Basic Concepts and Ideas in Education

The book looks beyond the traditional concept of education to be able to grasp not only the drastic changes in the concepts of education but also the reasons behind it. It is a comprehensive book designed to understand the crucial concepts like the nature and goals of education, the processes of education, different forms of knowledge and the process of knowing, organisation of knowledge in school curriculum, autonomy of the teachers and the learners, and the role of education in inculcating values among children. It demonstrates the concepts with examples to make it interesting and more understandable. The illustrations given are meaningful and relevant. It provides the student-teachers with considerable scope for engaging in the processes of inquiry, critical analysis and intellectual discourse.