community as an agency of education, contemporary India and education, bachelor of education topic by Dr. Krishan Kant

1. Communityasanagencyof Education
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Paper: Contemporary India and Education
Class: B.Ed. 1st Year
By:
Dr. Krishan Kant
Principal
Nehru College of Education, Alikan
Mandi Dabwali, Sirsa

2. MeaningofCommunity:-
Etymological Meaning : (िाब्ददक अर्थ)
Community= Com+ Munis
Com –Together (एक सार्)
Munis-to serve ( सेवा करना)
Community- to serve together (सार्-सार् शमलकर सेवा करना)
According to Bogaurdus: “ A community is a social group with some degree of we feeling and living in a given area.”
Elements of Community:
 A piece of land. (िूशम का एक टुकडा)
 A group of people. ( लोगों का एक समूह)
 Living more or less a common life. ( सामान्य जीवन िैली)
 Having a common spirit of work with common aims and ideals. (सामान्य उद्देश्य, आदिथ व कायथ िावना)

3. CharacteristicsofCommunity:-
 The members of the community are conscious of its existence and feel pride of their membership.
 They are fully aware of their ideals.
 They have a clear idea of the organized body which they constitute.
 They have devotion to common territory, tradition and culture.
 They have we feeling.
 They have feeling of affinity.
 They are fully conscious of their relationships.
 Every community have its specific name.
 Communities aims are broader.
 A well knit population.
 Every community have a general rule setup.
 Every community has its social and cultural heritage.

4. EducationalfunctionsofCommunity:-
1. Makes arrangement for formal education. i.e. DAV, Akal Academies, St Joseph, Christ Mission Schools etc
2. Molds the child in different areas- according to community needs.
3. Physical development- creation or organization of local bodies – Park, Zim, Gardens, Sanitation arrangement etc.
4. Mental development by different experiences and dialect.
5. Social development by community gatherings i.e. Jat Maha Sabha, Agarsain Samelan etc.
6. Cultural development.
7. Moral and character development- decides do’s & dont’s i.e. Khaap Panchyats.
8. Vocational and Industrial education.
9. Spiritual development.
10. Establish high ideals.
11. Formation of aims and control on education.
12. Financing of Education.

5. DemeritsofCommunityasanagencyofeducation:-
 Creation/ formation of blind faith among community members.
 Development of aggressive attitude.
 Adopt suppression policy for the development of communal aims & ideals, this tendency is harmful for the liberty of children.
 Against democratic attitude due to rigid attitudinal for the development of communal faith/ followers.
 Education became a toy in the hands of community because development/ creation of community ideals, faith, followers are its main
aims.
Suggestions to make community an effective agency of Education:
• Ideal examples.
• Wider attitude/ outlook.
• Maximum development of personality.
• Development of Educative environment.
• Establishment of community schools.
• Education according to needs of the child and demand of community.
• Development of critical thinking.
• Co-operation with other agencies/ communities.

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