Cultural Dimension of Education-Baidyanath Saraswati-DKPD-9788124601013
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Traditional
education strives to expand the spheres of existence through social awareness
(forming kinship with the entire world), cosmological awareness (expansion of
the being by self-transformation), and technological awareness (relating
creativity to the ritual enforcement of life). In contrast, modern education
teaches a way of life, which is limited by self-centred consumerism, which
allows man’s ego to establish itself as the conqueror of nature, which
fragments people through competitive vocations and specialized technical
professions. How do we resolve this deep dilemma between the traditional and
modern systems of education? Or, alternatively, how can a sensibly worked-out
system of education afford a symbiosis between ‘modernity’ and ‘wisdom-tradition’?
Addressing this vital question, the authors here look afresh at the relevance
of art in the age of science/technocentrism, the role of education in
promoting peace and concord, Gandhian system of ‘basic education’ and,
finally, how far India’s national concerns are reflected in its national
policy on education. An assemblage of 16 education-related essays, this
volume is essentially the outcome of a Conference on the “Cultural Dimension
of Education and Ecology”, held in New Delhi on 13-16 October 1995 — as a
part of the Unesco Chair activities (in the field of cultural development) at
the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts. It presents insightful
perspectives on primary education, focussing specially on its current status,
trends and problems in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia and Thailand. The volume
will interest all those involved with education: whether as scholars,
professionals, planners, or as reformers. |
Book |
ISBN |
9788124601013
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PUBLISHER |
DKPD |
Binding |
HARDCOVER |
Edition |
1998 |
Language |
ENGLISH |
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