EDUCATION UGC NET
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
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They should not be mere weapons in the hands of the ruling class
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They should function as deliberate instruments of state policy
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They should disinterestedly serve society as a whole
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They should stand above politics
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Marxist approach to education is broadly constructivist and emphasizes activity, collaboration, and critique, rather than passive absorption of knowledge.
Detailed explanation-2: -Marxism lays stress on providing education to all sections of the society, i.e., universal education. Social advancement is to be ensured through education. Education is considered the greatest instrument of social change. In Marxism, the emphasis is laid on vocational and technological education.
Detailed explanation-3: -These educational philosophical approaches are currently used in classrooms the world over. They are Perennialism, Essentialism, Progressivism, and Reconstructionism. These educational philosophies focus heavily on WHAT we should teach, the curriculum aspect.
Detailed explanation-4: -Philosophy of education provides original ideas regarding all aspects of education particularly educational aims, method of teaching, curriculum, teacher, students etc. It guides the process of education by suggesting suitable aims from the diversities of life and selecting the means accordingly.