VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Vocational Education and Training

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At present, Vocational Education is provided only at

the +2 stage and, even here, it is restricted to a distinct

stream that is parallel to the academic stream. In

contrast to the NPE 1986 goal of covering 25 per cent

of the +2 enrolment in the vocational stream by the

year 2000, less than 5 per cent of students choose this

option at present. The programme has been debilitated

by a range of conceptual, managerial and resource

constraints for more than 25 years. Apart from being

viewed as an inferior stream, it suffers from poor

infrastructure, obsolete equipment, untrained or underqualified

teachers (often on a part-time basis), outdated

and inflexible courses, lac k of vertical or later al mobility,

absence of linkage with the ‘world of work’, lack of a

credible evaluation, accreditation and apprenticeship

system, and, finally, low employability (Report of the

Working Group for the Revision of the Centrally

Sponsored Scheme of Vocationalisation of Secondary

Education, NCERT, 1998)

INSERVICE COURCES(EDUCATION) AND TRAINING OF TEACHERS

In-Service Education and Training of

Teachers

In-service education can play a significant role in the

professional growth of teachers and function as an

agent for change in school-related practices. It helps

teachers gain confidence by engaging with their

practices and reaffirming their experiences. It provides

opportunities to engage with other teachers

professionally and to update knowledge. The Education

Commission (1964–66) recommended that in-service

education for teachers should be organised by

universities and teacher organisations to enable every

teacher to receive two or three months of in-service

education once in five years; that such programmes

should be based on research inputs; that training

institutions should work on a 12-month basis and

organise programmes like refresher courses, seminars,

workshops and summer institutes. The Report of the

National Commission on Teachers (1983–85) mooted

the idea of Teachers' Centres that could serve as meeting

places, where talent could be pooled and teaching

experiences shared. It suggested that teachers could go

to centres of learning on study leave. The NPE (1986)

linked in-service and pre-service teacher education on

a continuum;

ROLE OF LIBRARY TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

Libraries

School libraries have been a subject of policy

recommendations for a long time, but a functioning

library in the school continues to be a rarity. It is

important that future planning treats the library as an

essential component of the school at all levels. Both

teachers and children need to be motivated and trained

to use the library as a resource for learning, pleasure,

and concentration. The school library should be

conceptualised as an intellectual space where teachers,

VEDIC EDUCATION

MAJOR FEATURES OF THE VEDIC SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN ANCIENT INDIA

            

CONTENTS

v Introduction

v Salient Features Of Vedic Education In Ancient India

v Forms Of Educational Institutions In Vedic Period

v Role Of Teacher And Students

v Conclusion

 

INTRODUCTION

 The education system which was evolved first in ancient India is known as the Vedic system of education. In other words, the ancient system of education were based on the Vedas and therefore it was given the name of Vedic Educational System. Vedas occupy a very important place in the Indian life. The basis of Indian culture lies in the Vedas which are four in number – Rigveda, Samveda, Yajurveda, and Atharavaveda.  Some scholars have sub divided Vedic Educational period into Rig

Veda period, Brahmani period, Upanishada period, Sutra (Hymn) period, Smriti period etc but all these period, due to predominance of the Vedas, there was no change in the aims and ideals of educations. That is why, the education of these periods, is studied under Vedic period.

“Swadesh Pujyate Raja, Vidwan Sarvatra Pujyate”
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 This verse widely quoted in India illustrates the significance of education in India. The education system of Vedic period has unique characteristics and qualities which were not found in the ancient education system of any other country of the world.

 According to Dr. F. E. Key, “To achieve their aim not only did Brahmans develop a system of education which, survived even in the events of the crumbling of empires and the changes of society, but they, also through all those thousands of years, kept a glow of torch of higher learning.”

 In the words of Dr. P. N. Prabhu, “Education in ancient India was free from any external control like that of the state and government or any party politics. It was the kings duties to see that learned Pundits, pursued their studies and performed their duty of imparting knowledge without interference from any source what so ever.”

The education system that prevailed during the Vedic times had some unique characteristics. Education was confined to the upper castes, and to those who were BRAHMACHARIS. In Indian tradition, a person’s life cycle is divided into four stages of which BRAHMACHARI is the second phase. This is the time set aside for learning and acquiring skills. During Vedic period, most of the upper castes, which were either Brahmins or Kshatriyas had their education in a unique system called GURUKULAM. Students had their education by living with their preceptors in forests far removed from cities, towns or villages. The life of students who were called SHISYAS was very rigorous and demanding. Those who failed to live up to these high standards would simply fall by the wayside. There were legendary acharyas like Sanandeepani and Dronacharya who taught epic heroes like Krishna and Arjuna martial skills, but what makes the Vedic period unique is the existence of sages like Gautama and Jaimini who were founder of different schools of Indian philosophy like Nyaya and Purva Mimamsa. This was a period of intense intellectual activity and speculation, which we hardly find even now. While Nyaya and Vaisheshika were theistic philosophies, Sankhya was atheistic.

ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

Educational Technology

The significance of Educational Technology (ET) as a

site for curriculum planning has been widely recognised,

but detailed guidelines and strategies for its educationally

optimum use have not yet been worked out. Generally,

technology has been used as a medium to disseminate

information, and as a way of addressing the scarcity

of good teachers—usuallythe consequence of poor

recruitment policies.ET, which is used toredress the problem

of quality of teaching, can only exacerbate the disillusionment

of teachers withteaching. If ET is to become a means of enhancing

curricular reform, it must treat the majority of teachers

and children not merely as consumers but also as active

producers. There must be widespread consultation

regarding use during development and implementation.

ET facilities need to be used at all levels of schools —

cluster and block resource centres, district, state and

national level institutions — in order to provide handson

experience in using ET. Such experiences provided

to children, teachers and teacher educators, could

include something as simple as the audio-recording of

an interview with a village elder, to making a video

film or a video game. Providing children more direct

access to multimedia equipment and Information