Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University Courses

B.A. (Education)

Course Details:-

Semester I

Unit-1 :- Conceptual Foundations of Education.

• 1.1 Etymological and Conventional meaning of the term of ‘Education’
• 1.2 Objectives and Definitions of Education
• 1.3 Nature of Education in India before Independence with reference to Lord Macaulay’s Minutes 1835, and Charles Wood’s Despatch 1854

Unit-2 :- Philosophical Foundations of Education.

• 2.1 Meaning, Concept and Definitions of Philosophy.
• 2.2 Schools of Philosophy –Naturalism (With reference to Rabindranath Tagore) and Pragmatism (With reference to John Dewey)
• 2.3 Relation between Education and Philosophy in the context of the 21st Century.

Unit-3 :- Sociological Foundations of Education.

• 3.1 Meaning, Concept and Definitions of Sociology.
• 3.2 Concept of Social Change and Factors affecting & supporting Social Change.
• 3.3 Role of Education in Social Change.

Unit-4 :- Psychological Foundations of Education.

• 4.1 Meaning, Concept and Definitions of Educational Psychology.
• 4.2 Contribution of Psychology to Education.
• 4.3 Various Concepts in Educational Psychology-Intelligence, Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence and Spiritual Intelligence.

Semester - II

Unit-5 :- Technological Foundations of Education.

• 5.1 Meaning, Concept and Definitions of Educational Technology.
• 5.2 Various Approaches to Educational Technology - Behavioural, Instructional and Structural.
• 5.3 Hardware and Software in Educational Technology.

Unit-6 :- Foundation of Value Education.

• 6.1 Meaning, Concept and Definitions of Value Education.
• 6.2 Values in Education Envisaged in the Constitution of India.
• 6.3 Agencies Promoting Value Education – School and Family.

Unit-7 :- Foundation of Distance Education.

• 7.1 Meaning, Concept and Definitions of Distance Education.
• 7.2 Modes of Imparting Distance Education – Correspondence Education, Distance Education Centers (DEC’s) in the Conventional Universities, Open Universities.
• 7.3 Role of Maharashtra State Open University – YCMOU, NASIK.

Unit-8 :- Foundation of Educational Research.

• 8.1 Meaning, Concept and Definitions of Research and Educational Research.
• 8.2 Characteristics of Educational Research.
• 8.3 Importance of Educational Research.

Semester-III

Unit-l:- Nature of Education in Indian Society

• 1.1 Nature of Education in the Ancient Indian Society.
• 1.2 Nature of Education in the Present Indian Society.
• 1.3 Nature of Education in the Emerging Indian Society.

Unit-2 :- Educational Psychology

• 2.1 Stages of Growth and Development.
• 2.2 Characteristics of Adolescence.
• 2.3 Centres of Psychological Development Family, Society, Peer Group and Reference Group.

Unit -3 :- Education and Human Rights

• 3.1 Meaning, Concept and DefInitions of Human Rights.
• 3.2 Different Aspects of Human Rights.
• 3.3 United Nations Agenda for Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948.

Unit -4 :- Commission and Policies on Education

• 4.1 University Education Commission 1948.
• 4.2 Indian Education Commission 1964.
• 4.3 National Policy on Education 1986 and Revised NPE 1992.

Semester - IV

Unit-5 :- Advances in Educational Technology.

• 5.1 Various Devices utilized in imparting Education - Television, Computer, Internet and Fax.
• 5.2 Virtual Learning Classroom (VLC) and On-Line Education
• 5.3 Importance ofEdpcational Technology.

Unit-6 :- Contribution of Educational Thinkers.

• 6.1 Swami Vivekanand.
• 6.2 Dr. Maulana Azad.
• 6.3 Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj

Unit-7:- Women’s Education in India

• 7.1 History of Women Education in India.
• 7.2 Development of Women Education in India - Various Programmes.
• 7.3 Contribution of Savitribai Phule.

Unit-8 :- System of Educational Research.

• 8.1 Steps of a Research Proposal.
• 8.2 Meaning & Features of Historical Research Method
• 8.3 Meaning & Features of Survey Research Method.
• 8.4 Meaning & Features of Experimental Research Method.