Education and Society in Comparative Context / by Eija Kimonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kimonen, Eija, Author.

Series:

Humanities, Social Sciences and Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"What was the interrelationship between education and society during the twentieth century in the United States and India? What is the essence of the historical development of educational policies and social systems in these two countries? What philosophical views and developmental courses underlie their outdoor-oriented education? What are their aims of outdoor-oriented education? What procedures are connected with their outdoor-oriented education? These questions are examined in this unique volume. This book is divided into three parts. The first part creates a context for the comparison of the issues concerning education and society. The central point of departure used here regards education as being closely related to the totality of culture and human activity. The dialectic process between education and society is realized differently in accordance with the value objectives that provide the background for different societies. This comparative educational study usesa historico-hermeneutical approach. The second part analyzes the social systems and educational policies of the United States and India following their developmental trends and patterns. The nature of the relationship between education and society for each country is further brought into focus when it is interpreted from the perspective of the philosophical views, pedagogical aims, and procedures of twentieth-century outdoor-oriented education. The case studies provide an interesting insight into how changes in educational policy have been reflected in the every-day pedagogical procedures used in schools in the United States and India. The third part is an analysis and comparison of the phenomena previously presented that are related to education and society through the lenses suggested by sociological theories. It compares the dimensions of the interrelationship between education and society from the standpoint of outdoor-oriented education in the two countries during the twentieth century. This thought-provoking volume is intended for anybody interested in the interplay between education and society in all its complexity. It offers a fascinating journey into the past and present of the issues that have defined the development of education and society in the United States and India.".

Contents:

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Part 1 A Context for Comparative Educational and Social Issues

Introduction

The Purpose and Aims of the Study

The Theoretical Foundations of the Study

Education and Society

Outdoor-Oriented Education

Bases

Concepts

Historico-Hermeneutical Comparative Education

Comparative Education

The Historico-Hermeneutical Approach

The Research Problems

The Research Procedure

Part 2 Education and Society in Two Socially Different Countries: The United States and India in the Twentieth Century

The United States of America

American National Identity

American National Educational Policy

Developmental Trends

Current Educational System

American Outdoor-Oriented Education

Philosophical Background

Developmental Patterns

Pedagogical Characteristics

Aims

Procedures

American Education and Society: Basic Features of Their Interrelationship

The Republic of India

Indian National Identity

Indian National Educational Policy

Indian Outdoor-Oriented Education

Indian Education and Society: Basic Features of Their Interrelationship

Part 3 Comparative Refl ections and Conclusions

Education and Society in the United States and India

Basic Characteristics of National Identities

Developmental Trends of National Educational Policies

During the Periods of Early Industrialization and Social Traditionalization

During the Periods of Late Industrialization and Social Modernization

The Basic Features and Implications of Educational Reforms within Their Changing Social Context

Outdoor-Oriented Education in the United States and India

Philosophical Background of Outdoor-Oriented Education

The Central Underlying Philosophical Views within Their Changing Social Context

Developmental Patterns of Outdoor-Oriented Education

Aims of Outdoor-Oriented Education

Society-Centered and School-Centered Patterns within Their Respective Social Trends

During the Periods of Early and Late Industrialization, and during Those of Social Traditionalization and Modernization

The Central Aims within Their Changing Social Context

Procedures of Outdoor-Oriented Education

The Central Procedures within Their Changing Social Context

The Interrelationship between Education and Society in the United States and India

Educational Policies

Philosophical Views

Educational Aims

Socialization Processes

Environments.-Constituents

On the Research Process

Afterword

References

Index. .

Notes:

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ISBN:

9789463003735

9463003738

OCLC:

936353061