Contemporary India & Education

UNIT-1

Normative Vision of Indian Education: Indian Constitution

1.1 Constitution of India Basic Features

i. Fundamental Rights

ii. Directive Principles of State Policy

iii. Federal Structure

1.2 Preamble of The Constitution: The ideals

i. Sovereign Nation

ii. Democratic & Secular Polity

iii. Liberty, Equality & Fraternity

iv. Justice: School, Economic & Political

UNIT – 2

Education As Fundamental Right

2.1 Human Rights: Meaning, Nature & Classification

2.1.1 Meaning of Human Rights

2.1.2 Nature of Human Rights

2.1.3 Classification of Human Rights

2.2 Rights of Children: International Convention & Indian Constitution

2.2.1 Education As Fundamental Rights of Children – 2009

2.3 Issues in Implementing RTE – 2009: A Critical Understanding

2.3.1 Issues That Affect & Negate The Children’s Rights To Education

(a) Child Labour

(b) Street Children

(c) Abandoned Children

(d) Orphans

2.3.2 Differently Abled Children (Attitude Towards The Girl Child & Her Participation in Schooling, Punishment, Abuse & Violence in Schools)

2.3.2.1 The Situation of Differently-Abled Children

A. Attitude Towards The Girl Child & Her Participation in Schooling

B. Corporal Punishment

C. Abuse & Violence in Schools

UNIT – 3

Contemporary Indian Schooling: Concerns & issues

3.1 Equality of Educational Opportunity

3.1.1 Meaning & Nature – Equality of Educational Opportunity

3.1.2 Forms of inequality – Religion, Regional, Caste, Gender & Other Marginalized Groups

1. Religion

2. Regional

3. Caste

4. Gender

5. Marginalized Groups

3.2 inequality in Schooling

3.2.1 Public – Private Schools

UNIT – 4

Understanding Exclusion in Schooling

4.1 Exclusion: Meaning & Nature

4.1.1 Exclusion: Meaning

4.1.2 Nature of Exclusion

4.2 Forms of Exclusion

(A) Physical Exclusion

(B) Psychological Exclusion

4.2.1 Physical Exclusion

4.2.2 Psychological Exclusion

4.3 Different Types of Differently Abled Children: Nature of Problems & Their Impact on Learning

4.3.1 Types of Disabilities

4.4 Measures to Address The Issue of Learning of Differently Abled Children & Professional Preparedness of Institutions

4.4.1 Measure to Address The Issue of Learning of Differently Abled Children

4.4.2 Professional Preparedness of Institutions

4.5 Socio-cultural & Economic Exclusion: Understanding Different Forms of Socio-cultural & Economic Exclusion in Schooling – Caste, Class, Gender, Minority & Other Marginalized Sections of The Society

4.5.1 Caste Based Exclusion

4.5.2 Class As A Factor in Exclusion

4.5.3 Gender As A Factor in Exclusion

4.5.4 Marginalized Groups As A Factor in Exclusion

UNIT – 5

Secondary Education: Concerns & issues

5.1 Secondary School Stage: It’s Linkage With Primary & Higher Secondary Stages of Education.

5.2 Aims of Secondary School Stages of Education.

5.3 Universalization of Secondary School Stages of Education: It’s Status.

5.3.(i) Quantitative Expansion.

5.3.(ii) Issues in Secondary School Stages of Education: Privatization, Vocationalization.

5.3.(ii) A. Privatizations of Education.

5.3.(ii) B. Vocationalization of Education.

5.3.(iii) A. Reforms in Secondary School Stages Education: Curriculum.

5.3.(iii) B. Reforms in Secondary School Stages Education: Pedagogical.

5.3.(iii) C. Reforms in Secondary School Stages Education: Examinations.

5.4 Rashtriya Madhyamika Siksha Abhiyan (RMSA): Goals & Policy.