EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
Question
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There are always too many illiterates in a democracy
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Democracy has tremendous faith in her men and their powers
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Democracy is the government of the many, by the many and for the many
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The ultimate authority determining educational policy in democracy is imminent in man
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Detailed explanation-1: -Democratic education is a type of formal education that is organized democratically, so that students can manage their own learning and participate in the governance of their school. Democratic education is often specifically emancipatory, with the students’ voices being equal to the teacher’s.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Democratic principles of liberty, equality, responsibility, justice and cooperation should find full realization in education to make it effective and meaningful". In educational institutions, freedom is considered as an antithesis of discipline. Thus, there ii often a confusion between discipline and order.
Detailed explanation-4: -Democracy is widely regarded as superior to autocracy in terms of providing access to education, and several studies find that democracy enhances educational enrollment and years of schooling.