EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following characteristics common to Pragmatism Naturalism and Existentialism?
A
Emphasis on spiritual aims of education
B
Emphasis on the individual
C
Emphasis on physical environment
D
Emphasis on value education
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following characteristics is common to Pragmatism, Naturalism, and Existentialism? Emphasis on value education.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pragmatism resorts to practical experience that it contrasts with the outrageousness of the traditional conception of truth; existential philosophy, in its desire for intellectual honesty, makes its appeal to the earnestness of the individual.

Detailed explanation-3: -In education, the Pragmatic point of view encourages students to learn through experiences of the real world, both physical and social, and to solve problems associated with those experiences. The Existential position focuses on the individual.

Detailed explanation-4: -In education, pragmatism is an approach to learning and teaching that focuses on keeping things practical. Its key theorist is John Dewey. It has four principles: Unity, Interest, Experience, and Integration.

Detailed explanation-5: -Aims of Education in Pragmatism Human welfare or better living may be taken as the aim. Education is growth and is bounded by here and now. Education is not the preparation of life but life itself. Individuality and freedom of the child. • Development of activity and experience based learning.

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