Principles of Education: Understanding the Meaning and Concepts
Education plays a vital role in shaping individuals and societies, fostering confidence, hope, and positive change. It encompasses a broad spectrum from imparting knowledge to personal growth and lifelong development. The etymological roots of education reflect concepts of discipline and knowledge. Educational thinkers classify education into narrow and wider meanings, covering mental discipline, growth, adjustment, and continuous self-improvement. Various forms include formal, informal, and non-formal education, each with distinct characteristics and objectives.
- Principles of Education
- Meaning of Education
- Concepts of Education
- Formal Education
- Informal Education
Principles of Education: Understanding the Meaning and Concepts
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EDU-HC -1016 PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION UNIT-1 Meaning and concept of Education Md Abu Shama Ahmed Asst. Professor Introduction Education Breeds Confidence. Confidence Breeds hope. Hope Breeds peach Confucius Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lightening of a fire W.B. Yeats Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world Nelson Mandela Education us the most important powerful instrument to shape and mould human being in a desirable manner. Education is the root cause for any change which takes place in the social , cultural, spiritual ,political and economic aspect of human being. It also helps him to lead personal as well as social life successfully, adjusting with surrounding. We may say that Education is the means which help an individual to adjust with varying environments in order to fulfil his besic necessities and objectives of life.
Etymological Meaning of Education Etymologically the word Education has been derive from Latin origin and sanskrit origin Latin origin: Educare - to bring up Educare to draw out Educatum the act of teaching or training E + Duco E out of, Duco I lead Sanskrit Origin: Shikshah :- To disccpline Vidhya :- Bid To known
According to the meaning of education as interprited by different educational thinkers, we may classify the meaning of education in to to types namely 1. Narrow meaning of education : Narrow meaning of education usually implies imparting information, giving instruction, schooling, training, making people literate, teaching ,preparing for livelihood etc. Some concept of education from narrow sense (a) Education as mental discipline (b) Education by Accretion or storage 2. Wider meaning of education:- Broad meaning of education means the process of development from infency to maturity. In the broader sense all experience of our life are said to be education. Some concept of education from wider dense (a) Education as growth and development (b) Education as Adjustment and self-activity (c) Education as a lifelong process (d) Education as continuous reconstructions of behaviour.
Forms of Education (A) Formal Education : Formal Education means any form of teaching learning process which has a generally accepted and regular set of rules, Organisation and pattern. This concept can be cleared from the following points- {I} It is strictly controlled {II} It is curriculum- oriented {III} It is evaluation or examination oriented {IV} It requires regular financing {V} It involves professionally qualified staff (B) Informal Education Informal Education is natural incidental it is easily under stood by the characteristics as given below {I} Not Pre-planned and Pre-detrmiend {II} Broad scope {III} No rigid rule {IV} Not Depend on Teacher {V} Education outside the school etc
(C) Non formal Education: By Nature non- formal Education is highly flexible and inexpensive system of Education. This type of learning may arranged by an institution but is usually organized in some way in loosely organized manner (D) Characteristics of non formal Education {I} Relevance {II} Flexibility {III} Practicability {IV} Need based Education {V} Less expensive etc. END END
