Perspectives in Social Foundations of Education

Contents: Preface. I. 1. Relation of Philosophy with Education. 2. Idealism.
3. Realism. 4. Naturalism. 5. Perennialism. 6. Pragmatism. 7. Positive Relativism.
8. Progressivism: Essentialism and Reconstructionism.  9. Existentialism.
10. Perspectives from Indian Philosophy: Different Schools and their Educational Implications. 11. Philosophical Basis of Formal, Non-formal and Informal Education in a System\'s Approach. 12. Formal, Non-Formal and Informal Educational Opportunities: Some New Trends. 13. Aims and Ideals of Education: Individual, Social, Democratic and Totalitarian. 14. The Concept of Freedom and Discipline. 15. Freedom and Authority: As Viewed by Philosophers. II. 16. Sociology of Education: Education as a Sub-system of the Social System. 17. Education and Social Change. 18. Education, Social Stratification and Mobility. 19. Equality of Educational Opportunity. 20. Equality of Educational Opportunity: The Concept in General. 21. The Concept of De-Schooled Society and Hidden Curriculum. 22. Open Learning. 23. Concept of De-schooled Society: Hidden Curriculum and Open Learning. 24. Some Misconceptions in Ivan Illich\'s Concept of Deschooling. III. 25. Economics of Education.  26. Education, Employment and Manpower: Needs of the Country.  27. Principles and Techniques of Educational Planning. 28. Education in the Context of Eleventh Plan Period: Focus and Concerns. Bibliography and References. Index.

"\'Social Foundations of Education\' as a discipline needs to be adequately develop in the form of a stimulating set of courses to the students or scholars enrolled in Department of Teacher Education. The three important ingredients-Philosophy of Education, Sociology of Education and Economics of Education offer a suitable perspective to pursue a meaningful scheme of reflection in this area. The book systematically presents the concepts and issues pertaining to these issues with a view to building new perspectives for understanding and evaluating educational programmes which are in vogue. There are exemplifications galore and throughout the book Indian case references predominate so as to suitably orient the readers and practitioners in the field of teacher education for quality thrusts in their pursuits."(Jacket)