Theoretical Base of Education- philosophical and Sociological Content

Unit I
Relationship Between Philosophy and Education
1. Scope of educational Philosophy
2. How Philosophy determines the educational System
Unit II
Major Philosophical Systems
1. Views of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, Rousseau, Buddhist, Dewey, Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi.
2. Features and educational implications of idealism, Realism, Naturalism, Pragmatism and Humanism
Unit III
Contributions to Education by Great Thinkers
Pestalozzi, Herbert, Froebel, Rousseau, Comenius, Montessori, Dewey, Paulo Fraire, Mahatma Gandhi
Unit IV
Relationship Between Education and Society
1. Interactive role of Education and Society
2. Factors that threaten the relationship
3. Ways of Improving the relationship
Unit V
Education and Social Change
1. Nature of Indian Society
2. Factors influencing social change
3. Major changes occurred in the Indian Society
4. How social change take place
5. Role of education in promoting desired social change
Unit VI
Conscientization
1. Role of education for conscientization of people
2. Areas where conscientization is needed
Unit VII 
Education and Welfare of the Society
1. Education for Peace and coexistence
2. Education for economic stability
3. Education an instrument for- Intellectual Property and inventions and discoveries for the welfare of the society