Definition of Education and Philosophy-1.ppt

This presentation is for the students of B.ed(1.5 years) students as well as B.s Education students

1. MEANING
&
Definition OF EDUCATION

2. INTRODUCTION
It is very difficult to give one definite meaning of the term
‘Education’. Different philosophers, educationists, thinkers,
statesmen, politician artisans and priests will give widely
different definitions of education according to their own outlook
on their life and according to the circumstances they have been
facing.
The reason is that it is an abstract entity and its concept is
dynamic. It is a continuous process of evolution and at every
stage it had a different meaning according to conditions, then
prevailing. Education deals with every-growing man in ever-
growing society. Its concept, Therefore, can never be static. It
must continue to grow and change.

3. The word ‘education’, is derived from
the following Latin Words:
Word(s)from which
derived
Meaning of the word
(a)Educatum To train, or actof teaching or
training.
(b)Educere To lead out, to draw out
(c)Educare To mould/to bring up, to raise, to
educate.

4. WESTERN CONCEPT OF EDUCATION
AccordingtoAristotle,“Educationisthecreationof
asoundmindinasoundbody…itdevelopsman’s
faculty,especiallyhismindsothathemaybeable
toenjoythecontemplationofsupreme‘truth,
goodnessandbeauty’ofwhichperfecthappiness
essentiallyconsists.”
AccordingtoSpencer,“Educationiscomplete
living.”
AccordingtoJohnDewey,“Educationistheprocess
oflivingthroughacontinuousreconstructionof
experiences.Itisthedevelopmentofallthose
capacitiesintheindividualwhichwillenablehim
tocontrolhisenvironmentandfulfillhis
possibilities.”

5. BROADER MEANING OF EDUCATION
Inthebroadersense,educationmeanstheprocessof
developmentfrom‘infancytomaturity’.Itbeginsatbirthand
continuesthroughoutthelife,tilldeath;from‘Wombtotomb’
astheycallit.Itincludesalltheknowledgeandexperiences
acquiredduringinfancy,childhoodadolescence,youth,
manhoodoroldage,throughanyagencyofeducationi.e.the
school,homechurch,societyetc.Inthiswayoneswholelife
activitiesbecometherealsourceofeducation.Theeducation
becomessumtotalofallexperiencesthatthechildreceives
insidetheschooloroutside,throughthestudyofdifferent
subjects,throughvariousactivities,throughthelibrary,the
playground,theworkshoporthroughotheragencies.So
educationislifeandlifeitselfiseducation.Educationis
nothingbutexperiencesoflife.Itstartsinthecradleandends
inthegrave.

6. Educationinthewidersensehasalsobeenemphasized
InternationalCommissiononDevelopmentofEducation
(UNESCO).Intheirreport‘LearningtoBe’,theyhavegiven
theconceptof‘LifeLongEducation’bysaying…human
beingskeeponlearningandtrainingthemselvesthroughout
theirlives,aboveallthroughtheinfluenceofsurrounding
environmentandthroughtheexperiencewhichmouldtheir
behavior,theirconceptionsoflifeandthecontentoftheir
knowledge.

7. NARROWER MEANING OF
EDUCATION
Initsnarrowerorrelativelyrestrictedmeaning,thetermeducationisapplied
towhatevertaughtinschooloruniversitysystemofeducation.Itrefersto
whateverknowledgeismadeavailabletoanindividualataspecifictime,
inaspecificplace(school,collegesetc.),accordingtoaspecific
curriculumandspecifictime-table,andbyaparticularteamofteachers.It
hasalimitedfieldanditprimarilyemphasizestheintellectual
developmentofthestudent.Thistypeofeducationisformal,intentional
andconsciouslyorganizedbytheinstitution.Studentsneedtopassapre-
conceivedsetofexaminationpatternsthroughtheorganizedway.
Theknowledgeimpartedbythismethodisprimarilytheoretical,basedon
informationderivedfromtextbooks,whichonlyconstitutescognitive
domainofhumanbehavior.Itdoesnottakeintoaccounttheallround
developmentofthestudent’spersonalityandotherdomainofhuman
behaviors.

8. DEFINITIONS
OF PHILOSOPHY
ETYMOLOGY:
•English = Philosophie,
•Old French =Philosophia,
•Greek = Philosophi,
•Arab = Falsafah

9. MORE
ABOUT PHILOSOPHY
•Love and pursuit of wisdom by intellectual
means and moral self-discipline.
•Investigation of the nature, causes, or principles
of reality, knowledge, or values, based on
logical reasoning rather than empirical
methods.

10. MORE AND MORE
ABOUT PHILOSOPHY
•The critical analysis of fundamental
assumptions or beliefs.
•The disciplines presented in university
curriculum of science and the liberal arts,
except medicine, law, and theology.

11. Philosophers are motivated by specific questions
such as:
•What is truth?
•How or why do we identify a statement as
correct or false, and how do we reason?
•What is wisdom?
HOW DO WE PHILOSOPHIZE ?