Dimensions of Education [Hardcover]

Education has been taught as a major subject in Teacher Education Programmes at the postgraduate levels. It gives insight into the problems of quality of teaching-learning and develops professional skills in the prospective teachers to face the classroom teaching problems confidently and effectively.This book has been edited with a specific purpose of providing up-to-date information to the students of M.Ed and Ph.D of Indian, Malaysian and the overseas Universities. It has been the endeavor of the authors to highlight the contemporary fields of education, so that the teachers, researchers and students may get maximum benefit out of the book in learning and solving the teaching-learning problems. This book also seeks to stimulate future research efforts in various fields of education. About The Author:- Dr. Akbar Husain is currently serving as Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Before moving to University of Malaya in November 2005, he was Professor and Chairman at the Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. Dr. Husain has published more than 150 articles and book chapters. He has authored and co-authored, and edited and co-edited 17 books. He has standardized numerous psychological tests. He was the Editor of the Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology (2002-2005). Dr. Husain is pursuing researches in the fields of Spiritual Psychology, Positive Psychology, and Counselling Psychology.Professor Dr. Noraini Idris is the Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya. She has been involved in mathematics education since 1982. She has been Head of Department of Mathematics and Science Education for five years. She has been teaching in schools teaching Mathematics and Physics, trained pre-service and in-service teachers designing instructional activities and organized several workshops, forums, and colloquiums for Ministry of Education, Public and Private Universities local and International. She has been Chairing for Ministry of Education and Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka to design curriculum including advising and evaluation on instructional technology especially for mathematics teaching materials, school-based assessment, incorporating cooperative learning techniques in mathematics classes, problem solving, and the development of instructional materials that actively involve students in the exploration of mathematical ideas. She has published a variety of professional articles, books, and instructional materials for students and teachers. She has presented papers in the national and international conferences - Brunei, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, United States of America and others and also conducting research with Ministry of Education, MIMOS, UNESCO, British Council, Sumitomo Foundation, Japan and others. She has won several national and international awards from various bodies. Contents:- Contents, Preface 9, List of Contributors 11, SECTION–1 : RELIGIOUS AND MORAL EDUCATION, 1. Religious Education for Human and Societal, Development 19, Akbar Husain, 2. Religious Education: What is it for? 31, Daryl S. Paulson, 3. Moral Education: Are we there yet? 63, Vishalache Balakrishnan, SECTION–2 : EARLY CHILDHOOD AND, HIGHER EDUCATION, 4. Abolition of Child Labour and Universalisation of, Primary Education through Gram Panchayat—, Case Studies 83, C.S. Singhal, 5. Early Childhood Education 97, Priya Kayastha and Uma Hirisave, 6. The Basic Ingredients of Education for Children 115, Nilanjana Sanyal and Manisha Dasgupta, 7. Review on Indian Schools for Child Development 127, H.L. Kaila, 8. Higher Education and Professionalism: Through, the Lens of Self-Actualizing Potentials 137, Nishat Afroz and Ranjana Mittra, SECTION–3 : CREATIVITY, GUIDANCE, AND COUNSELING, 9. The Social Construction of Creative Children 157, Stanley Krippner, 10. Creativity Dimensions: Self and Multi-talent, Perceptions Across Culture 167, Ananda Kumar Palaniappan, 11. Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Guidance, Program 187, Melati bte Sumari and, Fauziah Hanim bte Abd. Jalal, 12. Spirituality in Counsellor Education 211, Peter Wong Sin On, SECTION–4 : QUALITY OF EDUCATION, AND LEARNING, 13. Improving the Quality of Education in Malaysia :, Issues and Challenges 229, Shahril @ Charil Bin Hj Marzuki, Mary Wee Siok Choo and Mohummad, Faizal A. Ghani, 14. Awareness Training Model for Enhancing, Interpersonal Skills in Academic Settings 257, Jasvir Chahal and Rohit Bhandari, 15. Life Long Learning in Science Teacher, Education: Issues and Challenges 267, Selva Ranee Subramaniam, 16. Issues in Maintaining Continuity and, Progression of Students’ Science Learning 275, Rohaida Mohd. Saat, 17. A framework and mental model to foster deep, learning in the classroom. 293, Tee Meng Yew and Dennis Karney, SECTION–5 : SCIENCE EDUCATION, AND TECHNOLOGY, 18. Construction of Mathematical Knowledge:, Usage of Technology 317, Noraini Idris, 6 Dimensions of Education, 19. Exploring Conceptual frameworks in, Mathematics Education Research 345, Sharifah Norul Akmar Syed Zamri, 20. Science Teaching in the Constructive Paradigm 357, Jasim Ahmad, SECTION–6 : CONTEMPORARY FIELDS, OF EDUCATION, 21. Art Education: The Quadrant Model 381, Daryl S. Paulson, 22. Physical Education in Enhancing Health-, Related Fitness: A Malaysian Perspective 401, Shabeshan Rengasam, 23. Educating Community Through Social Capital 413, S. A. Shahab, 24. Self-Advocacy: An Essential Component, in Special Education 427, Yeo Swee Lan and Loh Sau Cheong, 25. Parental and Social Influence on Career Choice 453, Swaha Bhattacharya, 26. Error Analysis and Learner Errors 463, Mariam Mohamed Nor, Index 481 The Title 'Dimensions of Education written/authored/edited by Akbar Hussain, Noraini Idris', published in the year 2009. The ISBN 9788121210317 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 496 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Education. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-