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Kumar, S., & Ahmad, S. (2008). Meaning, aims and process of education. School of Open Learning. Retrieved from: https://sol.du.ac.in/SOLsite/Courses/UG/StudyMaterial/16/Part1/ED/English/SM-1.pdf
Has been
derived from two Latin words Educare
(Educere) and Educatum. “Educare” means
to train or mould. The term Educare or
Educere mainly indicates development of
the latent faculties of the child.
TRUE DEFINITION
OF EDUCATION
Education is the development of individual
according to his needs and demands of society, of
which he is an integral part.
NARROWER AND BRODER
MEANING OF EDUCATION
In the narrower sence is regarded as equivalent
to instruction. It consists of the “specific
influences” consciously designed in a school or
in a college or in an institution to bring in the
development and growth of the child. In its
wider sense, education is the total development
of the personality. In this sense. Education
consists of all those experiences, which affect
the individual from birth till death.
AIMS OF EDUCATION
Need of aims:to
bring certain
desirable change,
gives direction to
activity
Different aims: The Vocational Aim, The
Knowledge or Information Aim, The Culture
Aim, The Character Formation Aim or the
Moral Aim, The Spiritual Aim The
Adjustment Aim, The Leisure Aim, The
Citizenship Training Aim, The Harmonious
Development Aim, The Complete Living Aim,
The Social Aim.
PROCESS
Education by Accretion or Storage Education as
formation of mind, Education as preparation.
Education as mental discipline, Education as
growth and development, Education as
direction, Education as adjustment and
self-activity, Education as social change and
progress, Education as Process Socialization.
PHILOSOPHICAL
Philosophy gives self-consciousness and
develops a spirit of enquiry after truth. Life and
education are inseparably connected. One
cannot be separated from the other. Hence life
has a philosophical base and so education also
has a philosophical base.
Interrelation between Education and Philosophy: John Dewey
defines philosophy as a theory of education in its most general
aspects. He holds that “education is the laboratory in which
philosophic truth become concrete and are tested.”
Philosophy exercises tremendous influence on education in
all its aspects—aims, curriculum, methods, teachers,
textbooks, administration, discipline, evaluation etc. There is
no aspect of education, which is not influenced and
determined by philosophy.
SOCIOLOGICAL
Education is both a cause and product of society. It originates in
the society and it must fulfill the needs and aspirations of the
society. There is thus an intimate relationship between education
and society.
Educational Sociology is the study of interaction of the
individual and his cultural environment. Thus social
interaction is the key area of educational sociology.
The aim of modern education is individual development as well as
social advancement. Education enables an individual to make his
life better both as an individual and as a member of his society.
Education now emphasizes total development of an individual. This
total development includes intellectual, social, moral, aesthetic,
cultural, physical developmen
According to Payne, from the point of view of educational sociology the functions of education are
mainly three (a) transmission of social and cultural heritage, (b) development of new social patterns,
and (c) creative and constructive role.
The methods of teaching are also influenced by educational sociology.
The teacher has to adopt some method or technique to establish
relationship between the objectives and the materials of instruction
PSYCHOLOGICAL
Educational Psychology has developed to study scientifically the behaviour of
the students and to help the process of education. It is particular field applied
psychology. It tries to study the educational behaviour of the child and
applies the knowledge psychology in education
A large number of educationists and psychologists have contributed to the origin and development
of educational psychology. Because of the impact of psychology it has attained the status of science.
In the writings of Plato we find the elements of psychology.
Rousseau, Pestalozzi, Herbart, Montessori, James, Pavlov, Thorndike,
Skinner and others emphasized the use of psychological knowledge
in education.
For me, education is an indispensable resource that allows us a personal, social and psychological
evolution.