Contents: Volume I Editor's Note UNIT I: Education in Ancient India 1 Education System in the Vedic Period 2 Later Vedic Education (1200 B.C. to 200 B.C.) 3 The Buddhist Education 4 Religion-Oriented Ancient Education: Institutes of Higher Learning in Vedic and Buddhist Period UNIT II Education in Medieval India 5 Education in Medieval Period: With Emphasis on Muslim Education 6 Hindu System of Education During the Medieval Period UNIT III Education in India During the British Period 7 Macaulay's Minute (1835) 8 Wood's Despatch (1854) and Indian Education Commission (1882) 9 Lord Curzon's Educational Policy and National Education Movement 10 Growth of National Consciousness: National Education Movement 11 Gokhale's Bill, Government Resolution on Education and Sadler Commission (1917-1919) 12 Government of India Act (1935) and Wardha Scheme of Education 13 Sargent Report (1944) 14 Overview of the System of Education During the British Rule UNIT IV: EDUCATION IN POST INDEPENDENCE ERA 15 University Education Commission (1948-49) 16 Secondary Education Commission (1952-53) 17 Education Commission (1964-66) 18 National Policy on Education - NPE (1986) and Programme of Action (1986) 19 Modified National Policy of Education (1992) UNIT V: Contemporary Educational Problems and Issues 20 Universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE) 21 Women's Education 22 Distance Learning 23 National and Emotional Integration 24 Medium of Instruction 25 Education of Weaker Sections 26 Adult Education 27 Quality Control in Higher Education 28 Secondary Education and Its Major Problems: Expansion and Vocationalisation 29 Development of Teacher Education in India 30 Growth and Development of Education in Himachal Pradesh: Problems and Priorities UNIT VI : Educational Statistics 31 Statewise Comparative Development of Education in India Index Volume II Editors' Note 1 Education : Nature and Meaning 2 Objectives of Education in Relation to Time and Place 3 Rousseau (1712-1778) 4 John Henrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) 5 John Dewey (1857-1950) 6 Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) 7 Indian Thought and Its Contribution to Educational Practices 8 Philosophy and Education: Significance of Studying Philosophy in Understanding Educational Practices and Problems 9 Realism with Reference to Aristotle and Jainism 10 Naturalism with Reference to Rousseau and Rabindranath Tagore 11 Idealism with Reference to Plato, Socrates and Advatia Philosophy 12 Pragmatism with Reference to Dewey's Instrumentalism and Experimentalism 13 Humanism: Historical, Scientific and Buddhism 14 Child-Centred Education: Concept of a Learner with Reference to Giju Bhai 15 Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948): Basic Tenets of Basic Education 16 Gijubhai and 'World of Children' (1885-1939) 17 Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902): Man-Making Education 18 Sri Aurobindo Ghose (1872-1950): Integral Education: Its Basic Principles and Stages 19 Frederich August Froebel (1782-1852): The Play-Way Method 20 Maria Montessori (1870-1952): The Didactic Apparatus 21 Indian Constitution: Directive Principles and Articles Relating to Education 22 Secularism, Social Goals, Democracy and Socialist Pattern of Society 23 National Integration and Emotional Integration: Economic Planning 24 Sociological Basis of Education 25 Education and Social Change: Education and National Welfare, Education and Human Resource Development 26 National Integration, Cultural Heritage: Contribution of Different Religions, Religious Festivals 27 Meaning of a New Social Order: Eradication of Illiteracy, Equality of Opportunity 28 Education of the Disabled. Eliminating Gender Bias. Education of the Minorities 29 Distance Education - Green and Clean Society (Environmental Education) 30 Povertyless Society Through Planning: Population and Available Resources, New Programmes 31 Agencies of Education 32 Paramhansa Yogananda (1893-1952): Philosophy and Its Impact on Education Volume III Foreward Editor's Note Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Information Technology: Process, techniques and Application of Information 3 Programmed Learning: Towards Individualised Instruction for Insured Learning, 4 Flanders Interaction Analysis Category System: Behaviour Modification of Teachers 5 Microteaching: Training in Teaching Skills 6 Models of Teaching: Innovative Strategies for Learning Process Skills 7 Action Research: Improving teacher functions 8 Communication Process: Models, System and Classroom Practices 9 Teaching and Teacher Performance: Enhancement in Quality of Teaching 