V C Pandey
25 books
The 21century striving for the development of the highest technological and informative skills in order to convert the entire world into a global village which may fail to produce a real man along with his deep-rooted Human values and emotional blending. Education must move towards the fulfilment of social needs and manpower requirements and not only towards the attainment of advanced technological skills. The contemporary situation of educational developments is ...
The effect of globalisation has driven tremendous changes within the education systems. Today, change is so rapid that the educational system has to keep itself abreast with the latest developments. The existing problems in education has lead to globalisation of the education sector that should be oriented into the transnational competence. The presents work is comprehensive study on education in a globalisation context. It will be highly informative to students, ...
Sustainable development is one of the most urgent challenges now facing humankind. Today, land degradation and water scarcity threaten food security and livelihoods. Increasingly, air and water pollution are having a negative impact on human health and the productivity of natural resources. The high level of public concern about environmental issues provides a political foundation for generating additional financing for the environment and sustainable ...
The present study focuses on the South Asia – an emerging region in the world. Editor has encompassed three gigantic facets of environment, security and tourism in the region. Volume 1. The editor has overlaid devastating dangers eclipsing the health of mankind by man-made environmental problems arising out of global warming, generation and nakedness of wastes with depletion of water and oxygen sources. Volume 2. South Asia is highly insecure with menacing ...
This two-volume work on child counseling and education deals with several aspects of child’s problems and psychology. First volume concentrates on subjects like child and sexual counseling, counseling of adolescents, therapeutical outcomes of counseling, failure of counseling etc. Volume two focuses in education of child. It includes innovative practices in the field of education, challenges and benefits of girl education, improvements in school facilities and ...
This work is unique in one respect that it focuses only on one aspect of education-female education and that to at one level-primary education. In this world, where talks of promotion of education involves expenditure of crores of rupees, a large number of girls are deprived of the facility of education at its base level, even though it may be available free of cost, due to one single factor-gender bias. There are other factors to boot-socio-economic angle, ...
Like all other professions, teachers need constant and continuous renewal to be effective, motivated, and up to date in their knowledge and skills. While this is not a mandatory requirement in many national jurisdictions, those that do have such requirements use and see information and communication technologies (ICTs) as important vehicles to provide continuing professional development to teachers. This book is an attempt to frame the applications of digital ...
Information and communication technology is a major factor in shaping the new global economy and producing rapid changes in society. Teacher education institutions may either assume a leadership role in the transformation of education or be left behind in the swirl of rapid technological change. For education to reap the full benefits of ICT in learning, it is essential that preservice and inservice teachers are able to effectively use these new tools for ...
As our society is becoming more and more complex day by day due to the trends of modernisatio, urbanization, secularization, globalisation etc., new problems of education are coming into focus. It is in this context that new researches in sociology of education are called for. This comprehensive work lays down the basic concepts of sociological foundations of education in India context as required to be understood by every specialist of the subject. It lays down ...
The key to democracy is education that promotes criticism, self-education, and constant growth. Since life is best lived as growth and democracy is the best way to deal with the constant changes that all societies face, an education that helps children love learning and change is essential to a democratic society. Education is the major concern of all nations since it is the foundation of the entire superstructure of education and is directly related with success ...
Suicide is the action of killing oneself intentionally. It is a multidimensional disorder, which results from a complex interaction of biological, genetic, psychological, sociological and environmental factors. For the last few decades it has become a serious health problem in our modern societies. Throughout the world, about 2000 people kill themselves each day. Suicide is among the top 10 causes of death in every country, and one of the three leading causes of ...
Child counseling is a sensitive subject. And this book deals with that sensitivity like mother tenders her infant. From sexual counseling to therapeutical outcomes, it covers a wide range of subjects. It goes beyond the peripheral question-answer sessions and delves deeper into antidotes to the beliefs and rituals. It is the first book of its kind that deals with males and females with a matching compassion.
School education is the foundation of any personality growth and development. Unfortunately, little attention is paid on how to meet the challenge of handling tender hearts and minds. This book deals with all the complex issues pertaining to this subject. There is a focused treatment on girls education and parents role in the matter. A must for educators, policy planners, teachers and parents.
Once upon a time education was an end in itself. Not any more. Today education is a tool, a need, a facility, a linkage and a means of transformation. All these Nobel goals bring their own challenges. India is a multicultural, multi-religious, multi linguistic and multi regional society. Hence no single educational system can be equally effective. How to handle these diversities are best handled by the author in this useful work for all concerned
Information and communication technology (ICT) is a major factor in shaping the new global economy and producing rapid changes in society. Teacher education institutions may either assume a leadership role in the transformation of education or be left behind in the swirl of rapid technological change. For education to reap the full benefits of ICT in learning, it is essential that pre-service and in-service teachers are able to effectively use these new tools for ...
The information age brings wonderful opportunities and new challenges to the system of education. Technology provides educations with the opportunity to move from simply streamlining the way things have always been done to really imaging things they would like to do. E learners of all ages should be empowered with the skills needed to be successful in an ever- changing world. This book provides practical ways to use technology in the classroom. It will be a ...
In the new digital age everything is destined to revolve around information technology, be it man or machine. Cyberspace is creating a global platform where a worldwide forum is evolving that is becoming vital to economic, social and political success. Effective collaborative efforts are required, involving governments, multilateral development institutions, bilateral donors, the private sector, civil society to enhance the developmental impact of new ...
‘Population Education’ is generally defined as the transmission of knowledge about population processes and characteristics, the causes of population change and the consequences of that change for the individual and society. The concept of population education which emerged as an educational innovation in response to population problems only about four decades ago, is now being experimented in over a hundred countries of the world in non-too-uniform a ...
One of the most formidable and ever more intractable challenges facing humans today is coexisting with the other living creatures on Earth. Meeting this challenge will require environmental education, both formal and informal. Environmental education is a learning process that increases people’s knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address these challenges, and fosters ...
Intelligence and motivation are the core factors which influence the learning process more than anything else. The term ‘intelligence’ is defined as the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. While the term ‘motivation’ is the driving force (desire) behind all actions of an organism. The present volume comprehensively covers all basic aspects and significance of intelligence and motivation in the learning process. It contains ...
The term education has its origin in the Latin word 'Educare,' which means 'to elicit'. Educare has two aspects, the worldly and the value. Worldly education brings out the latent knowledge pertaining to the physical world. Value education are essential. But, in the modern education system only worldly education is given prominence. Values education is or life, whereas worldly education is for life, whereas worldly education is for a living. Only when man is ...
One of the fundamental goals of education is to impart culture and values across the generations. Value education, is generally understood to cut across the curriculum and is appropriately integrated into all courses as well as into the extracurricular activities and ethos of schools. Today, the true challenge of value education remains the development of a universal conscience that puts human rights, pluralist democracy and the equality of all human beings as ...
Educational technology comprises a variety of electronic tools, media, and environments that can be used to enhance learning, foster creativity, stimulate communication, encourage collaboration, and engage in the continuous development and application of knowledge and skills. It has now evolved to a point where its power to transform schools is evident. This book, focused on the potential of technology to affect student learning outcomes, is expected to advance ...
Students are challenged daily to make decisions in an environment fraught with tension and uncertainty. Faced with social, economic, and cultural issues to a degree not experienced by previous generations, students must have proactive choices to nurture the potential they each have to become successful learners. Guidance and counseling programems, as educational programmes, creates options for students to develop and emphasis strategies which enhance this ...