The book examines the educational scenario in India: aspects of schooling, motivation for education, parenting, personality development, promoting creativity, teaching strategies and educational reforms. Referring to views of teacher, scientists, writers and philosophers over time on essential attitudes, habits and behaviour in life and education, it looks into the important role of teachers in imparting education and inculcating right attitudes in students. Highlighting the fall in values in society and in education in particular in the present day, it points out shortcomings in today”s educational system like the over-importance given to the examination system and learning having become a tedious process.
Dr Dandapani has received national awards from the NCERT under the Research Seminar Readings Programme on four occasions.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR S. Dandapani
Dr. S. Dandapani, retired as Professor of Educational Psychology from the Regional College of Education, Mysore (NCERT) after three decades of teaching graduate and post-graduate students besides guiding Ph.D. scholars. He graduated from Presidency College, Madras with M.A. (Psy.) in 1954, had teachers’ Training (B.Ed.) in 1956 from Anamalai University, received Fulbright Scholarship to study in the University of Hawaii, USA under the East-West Centre Exchange Programme (M.Ed.) in 1961-63 and received his Ph.D. in Education (Guidance) in 1976 from the University of Mysore. Before joining the Regional College of Education, Mysore, he worked as a Faculty Member in Government Colleges of Education in Tamil Nadu for six years. A recipient of National Awards from the NCERT under the Research Seminar Readings Programme on four occasions, he practiced several innovative methods of instruction and evaluation. He has published a few books on Psychology and Education for beginners and is a regular contributor of articles on Education to the leading newspapers and educational magazines. His book entitled Advanced Educational Psychology has been widely acclaimed.
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