NATURE OF EDUCATION AS
A DISCIPLINE
SUBMITTED BY
Jasmine J
Roll no. 50
Grace college of education Padanthalumoodu
EDUCATION
Education is a process of acquisition of knowledge and experience as well as the
development of skills habits and attitudes.
Education means to lead out of ignorance.
Swami Vivekananda thinks “education is the manifestation of divine Perfection
already existing in man”.
Education is a triangular process. It involve the inter play of the educator, the
educand and the social force.
Educator is the teacher who tries to, modify the child.
The educand and the social force is an element of society which has the capability
of causing a change or inference people.
DISCIPLINE
•Academic discipline/field of study is a branch of knowledge that
is taught and researched at College or University level.
•It describes type of knowledge, expertise, skill people,
projects, communities problem challenged studies. Inquiry
approaches and research areas that are associated with academic area of
study.
WHY EDUCATION IS A DISCILINE?
•To become a discipline acadamia a subject must
be professional enough. A discipline has its own
independent language system and its own professional
techniques. It means that the discipline should have its own
theory & practice.
•This particular language system divide the people into
two. One is the expert and the other is lay man. In
medicine the expert is a doctor and in education the
expert is an educationalist.
• Reason for considering education as a discipline
• It has well defined function.
•Education as a discipline has clearly defined objectives & purpose. It is
for development of individual and growth of society.
• Its scope and subject matter is well defined.
• Education as a discipline has both theoretical and practical aspect.
• Theoretical aspects include philosophical, curriculum, instructional, learning,
sociology and anthropology practical aspect include policy making.
•Practitioners of education requires skills, knowledge and attitude in the
discipline. Hence, the subject education can be considered as a pure discipline as
an applied discipline.
• Education is purposive- There is a definite purpose of all educational activity.
DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION AS A DISCIPLINE
•Education as an academic discipline was emerged in the second half of 19th
century, with the inception of Teachers College, Columbia University.(1887)
•Modern, teachers colleges and modern departments, schools or faculties
of education with in universities were emerged the curricula of these institutions lead
to the improvement of schools; school systems, and the improved learning of
individuals and groups.
• Education as a discipline and subject of steady made its first entry into a university
in India , University of Calcutta.
•A second land mark was when the Bombay University, instituted an M.Ed Course
in 1943. The first PhD Degree in education was awarded by Bombay University.
MAJOR FOCAL AREA OF EDUCATION AS A
DISCIPLINE.
• Teacher education, education guidance and counselling. Education
planning and management, Demographic education
confederative education. Special education.
• Distance education inclusive and inter cultural education, curriculum
development. Educational measurement and evaluation
physical education, computer education, peace education, value
education, sex education.
NATURE OF EDUCATION AS A DISCIPLINE
• Education is a comprehensive term and it reflects one’s day to day life
and an essential aspects for perfect balanced personality
development. On the other hand, the meaning of education can be
understood from the narrower, broader point of view.
• Education in the narrower sense means. Conscious and deliberate
process, modifies the behaviour of the learner and bring about in
the educand. Broader sense means research.
• Specific knowledge and skills. Such an education is confined to school
and university instructions whatever takes place in a school
and whatever influences child behaviour is considered education.
FOLLOWING ARE THE CHIEF CHARACTERISTIC OF
EDUCATION AS A DISCIPLINE.
• 1. Education is purposive
• There is a definite purpose of all educational objective.
• 2.Education is deliberate
• Education involve special care and guidance. The process of education is not any
conscious but also deliberate. The educator is fully aware of the fail that his aim
is to develop the personality of the child along. Definite line through
the modification of his behavior.
• 3. Education is drawing out and bringing up process
• Different meaning of education high lighted that education is the process
of
bring out the innate potentialities of the child. Education is an active
and
dynamic process by which modifications are brought about in the behaviour of an
individual.
4. Education is knowledge as well as experience
• Education is not only simply quiring different types of knowledge
but it involve real life experiences. Human progress through ages
has been made possible through the increase& diffusion knowledge.
• 5. Education is liberal and vocational
• Education can be considered as the liberal process and later it will
help the child to train in a particular vocation education is meaning
full only when it aim at some employment. Modern democratic
education has placed vocation aim in its fore front.
• For the Good of the individual and well fare of the society
The purpose of education is well being of the individual and
welfare of the society and a synthesis of individual and society.
Education is called a force for social development which brings
improvement in every aspect in the society.
• Stabilizer, conservator and reconstructionist
Education help to conserve stabilize and reform the society
and culture.
• 8. Education is planned
• Education is not hap hazed. It is planned and systematic. If
refers to transact its activities through a systematic institution
and regulation.
• 9. Education is lifelong
• Education starts from the time of conception and goes until
death. Education from cradle to grave as sometime said.
Education is lifelong. Process because every stage of life of an
individual. Is important from of educational point.
• 10. Education is influence exerted
• Education is the mature persons. (Teachers, Parents, Adult) influence on
child.
• 11. Education is balanced development
• Education concerned with the development of all the facilities of the child.
• 12. Education is bipolar
• Education is the process in which both teacher and pupil influence each
other the personality of the educator modifies. The behaviour of the
educand and in turn is affected by the personality of the educand.
• 13. Education is tripolar
• Education involves the teacher of the subject matter.
• 14. Education is psychological as well as social
• The endowments or the capacities of the child – his needs interest etc must
be
interpreted and developed in a social setting
• 15. Education is growth
• Education modifies the behaviour of the child, Human behaviour is modified and
improved through educational process.
• 16. Education is power
• Education is power and treasure in human being through which he is entitled, as the
supreme master on earth. Education is life long process.
INTER DISCIPLINARY NATURE OF EDUCATION
• Inter disciplinary involves the combining of two or more academic
discipline in to one activity. It is about creating something new
by crossing boundaries and thinking across them. The term
inter disciplinary field which is an organisational unit is applied
with in education & training pedagogies to describe studies that use
method and insight of several established disciplines or traditional field
of study.
• 1. Education and philosophy
• As a field of study philosophy is one of the oldest discipline it is the root of
all knowledge Education has also drawn its material from different
philosophical bases like education philosophy also closely related to human
life. There for being an important life activity education is also greatly
influenced by philosophy
• 2. Education and Sociology
• Emile Darkheim was the first person who indicated the need for a
sociological approach to education. He considered education to be
essentially social in character and in its function and that as a result the
theory of education relates more clearly to sociology than any other
science. He emphasized that education is not a static phenomenon but a
dynamic and ever- changing process.
• 3. Education and psychology
• psychology applied in education is the study of how human learn in
educational setting, the effectiveness educational interventions
the psychology of teaching and social psychology of
school as organizations. It is concerned with how students learn and
develop often focusing of sub groups such as gifted children and
those subjected to specific disabilities.
• 4. Education and economics
• Economics education is the study of economics issue relating to
education including demand for the education on the financing
and provision of education.
• 5. Education and History
• To understand, schools we must view them in historical perspective it
tried to explain how the history of humanity has led to the
development of schools as we know them today. To have a clear
understanding about historical aspect of education. The history of
indigenous education in India act as a basis of all educational politics
and reforms in India.
• 6.Education and Political Science
As an academic discipline the study of politics in education
has two main roots. The first root is based on the Theories from
political science. While the second root is anchored in
organizational theory. Political Science attempt to explain how
societies and social organization use power to established
regulation and allocate resources.
• Education and Anthropology
7.
• The focus of anthropology of education is cultural
transmission Educational system in society’s attempt to
promote stability and ensure its own survival by passing on its
insight, Ideals, Skills, assumptions and goals to the next
generation
