S. Venkataiah
68 books
Vocational education or training which is currently the real demand, is a nebulous term having differing concepts and meanings. These have arisen from traditional practices and the meaning of terms used and their implication. Basic differences for certain practices and relationships in vocational or occupational education are fundamental in nature and programmes. Vocational education is education/training of workers. It is the education for manual work. It is ...
Is to undergo higher education without any planning beneficial or fruitful? Can 'distance education' be exact alternate option for conventional higher education? These are really vital issues the society has seriously to ponder over. The present book is an attempt to answer these queries in the modern context. Distance education; Teaching and learning in higher education; Distance education: Theory and practice; Opportunities in higher ...
Women constitute half the world population, perform nearly two-third of its work hours, receive one-tenth of the world’s income and own less than one-hundredth of the world’s property. Under such pathetic scene to uplift the condition of women on par with men—only education can help. Besides the academic value, this will prove a dependable reference tool to policy planners and administrators.
In the realm of education ‘teacher’ possesses the key role. Hence the need of teacher-training. The teacher should take note of the interests, skills and knowledge of each learner and gently guide his explorations into different fields of knowledge. The teacher should learn to view knowledge as a unified field and not perpetuate its arbitrary segmentation. The teacher should develop empathy for the first and second generation learners. The teacher must find ...
The proposition that illiteracy must be broken down and that primary education has, in the circumstances of India, a predominant claim upon the public funds, represents accepted policy no longer open to discussion. For administrative and financial reasons of decisive weight the Government of India have refused to recognise the principle of compulsory education; but they desire the widest possible extension of primary education on a voluntary basis. Despite ...
Of late, the value of using literature to enrich studies in comparative education gained popularity. There may be four major contributions of literature to comparative education: information; awareness of national characteristics; empathy; and a fuller understanding of the process of education. Comparative studies also help in formulating successful policies and programmes by learning from the experiments of others. The present book highlights some vital issues ...
Education has undergone drastic changes in the present age. The striking development of secondary and higher education over the last few decades has been accompanied by a strong trend toward vocationalism. Education increasingly takes on the character of ‘training’; specialisation takes place earlier, is more thorough-going, and is increasingly of a kind directly related to the requirements of modern trades and professions. The almost total subordination of ...
In recent years, there has been a discernible trend in many parts of the world to restructure and deregulate state education. Appeal of the recent education reforms lies in their declared intention to encourage the growth of different types of schools, responsive to needs of particular communities and interest groups. Support for schools run on a variety of principles reflect a broader shift from the assumptions of modernity to those of most-modernity. Here in ...
For bringing a total transformation in educational system, we need the conversion of whole education departments from top to bottom to the basic pattern of education. It will not be enough that education departments mechanically accept the policy of basic education but there will have to be full and clear understanding of the implications of basic education and specially of the practical and day-to-day steps that will have to be taken in implementing the ...
In a country where majority of the population resides in villages, rural education possesses key importance. For educating rural people a number of programmes are devised and implemented by the government. Establishment of rural institutes can perform a variety of functions for rural community. These can function as cultural and training centres and as centres for development planning in rural areas. Various facets of rural education are discussed analytically in ...