EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
For strengthening democracy as a constitutional value through education, it is necessary to ensure that
A
People are competitive for progress
B
People are religious and God-fearing
C
All people have the freedom to live the life they think is the best for them
D
People learn large-hearted tolerance, mutual give and take and appreciation of ways in which people differ from one another
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Education has a key role to play in equipping youth with the knowledge, values, skills and attitudes to understand their rights and empower them to promote just societies.

Detailed explanation-2: -In democratic political systems children in school learn how to make decisions autonomously, how to lead, how to tolerate different opinions, to collaborate with and respect the rights of others-these are some of the most important values and attitudes promoted by demo-cratic societies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Education policies that aim at providing equal opportunities and oriented to imparting knowledge and awareness to “all citizens” are also needed. In democracies, the existence of citizens who can study and think in depth is so important that these skills should not be limited to only a specific segment of the society.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cooperation as a principle of democracy has to be utilized in education in all its aspects-starting from planning to execution, from teaching to evaluation. The participation of teachers in the planning process plays an important role to activate students in the teaching-learning process.

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