobindo

31. Rabindranath Tagore

32. Mahatma Gandhi

33. Dr Radhakrishnan

34. Dr Zakir Husain

35. J. Krishnamurti

Part-V: Current Educational Thought:

36. Religion and Education

37. Education and Culture

38. Discipline and Freedom

39. Basic Education

40. Education through Work

41. Education for Emotional and National Integration

42. Education for International Understanding

43. Modernization of Indian Education

44. Philosophical, Sociological and Psychological Basic of Curriculum Construction

45. Population Education

46. Environmental Education

47. Value-Oriented Education

48. A Philosophy of Education and Education for the Twenty-first Century

Part-VI: Pathfinders in Education (Indians and Other in the World):

49. Pathfinders in Modern Indian Education

50. Twentieth Century Pathfinders in Education in the World (Other Than India)

Illustrative Objective Type Questions with Answers