Etymological meaning of education
Concept of Education:-
1. Indian and Western concept
2. Narrow and Broader concept
3. Modern concept
Education as a bi-polar process
Education as a tri-polar process
Functions of Education:-
1. General Functions
2. Functions in Human Life
3. Functions in National Life Prepared By
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Individual Aims of Education
• The word Education is derived from Latin word
educere, educare, and educatum which means “to
learn”, “to know” and “to lead out”.
• That is education means to lead out internal
hidden talent of a child or person
Etymological terms Meaning
1. Educare To bring up, to nourish
2. Educere To lead out or to draw out
3. Educo The letter ‘E’ means out and ‘Duco’
means to lead
4. Educatum The act of teaching or training
Indian Concept of education
Rig Veda: “Education is that which makes a
man self-reliant and selfless.”
Upnishads: “Education is that whose end
product is salvation.”
Kautilya’s: “Education means training for the
country and love for the nation.”
Gandhi’s: “By education I mean all round
drawing out of the best in child and man-body,
mind, and spirit.”
Zakir Hussain: “Education is the work of the
whole life. It begins from the time of birth and
continues till last moment of death.”
Western concept of Education
Education develops in the body and soul of the pupil all
the beauty and all the perfection he is capable of. Plato
• Education is the creation of sound mind in a sound
body. It develops man’s faculty specially his mind so
that he may be able to enjoy the contemplation of
supreme truth, goodness and beauty. Aristotle
• Education is the child’s development from within.
Rousseau
• Education is enfoldment of what is already enfolded in
the germ. It is the process through which the child
makes the internal-external. Froebel
• Education is the harmonious and progressive
development of all the innate powers and faculties of
man- physical, intellectual and moral. Pestalozzi
Narrow Concept of Education
S. S. Mackenzie “In narrow sense, education may be taken to
mean any consciously directed effort to develop and cultivate
our powers.”
Prof. Drever “Education is a process in which and by which
knowledge, character and behaviour of the young are shaped
and moulded.”
Education, in the narrower sense, is regarded as equivalent
to instruction. It consists of the “specific influences”
consciously designed in a school or in a college or in an
institution to bring in the development and growth of the
child.
Broader Concept of Education
Dumvile: “Education in its widest sense includes all the
influences, which at upon an individual during his passage
from cradle to the grave.”
John Dewey: “Education, in its broadest sense, is the means
of the social continuity.”
Education in the wider sense is a life-long process. It begins
with the birth of a child and ends with his death. It is a
continuous process. Continuity is the law of life. Education is
not limited to the classroom only; it is also not limited to a
particular period of life.
All round development
Modern concept of Education
Head
Heart
Education
Hand
Health
What is Modern concept of Education?
Modern concept of Education is learner-centred.
The learner occupies the central place in the education
process.
Modern concept of education means to develop the inherent
capacities of the learner in the social environment in the best
possible manner.
The old curriculum was subject centred whereas the modern
concept of curriculum is activity centred because it
emphasises development of total personality i.e., physical,
intellectual, emotional and social aspects of personality of the
pupil.
The old method emphasised on rote learning but the modern
methods of teaching include play-way method , learning by
doing, learning by experience, project method.
School was the only agency of education in the old concept
but according to modern concept of education, all formal, and
informal agencies are the base of education.
Education as a bipolar process
It involves the interaction between the teacher and the
pupil . In this process one personality acts upon
another in order to modify the personality of other.
Teacher
Education
Pupil
Education as a tri-polar process
It involves interaction between the pupil, the
educator, and the social environment. The teacher
tries to develop the personality of the pupil in the
light of the needs of the society.
Teacher
EEDUCATION
Social
Pupil
Environment
Functions of Education
Education is a dynamic process, in the words of
M. L. Jackes, “There is plenty of work for
education to do, its prime task is to transform
original evil into acquired good. Education must
enable the child to think for himself, to respect
hard work, to have good fellowship, to have
taste and sense of eternal realities.”
We shall study the functions of education in
three main categories:
General Functions of Education
Function of Education in Human Life
Functions of Education at National Life
General Functions of Education
Progressive development of innate powers
All round development of personality
Control, redirection and sublimation of instincts
Character building and moral development
Creation of good citizens
Awakening of social feelings
Preparation of culture and civilization
Social reforms
National security
Functions of Education in Human Life
Making the man civilized
Satisfaction of needs
Adaptation to environment
Modification of environment
Development of character
Development of individuality
Preparation for life
Creation of good citizen
Practical knowledge of various spheres of work
Promotion of social efficiency
Functions of Education in National Life
For national life to be possible it is essential that
its members have common traditions, interests,
sentiments, political ambitions, and national
unity. The main functions of education at
national life are:
Training for leadership
Consciousness of duties
Supply of skilled worker
National development
National integration
Priority of national interest
Promotion of social efficiency
Aims of Education
Every stage of human development had some aim of life.
The aims of life determine aims of education.
The aims of education have changed from age to age and
thus it is dynamic because the aims of life are dynamic.
Aims of education are not fixed, eternal and universal.
These are changeable and relative.
There is great necessity of aims in education because of
following reasons:
To direct effort
To avoid wastage
To evaluate ourselves
To provide efficient school Administration
To evaluate the existing conditions
Individual Aims of Education
The psychologists like Rousseau, Pestalozzi, and Frobel
etc. starts emphasise development of individuality as
the aim of education. For the better understanding of
this aim, it is essential to understand narrow and wider
meaning of this aim.
Individual
Aims
Narrow Meaning Wider meaning
Self-expression Self-realization
Narrow Meaning of Individual Aim:
The narrow sense of Individual aim of Education is based
on naturalistic philosophy
It is the all round development of child’s power and natural
development
According to this philosophy, the child should be given
complete freedom to develop according to his instincts
Wider meaning of Individual Aim:
In the wider sense, individual aim is described as self-
realization
The opportunities should be provided while keeping in
mind the needs, interest, and abilities of the child
The child should be given all those opportunities which
may help him in the total development of all his powers
and in making him an excellent individual
