A guide for Sociology students
Nation-building is given top priority in the education curriculum of India. Knowledge of freedom struggle dominates the history books in Indian schools. Kumar pointed out that other subjects took back seat in this process. In India national identity is constructed around colonial history. Several phases in achieving independence are stressed to transform younger generation into … Read more
‘Paulo Friere’ thought that the current education system is perpetuating the structural inequalities of power. Friere closely observed the education system and the society in Brazil and realized that the education system is helping the dominant groups to keep their authoritative position over the oppressed. Friere proposed the ‘banking concept of education’. The present education … Read more
‘Paulo Friere’ thought that the current education system is perpetuating the structural inequalities of power. Friere closely observed the education system and the society in Brazil and realized that the education system is helping the dominant groups to keep their authoritative position over the oppressed. Friere proposed the ‘banking concept of education’. The present education … Read more
When students’ mind is filled with the information that ‘Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra’, they listen, memorize and repeat the sentence after the teacher. But students’ critical thinking that ‘what does mean by capital city’ and ‘why is that particular city is made as capital city’ is suppressed. In the traditional education system, students … Read more
While India was under British rule, in 1882, Hunters commission recommended government’s withdrawal from the higher education sector and suggested that it should be taken care by private institutions and government should take care of elementary education. Even now, after many years, this recommendation is relevant. There is a dire need for the involvement of … Read more
