Meaning of epistemology with reference to the process of knowledge building and generation.
Distinction and relationship between: Knowledge and skill, Teaching and training, Knowledge and information, Reason and belief.
Unit II: Philosophical Foundation of Education:
Significance of Philosophy in Education.
Brief account of the tenets of the following philosophers of education ?Swami Vivekananda, Gandhi, Tagore, Aurobindo, Dewey, Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan and Sir Asutosh Mukherjee.
Relevance of the philosophy of the aforesaid philosophers in Indian education with regard to activity, discovery and dialogue.
Unit III: Sociological bases of education:
Constitutional goal for Indian Education
Social issues in education?Globalization, multiculturalism, secularism, education for sustainable development
Nationalism, universalism and secularism?their interrelationship with education
Illiteracy, poverty, socially disadvantaged groups gender inequality
Unit IV: Concepts and scope of education:
Four pillars of education.
Aims of education: Personal, Social, Economic and National Development
Education for generation, conservation and transmission of knowledge
Agencies of education: home, school, community and media
Types of education: formal, non-formal, informal and role of their agencies
Unit V: Concept of Curriculum:
Meaning, Characteristics & types of Curriculum
Nature & Scope of Curriculum
Necessity of Curriculum
Principles of framing curriculum
Role of State in curriculum
Constitutional values and national culture in curriculum
