EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the view point of progressive education regarding the issue of liberal vs vocational education?
A
Vocational ends load one to degrade learning
B
Liberal arts subject should proceed vocational training
C
Vocational and liberal education should not be separated
D
All subjects should have a vocational orientation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The progressive education philosophy says that educators should teach children how to think rather than relying on rote memorization. Advocates argue that the process of learning by doing is at the heart of this style of teaching.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vocational education is a curriculum based on developing a specific skill set that should transition the graduate into a specific job. A liberal artseducation is a curriculum based on providing a wholistic view of culture and arts with the specific goal of providing a graduate with a wider perspective.

Detailed explanation-3: -A liberal education aims to produce knowledgeable, responsible, sensitive, vocationally competent adults. In school, it should begin in the first form and continue throughout. Subjects must be taught so that general principles and the applications of those principles are clear.

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