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Concept of Education, Meaning,

Scope and Importance
 Concept of Education as defined by
Western philosophers

 Plato: "Education is the capacity to feel pleasure and pain at the

right moment. It develops in the body and in the soul of the
pupil all the beauty and all the perfection which he is capable
of.“
 Aristotle: "Education is the creation of a sound mind in a sound
body. It develops man's faculty, especially his mind so that he
may be able to enjoy the contemplation of supreme truth,
goodness and beauty of which perfect happiness essentially
consists.
 Concept of Education
 Rousseau: "Education of man commences at his birth; before
he can speak, before he can understand he is already
instructed. Experience is the forerunner of the perfect".
 Herbert Spencer: "Education is complete living".
• ccording to a few others, the word "Education" has originated
from another Latin term "Educere" which means "to lead
forth" or "to come out".
• All these meanings indicate that education seeks to nourish
the good qualities in man and draw out the best in every
individual. Education seeks to develop the innate inner
capacities of man.
 Definition of Education
• “Education in the largest sense is any act or
experience that has a formative effect on the
mind, character or physical ability of an
individual. In its technical sense, education is
the process by which society deliberately
transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills
and values from one generation to another.”
 Scope of education
 Educational philosophy
Philosophy of education covers aims of education, nature of education,
importance of education, function of education its very old and essential
part of education.
 Educational psychology
• Main aim of education is the development of child. Psychology helps to
understand the child better and development of child with respect of
physical, mental, emotional, social adjustment,  individual difference,
personality, thinking, reasoning, problem solving.
Educational sociology
• A child lives in the society so its important for him to know about the
society the nature of society, type of society, interdependence between
culture and society.
 Scope of education
Economics of education
For the growth of business and market the world class economical
education is important for each and important.
 Method of teaching
In ancient time the pupil were passive listeners but now they actively
participate with the teacher in the process of education. So the skill
and proficiency of difference teaching methods needs to be developed.
 Educational administration and supervision
• The educational institution and the system has to be supervised  and
administrated smoothly so that the process of education goes well.
Regulation of fund, democratic administration, autonomy, personnel
management etc.
 Scope of education
Economics of education
For the growth of business and market the world class economical
education is important for each and important.
   Method of teaching
In ancient time the pupil were passive listeners but now they actively
participate with the teacher in the process of education. So the skill
and proficiency of difference teaching methods needs to be developed.
  Educational administration and supervision
The educational institution and the system has to be supervised  and
administrated smoothly so that the process of education goes well.
Regulation of fund, democratic administration, autonomy, personnel
management etc.
 Modes of Education
• Informal
• Formal
• Non-moral
 Formal education
• Formal education corresponds to a systematic,
organized education model, structured and
administered according to a given set of laws
and norms, presenting a rather rigid
curriculum as regards objectives, content and
methodology.
 Non-formal education
• Educative processes with flexible curricula
and methodology, capable of adapting to the
needs and interests of students, for which time
is not a pre-established factor but is contingent
upon the student’s work pace, certainly do not
correspond to those comprised by formal
education, but fit into the so-called non-formal
education
 Informal education
• Informal education is quite diverse from formal
education and, particularly, from non-formal
education, although in certain cases it is capable of
maintaining a close relationship with both.
• It does not correspond to an organized and systematic
view of education; informal education does not
necessarily include the objectives and subjects usually
encompassed by the traditional curricula.
• It is aimed at students as much as at the public at large
and imposes no obligations whatever their nature.
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