EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ultimate aim of education, according to Gandhiji, was to help the individuals to be
A
Gainfully employed in life
B
Peaceful and happy in life
C
Able-to grow into a divine human being by realizing Godliness
D
Able to acquire as much as possible from the ocean of knowledge
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to Gandhiji through education a child must be able to learn a productive craft to meet his future needs of life by adopting some industry or business. Hence, he advocated education for self-reliance and capacity to earn one’s livelihood as the main aim of education.

Detailed explanation-2: -From that point on, Mahatma Gandhi’s goal was clear – Indian independence. He soon became a leading figure in the home-rule movement. The movement called for mass boycotts of British goods and institutions.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was a great educationist. He realized that the social, moral and economic progress of a country ultimately depends on Education. In his opinion the highest aim of education is the Self-Realization.

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