Syllabus (EDUCATION)

Course Type: MAJ-1

Semester: 1

Course Code: BEDCMAJ01T

Course Title: Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education

(L-P-Tu): 5-0-1

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: Learning Objective and Learning Outcome: On completion of the course the students will be able to: i) State and analyze the Meaning, Nature and Scope of Education ii) Establish the relationship between Education and Philosophy iii) Understand Indian schoo

Learning Outcome: Learning Objective and Learning Outcome: On completion of the course the students will be able to: i) State and analyze the Meaning, Nature and Scope of Education ii) Establish the relationship between Education and Philosophy iii) Understand Indian schoo

M-1

Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education

[Credit: 5+1]

Learning Objective and Learning Outcome:
On completion of the course the students will be able to:
i) State and analyze the Meaning, Nature and Scope of Education
ii) Establish the relationship between Education and Philosophy
iii) Understand Indian schools of philosophy
iv) Understand Western schools of philosophy
v) Know the Meaning, Nature and Scope of Educational Sociology
vi) Understand the relationship between Education and Sociology

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vii) Know and understand various Social issues in Indian Scenario.
viii) Understand the role of different Social agencies in Education.

Course Contents:
Unit-I: Meaning, Nature and Scope of Education
a) Education – Meaning, Nature and scope
b) Individualistic and socialistic aim.
c) Agencies of Education – Formal, Non formal, Informal
Unit-II: Schools of Philosophy and their Educational Contribution
a) Indian Schools of Philosophy – Vedanta, Jainism, and Buddhism
b) Western Schools of Philosophy – Idealism, Realism, and Pragmatism
c) Great Educators and their educational philosophy – (i) Swami Vivekananda, (ii)
Rabindranath Tagore, (iii) Rousseau, and (iv) John Dewey

Unit-III: Sociology in Education
a) Sociology of Education and Educational Sociology, Socialization and Process of
Socialization
b) Social group, Social stratification, social mobility and Social change
c) Contemporary Issues – Globalization, Privatization, Empowerment (Women and
other Disadvantaged), Capacity building ,Capability enhancing

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Aggarwal, J. C. (2010). Psychological Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of
Education (1st Edition). New Delhi: Shipra Publication.
Aggarwal, J. C. (2010). Psychological Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of
Education (1 st Edition).Shipra Publication, New Delhi.
Aggrawal, J.C.(2013). Theory and principle of education. New Delh: Vikash Publishing
House Pvt Ltd.
Bhat, ManzoorAhmad (2014). Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of
Education.APH.
Brubacher, John.S.(1969). Modern philosophies of education. New York: McGraw Hill
Co.
Chand, Jagdish (2010). Sociological Foundations of Education.Shipra Publication, New
Delhi.
Chatterjee. S. &Datta, D. (1948). An Introduction to Indian Philosophy.3rd Edition.
Calcutta: University Press.
Dash, B.N. (1994) Foundation of Educational Thought and Practice, New Delhi:
Kalyani Publishers
Dash, B.N. (2011) Foundation of education, New Delhi; Kalyani Publishers.
Gupta, S. (2009) Education in Emerging India, Delhi: Shipra Publications.
Hiriyanna, M. Outlines of Indian Philosophy, Delhi: MotilalBanarsidass Publishers
Private Limited.
Mathur, S. S. (2000). A sociological Approach to Indian Education.Agra
:VinodPustakMandir.
Mohanty, J. (1982) Indian Education in Emergency Society, New Delhi: Sterling
Publishers.

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Nayak, B. K. (2006) Foundation of Education, Cuttack, KitabMahal.
Pathak, R. P. (2009). Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education.Kanishka
Publishers, New Delhi.
Pathak, R. P. (2012). Philosophical and sociological principles of education. Delhi:
Pearson.
Radhakrishnan, S. Indian Philosophy Vol.I and Vol. II.
Safaya, R.N. &Shaida, B.D. (2010), Modern theory and principles of education. New
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Delhi: Dhanpati Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd.
Sharma, Anita (2011). Philosophical and Sociological Foundation of Education.New
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Sharma, S. N. (1995). Philosophical and Sociological Foundations of Education, New
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Sharma, Sita Ram (2003). Sociological Foundations of Education.New Delhi:
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