Education

1. Aim of Education
Akash
Assistant Professor
Department of Education
The Gandhigram Rural Institute (Deemed to be University)
Gandhigram, Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu – 624 302

2. Individual aim of Education
Social aim of Education
Vocational aim of Education
Intellectual aim of Education
Cultural aim of Education
Moral aim of Education
Citizenship aim of Education
Physical health and well being
Character development
Education for leisure

3. Individual aim of Education
 Development as an individual of a human being.
 Moral & spiritual development.
 Cultural development.
 Harmonious development
 Promote positive physical development
 Development of a right personality
 Development of good citizenship
 Development of good leadership
 Emotional & mental development
 Character building, etc.

4. Social aim of Education
Through education the individual child
should be provided with the require assistance
to become a useful member of the society,
irrespective of the socio- economic status.

5. V
ocational
 his livelihood so that he can
lead a productive life in the society.
aim of Education
Education should prepare the child to earn

6. Intellectual aim of Education
Development of intelligence through
education will enable the child to lead an
independent life with confidence.

7. Cultural aim of Education
By undergoing education child becomes
cultured & civilized. Cultural development is
through development of aesthetic sense &
respect for others’culture

8. Moral aim of Education
Moral values like honesty, loyalty, tolerance,
justice, self control & sincerity promote the
social efficiency of an individual

9. Citizenship aim of Education
Education enable the children to grow as
productive citizens by following the social &
moral standards set by the society.

10. Physical health & well being
Education prepare the child to lead a healthy
life through providing the knowledge
required for a healthy living

11. Character development:
Education assist the child to develop certain
human values, attitudes & habits which are
essential for building a desirable character.

12. Education for leisure
Education prepares the child to use
his leisure time for doing something
useful.

13. Aims of education as stated by Secondary
Education Commission
 Development of democratic citizenship
 Improvement of vocational efficiency
 Development of personality
 Development of qualities leadership

14. Aims of Education - NPE-
1986
• To foster all round material and spiritual
development of the individual, as well as, the
society as a whole.
• To promote values such as India’s common
cultural heritage, egalitarianism, democracy,
socialism and secularism, equality of the
sexes, national cohesion, removal of social
barriers etc.

15. Aim of Education – NCF
2005
• Lifelong Learning
• Democratic Values
• Meaningful work leading to Social
Transformation
• Development of Creativity
• Development of Life Skills
• Independence of Thought and Action
• Holistic Development of Children

16. Thank You