Syllabus:

Unit-1: Philosophical understanding of Education

·         Understanding the basic assumptions about Human nature, Society, Learning and aims of Education

·         Relationship between Schooling and Education and exploring various educative process in Human Societies.

Unit-2: Factors of Education                             

·         Factors of Education—teacher, Learner, Curriculum, School

·         Child centric education and its importance

·         Learners in context : situating learner in the Socio-political and cultural context

Unit-3: Learning, Learner and Teaching               

·         Learning—Concept and nature

·         Learning—Knowledge and skills

·         Different ways of learning

·         Meaning of teaching and its relationship with learning and learner

Unit-4: Knowledge and Curriculum                     

·         Child’s construction of knowledge: attaining knowledge through activity and experience

·         Definition of Curriculum and types of Curriculum.

·         Factors of curriculum

·         Purposes of Education, Needs and abilities of Education

Unit-5: Great Educators                                

·         Indian Thinkers—Gandhi, Aurobindo, Tagore, Vidyasagar, Vivekananda

·         Western Thinkers—Rousseau, Dewey, Froebel, Montessori, Piaget

Unit-6: Education Politics and Society                 

·         Political nature of Education

·         Role of Education in reproducing dominance and challenging marginalization with reference to class, caste, Gender and Religion

·         Teacher and Society: A critical appraisal of teachers’ status

Unit-7: Structure and process of Indian Education system  

·         Types of schools within different Administration Bodies

·         Roles and responsibilities of Educational Functionaries

·         Relationships between support organization and the School

·         What is School culture, organization, Leadership and Management? What is the role of School Activities such as Assemblies, Annual Days etc. in the creation of School culture

Unit-8: School Effectiveness and School Standards   

·         What is School effectiveness and how it is measured?

·         Understanding and developing standards in Education

·         Classroom management and the Teacher

·         Lesson plans, Preparation for transaction and inclusive education

·         Communication in the classroom and multiple learning levels in the classroom

Unit-9: School Leadership and Management           

·         Administrative Leadership

·         Team Leadership

·         Pedagogical Leadership

·         Leadership for change

·         Change Management

Unit-10: Change facilitation in Education             

·         Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) experiences

·         Equity in Education

·         Incentives and schemes for Girl Children

·         Issues in Educational and School reform

Preparing for and facilitating change in Education