Democracy, derived from Greek meaning 'public government', emphasizes individual participation, freedom, and respect for personal development while balancing rights with responsibilities. Education plays a crucial role in fostering democratic values, requiring flexible curricula that cultivate social attitudes, vocational skills, and self-discipline among students. Teachers are vital in this process, needing to embody good character and understand students' potential to facilitate necessary attitudinal changes.

3. The term Democracy is made of two Greek
words “Demos” and “Kratein”
which means Public and Government.
According to Prof. Cile, “Democracy is that
structure in which every individual has a role
in the government’’.

4. According to Abraham Lincoln:
Democracy is the government of
the people, by the people and for the
people.
In democracy there are freedom
and discipline go together.

5. According to Bode,
‘Democracy is a way of life’.
Democracy as a way of life
provides opportunity to
people to develop their
personality .

6. Fundamentals
of
Democracy

7. Respect for the personality of
the individual:
In a democratic set up, the
individual personality is given more
respect than any other material
object. It means that every
opportunity is given to the individual
to develop himself and to enjoy
freedom.

8. Justice and opportunity for development:
The democracy provides opportunity to every
individual to develop himself (or) herself. This is
called equality of opportunity. It also requires that
certain other conditions such as freedom, Social
Justice and equality before law should be
guaranteed. .
Consciousness about duties and obligations:-
In a democratic society, simply demand for rights is
not correct. Democracy requires duties and rights.
There do not exist rights without duties.

9. Freedom of thought, speech
and conscience:
Democracy is based on the
concept of granting freedom to the
citizens of thought, speech,
conscience and faith. They are free
to think in their own way and
express their views boldly but this
freedom does not allow them the
liberty to disturb freedom of others.
There is no question of forcing
one’s views upon other.

10. Democracy and Education
(or) Education for
democracy:
Education and
democracy are very intimately
related one of the fundamental
of democracy is that citizens
shall be properly educated.

11. Objectives of
Democratic
Education

12. • To develop individuals as useful members of the
society.
• To train and educate the members of the younger
generations for the requirement of democracy and
inculcate in them the sense of discipline, good
character, proper behavior etc.,

13. •To train the educants in the art of
proper utilization
of leisure.
• To provide proper training in
leadership. So that the members
of the younger generation may
play their role effectively in a
democratic society.

14. In short education for democracy
should aim at all round
development of the personality of
the student and mould them as
useful members of the society.

15. Curriculum
of the education
for democracy

16. In a democratic society
curriculum of the education
should be so planned. Then
only the ideals and objectives
of the democracy should be
achieved.
Curriculum of democratic
education should possess the
following characteristics.

17. Flexibility:-
A democratic society is
ever changing affair. In
democratic society
achievement of ideals and
objectives of the democracy
constant changing.
.

18. Development of desirable social
attitude:
The democracy gives a lot of
importance to the society. The
members of the younger
generations should be made to
develop certain desirable social
attitudes. Basically the education
for democracy must try to remove
all kinds of prejudices from the
minds of educants.

19. Job oriented and vocation
based for
democratic set up:
For a democratic set up, It is
the most important need that
educant should be trained and
educated in a democratic
efficiency. Unless they are able
to earn their livelihood, the
whole texture of democracy
shall topple down.

20. Method of teaching :-
The Method should be dynamic and
flexible , Scientific and progressive. co-
operation, fellow feelings respect for
others and consciousness towards the
requirements of the society may be
developed these qualities among the
students through the method of teaching.

21. School for democratic education:
School should inculcate desirable social
attitude and love for democratic ideals and
democratic values among the students.
The whole democracy and functioning of
the school should be based on democratic
values and democratic traditions. So school
should inculcate democratic values and
democratic traditions among the students.

22. Discipline
Democracy can’t function
properly unless People Are very well
disciplined. In a democratic society
self– discipline is of great
importance.
This is what is expected in the
educational system for democracy. In
such a system student should be
encouraged to have self disciplined.

23. The best method of teaching
discipline in the students is
to train them through
responsibilities.

24. ROLE of the Teacher in democratic
education
Teacher should have good character.
The teacher should able to understand
the potentialities of the child.
Teacher should have the
responsibility; to bring about desirable
changes in the attitude of the students.