ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Defining education, John Dewey said, ‘Education is the continuous reconstruction of experiences’. His major concept on education has been quoted in his books: ‘Democracy and Education’ (1916), ‘Logic’ (1938), and ‘Experience and Education’ (1938).

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Nai Talim, or Basic Education, is a principle which states that knowledge and work are not separate. Mahatma Gandhi promoted an educational curriculum with the same name based on this pedagogical principle.

Detailed explanation-4: -Values of democracy are of great importance to John Dewey. According to Him, it is only through democracy that an individual can realize maximum development of his personality. The aim of education is the creation of new values. The educator should educate the individuals to develop values for themselves.