Understanding Education: an Overview

The book ‘UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION : An Overview of Education’ is the result of author’s unique experiment of teaching different papers to his M.Ed. and B.E.d. Classes for more than 26 years. The author, in the beginning of every session, before teaching different papers allotted to him, used to devote at least seven or eight lectures to give an overview of Education to his students. The authors found that these lectures helped the students understand the specific papers in a better way. The book has been divided into very comprehensive but comprehensible chapters covering various aspect of Education, namely: 1. Meaning, Nature and Bases of Education 2. Aims of Education 3. Educational Aims in India 4. The Curriculum 5. Methods of Teaching 6. Teaching Devices 7. Audio-Visual Aids 8. Evaluation In this compact book of eight chapters, all the aspects on Education are logically integrated to form ONE UNIT, that will serve as foundation for better understanding various papers of M.Ed. B.E.d. and M.A. (Education) courses. About The Author:- Prof. O.P. Dhiman M.A. (Philosophy and Political Science), M.E.d., Hony. Director, Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala has been formerly Principal of this College and Head, Department of Social sciences, Govt. College of Education, Patiala. Prof. Dhiman, has been Chairman, sports Committee, Member Syndicate, Senate, Academic council, faulty of Arts and Social Sciences and Board of Studies in education of Punjabi University, Patiala. He has also been Executive Member of Non-Government Colleges’ Management Federation, Punjab and Chandigarh. Prof. Dhiman. Just after passing his Matriculation, started his career as a Teacher in 1949 at D.S.S.D. High School, Jalandhar and was promoted as Head, Deptt. Of Mathematics and incharge Scholarship Classes in 1950. Prof. Dhiman has to his credit 13 years experience of teaching several subjects in school, and 27 years teaching experience of almost all subject to M.E.D. and B.E.d. Classes and five years teaching experience to I.A.S. at I.A.S. Coaching Center, Punjabi university, Patiala. Since 1949, he has been involved in Educational Administration in various fields. He worked as Principal of Multani Mal Modi College, Patiala for two years when terrorism was alarming and his predecessor was shot-dead by the terrorists at the College Campus during day time. Prof Dhiman has published several original books, which found wide circulation. His book “Gandhian Philosophy A Critical and Comprehensive Study” with a Foreword by Shri R.R. Diwakar, Chariman Gandhi Peace Foundation got appreciative comments form several authorities on the subject in India and abroad. Versatile and Scholarly Prof. Dhiman combines in him qualities of head and heart. He is a very good teacher, an eloquent speaker, democratic administrator and above all a self-less worker, who has dedicated his whole life for the cause of Education. Contents:- Foreword • Preface • Acknowledgment • Meaning, Nature and Bases of Education • Etymological Explanation of Education • Narrow and Broad Meaning of Education • Formal and Informal Education • Formal and Non-Formal Education • Education and Other Terms • Important Features of Education • Bases of Education • Some Definitions of Education • Conclusion • Aims of Education • Nature of Aims of Education • Importance and Necessity of Educational Aims • The Determinants of Educational Aims • Different Aims of Education • Individual v/s Social Aims of Education • The Individual Aim • The Social Aims • Synthesis between the Individual and the Social Aims • Educational Aims in India • A Historical Retrospect • Secondary Education Commission on Educational Aims • The Indian Education Commission on Educational Aims • Challenges of Education – A Policy Perspective on Educational Aims • Indian Socio-Politico-Economic Situation and Educational Aims • The Curriculum • What is curriculum • The History of Curriculum • Principles of Curriculum Construction • Basic Curriculum • Methods of Teaching • Text Book Method • Lecture Method • Lecture-cum-Discussion Strategy • Discussion Method • Project Method • Problem-Project Method • Play-way Method • Heuristic Method • Dalton Plan • Montessori Method • Kindergarten Method • Teaching Devices • Exposition • Explanation • Narration •Description • IIIustration • Questioning • Assignment • Home Work • Audio-Visual Aids • The Chalk Board or Black Board • The Bulletin Board • The flannel Board • Posters • Cartoon • School Museum • Drawing and Sketch • The Opaque Projector • The Teaching Slides • Film Strips • Flash Cards • Audio-Visual Aids • Educational Films • Educational T.V. • Evaluation •Evaluation in Education • Tools of Evaluation • Main Features of Evaluation • Criteria of a Good Test • Examination • Evils of the Present Examination System • Necessity of Examination • Suggestions for Improvement of examination • Difference Between New Type and Old Type Test • Long Term v/s Short Term Evaluation • Suggestions for Relating Internal Assessment to the External Assessment • Bibliography • Index The Title 'Understanding Education: an Overview written/authored/edited by O.P. Dhiman', published in the year 2010. The ISBN 9788178358413 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 346 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Education Text Book. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-