10 Media Interventions in Pedagogy: Media Support in Teaching 11 ICT Inputs in Teacher Education: Technology Support for Quality Instruction Bibliography Index Volume IV Editors' Note Part One: Education for Values 1 Values: Concept, Nature and Classification of Values 2 Meaning and Need for Education of Human Values: Objectives of Education for Human Values 3 Five Universal Values and Their Sub-values as Listed by Gokak Committee 4 Value Development and Education: Approaches and Strategies 5 Sources of Values 6 Methods of Teaching Human Values: Direct, Indirect, Integrating Values with Curricular and Co-curricular Activities 7 Overview of Human Value Education 8 Documents on Human Values Education Part Two: Education for Environment 9 Meaning of Environment and Environmental Concerns 10 Meaning, Aims, Objectives, Scope and Principles of Environmental Education 11 Objectives and Curriculum of Environmental Education (EE) at the School Stage 12 Environmental Pollution: Types, Causes and Remedies 13 Environmental Hazards: Global and Local Causes and Effects 14 Role of School in Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development Part Three: Education for Human Rights 15 Human Rights: Concept, Universal Declaration of Human Rights 16 Educational Implications of Human Rights 17 Human Rights and Indian Constitutional Provisions 18 Human Rights Education at Secondary Level: Curriculum and Activities 19 Enforcement of Human Rights 20 Mechanism in Schools for the Protection of Human Rights: NGOs, Press and Media Quiz on Human Rights Education (With Answers) Appendix 1: Human Rights Council Appendix 2: Recent UN Reports on Climate Change and Global Warming Index Volume V Editors' Note Unit I: Nature of Psychology and Learners (Psychology and Educational Psychology) 1 Psychology Meaning, Nature, Methods and Scope 2 Methods of Psychology and Educational Psychology 3 Meaning, Scope, Functions/Significance of Educational Psychology 4 Stages of Human Development: Specific Stage Characteristics and Developmental Tasks 5 Human Physical Development Pattern 6 Human Social Development Pattern 7 Human Emotional Development Pattern 8 Human Cognitive Development Pattern 9 Characteristics, Needs and Problems of Adolescents 10 Adolescents, Sex Education: Problems, Worries, Fears and Development Tasks 11 Indian Adolescents: Needs, Aspirations, Interests, Attitudes and Self-Concepts 12 Guidance and Counselling for Adolescents: Meaning and Need for Educational Vocational Guidance and Counselling 13 Organisation of Guidance and Counselling Services for Adolescents in Schools Unit Il: Learning and Motivation 14 Concept of Learning: Meaning, Nature and Process 15 Factors of Learning: Personal and Environmental 16 Nature, Types and Techniques of Enhancing Motivation 17 Theories of Learning and their Educational Implications Unit III: Intelligence 18 Intelligence: Meaning, Nature, Characteristics and Development 19 Classification of Intelligence Tests and Theories of Intelligence Unit IV: Personality 20 Personality: Meaning, Nature, Development of Integrated Personality 21 Theories of Personality and Their Educational Implications Unit V: Exceptional Childrens 22 Exceptional Children, Their Education and Development 23 Children with Learning Disability (Dyslexia) and Other Problems 24 Individual Differences and Accommodating them in the Classroom 25 Learner Centred Techniques for Exceptional Children 26 Mental Hygiene and Delinquency 27 Memory and Forgetting 28 Assessment of Personality Unit VI: Educational Statistics 29 Statistics: Meaning and Uses: Tabulation of Data Central Concepts 30 Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Modes. Uses 31 Measurement of Variability: Standard and Mean Deviation 32 Correlation: Rank Difference, Normal Curve Index Volume VI Editors' Note Preface List of Tables and Figures 1 Guidance-The Concept and Objectives 2 Foundations of Guidance 3 Types of Guidance 4 Personal and Social Guidance 5 Essential Guidance Services 6 Group Guidance 7 Individual Guidance (Counselling) 8 Career Information 9 Testing and Non-testing Techniques of Guidance 10 Career Education Models 11 Guidance Services in India 12 Guidance Programme in the Schools Various Levels of Education 13 Career Choice and Vocational Development 14 Job Analysis and Survey 15 Guidance for Women 16 Guidance for Children with Special Needs 17 Evaluation of Guidance Programme 18 Employment and Skill Scenario in India 19 Self-employment Promotion Annexure I: Agencies Dealing with Psychological Tests II: Agencies Publishing/Dealing with Career Literature III: Websites Information Bibliography Index