Culture, Meaning, Aspects of culture, Elements of culture, Characteristics, Salient features of Indian Culture, Role of Education in Preservation, Transmission and Promotion of culture

1. Education and culture
By
M.VIJAYALAKSHMI
Assistant Professor

2. Man born in a social group, inherits its
culture.
He has acquire it by self efforts through
learning.
It is ‘culture’ that differentiates man from the
rest of the animals.
Culture & its constituents

3. Language is the chief vehicle by which culture
is transmitted.
Home and school plays a dominant role in
imparting the culture of the group to its
members.
Cultural inheritance is otherwise referred to
as ‘Cultural Heritage.’

4. •Latin word – “Cultura” –
means ‘to cultivate’ or
‘cultivating the mind’
Meaning

5. • E.B.Tylor
• “Culture is that complex whole, which
includes knowledge, belief, art, morals,
law, language, custom and any other
capabilities acquired by man as a
member of the society”
DEFINITION OF CULTURE

6. Culture
Material aspect
(senses)
Change rapidly
Non-material aspect
(customs, beliefs,
traditions, values)
Change slowly
Aspects of culture

7. Elements of culture
Five elements
Technology.
Social organization.
Philosophy and social values.
Provisions for intellectual development.
Modes of enjoyment.

8. Characteristics of culture
Culture is universal.
Culture in Conservative and Transitive.
Culture is learned.
Culture is cumulative.
Culture is progressive.
Culture is dynamic.
Culture is diffusive.
Culture fulfills the Human needs.

9. • Social Inheritance
• Transmittive Quality
• Social Quality
• Idealistic Quality
• Cumulative Quality
• Gratifying Quality
• Adaptive Quality
• Dynamic Quality
• Integrative Quality
• Manifestation Quality
• Diffusion Quality
Characteristics of culture

10. Salient Features of Indian culture
Spirituality.
Simple Life &
High-Thinking.
Hospitality.
Religious Tolerance.

11. • Unity in Diversity
• Based on Indian Philosophy
• Broad Based
• Faith in Tolerance
• Caste Bound
• Implicit Faith in God
• Faith in Spiritualism
• Faith in the Theory of Karma
• Faith in Dharma
• Value System
• Faith in Individual
• Composite Culture
Salient Features of Indian culture

12. Role of Education
in
Preservation,
Transmission and
Promotion of Culture

13. • Through Education
• Emphasized by Percy Nunn
• Consolidate its spiritual strength,
maintain its historic continuity
• Secure its past achievements
• Guarantee its future
Preservation of Culture

14. • Child – dependent on adult and follows
adult ways of behaviour
• Learn the culture of the group
• Educational institutions
• Family
• Language
• Ethics
• Transmitted by every society to its next
generations
Transmission of Culture

15. • Need to refine it
• Caste system, untouchability and child marriage
• Techniques of production and technology of
agriculture
• Only through Education
• Creates favourable attitude towards change
• School – laboratory – chemical change
• Purpose of Education – Growth of culture
• America – Reconstructionism – reconstruct the
culture of the world through education –
Theodore Bermeld
Promotion of Culture

16. Impact of
Indian Culture
on Education
in Ancient India
as exemplified by the
Gurukula system of Education

17. • Brahmacharya
• Guru
• Ashram or Barnasalai
• Age limit for Kshatriyas – 8 yrs, Vaisyas – 11 yrs
and Bhramins - 12 yrs
• Starts with ‘Gayathri Mantram’
• No social status variation
• Duration of Gurukula Education is 12 – 16 yrs
• No specific time
• Under the tree (Education Tree)
• Vegetarian food and 2 times a day

18. • Dress code different for different people
• Self controlled, follow simple life, respect and
help guru, no punishment, no fees
• Only Guru Dhatchna
• Kshatriyas – Military Education, Vaisyas –
Commerce & trade and Bhramins – Prohit

19. • Implicit in faith in God
• Faith in Theory of Karma
• Faith in Ahimsa or Non-violence
• Faith in Spiritualism
• Faith in Niskama karma
• Altruism or Service
• Sense of Duty
• Respect for Person
• Faith in Tolerance
• Simple Living and High Thinking

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