This document outlines the course objectives and syllabus for a course on "Contemporary India and Education". The course aims to develop an understanding of the nature of social diversity in India and the educational demands of diverse communities. It will examine issues in contemporary India like industrialization, urbanization, and policies during pre- and post-independent periods. The syllabus covers 5 units - educational context in the constitution, social diversity, demands of individuals and communities, language policy, and implications of equal opportunities. Suggested activities include reports and discussions on implementing constitutional provisions for equality. Course outcomes include understanding education types, diversity, universalization, language policies, and eliminating inequalities.

1. Contemporary India and
Education

2. Course Objectives
CO1: Understanding of the nature of social diversity and the
educational demands of the diverse communities.
CO2: Develop understanding of the issue in contemporary
India like industrialization, urbanization, globalization,
modernization, economic liberalization and digitalization
etc.
CO3: Develop an understanding of the educational policies
and programs during the pre-independent and post-independent
periods.
CO4: Examine the issues of language policy in education.
CO5: To develop an understanding of the educational policies
and programs during the pre-independent and post-independent
periods.

3. Syllabus – 5
Units
EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA,
CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT
1
UNDERSTANDING THE
SOCIAL DIVERSITY
2
EDUCATIONAL DEMANDS OF INDIVIDUALS
AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
3
LANGUAGE POLICY IN EDUCATION
4
IMPLICATIONS OF EQUALITY OF
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
5
Contemporary India and
Education

4. Unit I
EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA,
CONSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT
Education – meaning, definitions, nature, functions and aims;
nature of education as a discipline - types of education;
formal, informal and non-formal; levels of education - Pre-
primary, primary, secondary, senior secondary, higher,
professional, distance and optional education; Aims and
purposes of education drawn from constitutional provision;
Education as a means of social justice in the Indian
Constitution; Constitutional values and education (Preamble,
Fundamental rights and duties); the Right to Free and
Compulsory Education 2010 (RTE) and inclusion; Education in
the concurrent list and its implications.

5. Unit II
UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL DIVERSITY
Social diversity: Meaning and definition - Education for
understanding the social diversity in India – Levels of social
diversity: Individual, regional, linguistic, religious, castes
and tribes - Role of education in creating positive attitude
towards diversity - inter disciplinary nature of education
philosophy, psychology, sociology, anthropology, politics,
history.

6. Unit III
EDUCATIONAL DEMANDS OF INDIVIDUALS
AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
Universalization of primary education – programmes to achieve
universalization of education: SSA, RMSA, RUSA, integrated
education and Inclusive education; Challenges in achieving
universalization of education; Education for collective living
and peaceful living; Four pillars of education as viewed by
Delor’s Commission Report.

7. Unit IV
LANGUAGE POLICY IN EDUCATION
Language policy during the pre-independent and post-
independent India – Language policy as specified in Indian
Constitution – Views of great thinkers on medium of
Instruction: Tagore, Gandhi, Vivekananda.

8. Unit V
IMPLICATIONS OF EQUALITY OF
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Equality of Educational Opportunity; equality in
constitutional provisions; Inequality in schooling, Causes for
inequality, discrimination, and marginalization in education –
Types of inequity: caste, gender, class, regions – Elimination
of social inequalities through education – education for
marginalized groups: Dalits, tribals and women.

9. SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
1. Prepare a report based on the interaction/interview with
legal expert(s) for the effective implementation of
constitutional provisions to eliminate inequality,
discrimination and marginalization in education.
2. Report presentation based on the brainstorming session on
the effective use of education for elimination of social
inequities.
3. Report presentation based on the group discussion/
student seminar on the efforts taken by the Government of
India and Tamil Nadu to achieve universalization of
education.

10. Course Outcomes
After completion of this course, the student-teachers will
be able to :
CO1: identify aims of education and types of education.
CO2: explain the nature of social diversity in India and the
role of education in creating positive attitude towards
diversity
CO3: interpret the issues in contemporary India like
industrialization, Universalization of education and
integrated education and inclusive education.
CO4: Infer about the Language policies during Pre-
independent and Post-independent India.
CO5: summarize about equality in constitutional provisions
and elimination of social in equalities through education.

11. 01
OVERVIEW
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12. Features of
this Course
Medium of Instruction
Tamil/English/Bilingual
Semester I
100 working days
Credit - 5
Activities
Individual/Group

13. Education is a systematic process
through which a child or an adult
acquires knowledge, experience,
skill and sound attitude. It
makes an individual civilized,
refined, cultured and educated.
For a civilized and socialized
society, education is the only
means. Its goal is to make an
individual perfect. Every society
gives importance to education
because it is a panacea for all
evils. It is the key to solve the
various problems of life.
Education

14. Meaning of Education the ways to solve the
problems and celebrate
the mysteries of life
the inter-dependencies
of all things; power
within
the harmonious
development of all
the potentialities
the physical, mental, moral
(spiritual), and social faculties,
the four dimensions of life

15. The word ‘shiksha’ is derived from the
Sanskrit which means ‘to discipline’, ‘to
control’, ‘to instruct’ and ‘to teach’; and
the word ‘vidya’ is also derived from
Sanskrit which means ‘to know’
● ‘educare’ which means ‘to
nourish’.
● ‘educo’ which means to
lead out (of ignorance)
● ‘educere’ which means ‘to
draw out’
● ‘educatum’ which
means ‘act of training’.
● ‘educatus’ which
means ‘to bring up, to
rear’.
● ‘educatio’ which means “a
breeding, a bringing up,
a rearing.”
Etymological Meaning
Of Education
derived from Latin words

16. Definition of
Education
Aristotle
“Education is the
creation of sound mind
in a sound body.”
Plato
“Education is the
capacity to feel
pleasure and pain at the
right moment.”
Rousseau
“Education is the
child’s development
from within.”
Pestalozzi
“Education is natural,
harmonious and
progressive development
of man’s innate powers.”
Froebel
Education is
enfoldment of what
is already
enfolded in the
germ

17. Definition of
Education
John Dewey
“Education is the
process of living
through a continuous
reconstruction of
experiences.”
Zakir Husain
“Education is the
process of the
individual mind, getting
to its full possible
development.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“By education I mean an
all-round drawing out
of the best in man –
body, mind and spirit.”
Swami Vivekananda
“Education is the
manifestation of divine
perfection already
existing in man.”
Rabindranath Tagore
“Education enables the mind
to find out the
ultimate truth, which
gives us the wealth of
inner light and love
and gives significance
to life.”

18. Nature of Education
the social forces
the educand
the educator

19. Nature of Education
It is a life-long
process
It is a dynamic
process
It is a systematic
and a purposive
process
It is development
of individual and
the society
It is training and
modification of
behaviour
Education is
instruction and
direction
It is balanced
development
Education is
growth

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