Modern Trends in Indian Education
Contents: Preface. 1. National system of education and national policy on education--Part I. 2. National system of education and national policy on education--Part II. 3. Education and human resource development: needs and strategies. 4. Universalisation of elementary education: status and strategies. 5. Adult education: its strategy and methodology. 6. Non-formal education for weaker sections of the society. 7. The learning society and the life-long education. 8. Equalisation of educational opportunities. 9. Value education. 10. School-community relationship for improving education. 11. Curriculum reconstruction. 12. Educational planning: its importance and basic concepts.13. Education in transition: some alternatives. 14. Vocationalisation of education. 15. Physical education: its nature, scope and place in school curriculum. 16. Integral education: its principles and methods. 17. Deschooling movement: its meaning, problems and prospects. 18. Democracy and education: a plea for citizenship training. 19. Democratisation of education: a great challenge. 20. Art education in the national curriculum. 21. Educational technology: importance, meaning, scope and its progress in India. 22. Evaluation in adult education. 23. Evaluation and research in educational media and materials. 24. Education for national integration. 25. Education for international understanding. 26. Teacher education: its programmes and perspectives. 27. Teachers' centres as agencies of in-service education for teachers. 28. Distance education: a democratic alternative. 29. Peace education for world brotherhood. 30. Population education: its problems and prospects. 31. Population explosion: its socio-psychological and educational compulsions. 32. Minimum levels of learning (MLL) in elementary education. 33. Education of the underprivileged. 34. Education for all. 35. Girls' education in India. 36. Literacy and development. 37. World peace through education and culture. 38. Secularism and education. 39. Early childhood and care education (ECCE). 40. Rights of the child and quality of education. 41. Empowerment of women through education. 42. Family life education. 43. Environment and education. 44. Education and culture in the Indian perspective. 45. Prospects of education in the 21 century. Bibliography. Index.
"This edition of the book is revised as well as enlarged. It has been made up to date and relevant to the present needs and current issues in Indian education.
The chapters numbering 30 in the first edition have undergone changes for updating. But in the mean time a good number of trends and issues have cropped up which are of crucial importance for all concerned with Indian education. There are 15 more new chapters dealing with current topics of immense significance." (jacket)
