This document discusses the socio-political context of school subjects. It notes that the approach to school subjects depends on different ideologies such as Plato's view of focusing on manual skills and crafts. Liberal and progressive views see education as developing the individual based on their interests and needs. School subjects should be based on social, cultural, and political phenomena. The document also outlines the structure of schooling in India from pre-school through higher education and discusses dichotomous views of schooling for university versus for everyday life.

2. Socio – Political Context of
SCHOOL SUBJECTS
OP Fousiya
Asst. Prof. in Education
ANSAR TRAINING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN, PERUMPILAVU

3. ELEMENTS OF GOOD GENERAL EDUCATION
Adequate classroom
intellectual disciplines
Physical training
Corporate activities
Interdisciplinary approach

4. Socio-political context of the school subjects
depends upon different ideologies
•Origin-Plato
•Education activities-manual skills, crafts, vocational preparation
•Human nature is everywhere &at all times essentially the same, so same curriculum
Conservative (classical)
•Directed at individual development for social living
•Education is based upon the needs, interests and the natural desires of the childLiberalists’ view
•Education is not a simple unitary concept and it does not refer to any one particular
process
•Can be educated by different means
Analytical concept
•Was influenced by scientific outlook and the empirical discoveriesProgressive view

5. School subjects should be based on:
Social
phenomena
CulturalPolitical

6. Schooling in India
• REA (2009)-Free & compulsory
education ( 6-14)
• Structure –
Pre-school
Private playschool
Kindergarten
Primary school
Middle school
Secondary school
Higher secondary
• Types of school
Public/government school
Private schools
International schools
National open schools
Special needs school

7. Dichotomous
View of schooling

8. Schooling for university
Higher education or third
level education
From universities,
academies, colleges,
seminaries and institutes
of technologies
Continuing education

9. Benefits of UE
• Better career opportunity
• Enhances career advancements
• No age limit
• Enhances personal growth
• Can update knowledge
• Depth study
• Scope for research

10. Schooling for everyday life
Schools are public institutions which groom the
younger generation for their participation in the
dynamic life of society
Are viewed as gatekeepers for access to
economic development and political leadership,
socializes of attitudes and values etc
Acquisition of literacy
Have numerical skills

11. Equated to being brought out of darkness into
light
Empowerment
A good and broad education is an asset for life
time
Open the doors of various professions
Can see things differently
The basic things such as reading, writing ,
communication etc

12. Why schooling?
• Literacy is considered as a significant aspect of school
knowledge
• Schools are the gateway to the job market
• Introduce children to modern values and improve their
chances of success in everyday life
• Students learn to become somebody- a modern person
• Can have an understanding of how success works to form a
valued and legitimate self

13. Merits
• Modernisation of life is must to survive
• Gets good guidance from teachers
• Establish in good position and provide a higher position in
the society
• It increases the survivability of power
• Knowledge is systematically provided
• Studies to respect all sorts of diversities including gender,
religion , race etc

14. Demerits
•Financial requirements
•Problem of update
•Can damage the good values of the life
•Life becomes artificial
•May kill the humanity feeling of human

15. Difference between schooling for
University
• Based on academic rationalism
• Essentially continuous
• Academic curriculum
• Professionals
• Academic training
• Examination oriented
• Subject specialisation
• Upper class
• Academic achievement
• High status knowledge
Everyday
• Social-reconstructionalism
• Basically discontinuous
• Practical curriculum
• Breadwinner
• Basic skills
• Life skill
• personal, social and common sense
knowledge
• Lower class
• Direct training
• Social justice and change
• Vocation or job