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July 2024 and January 2025
Answer five questions worth 100 marks from Sections 1 and 2. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
SECTION – I
- Compare functionalist and conflict theories in the context of education in India.
- Describe John Dewey‟s view on education.
- Explain the role of education in the control of masses.
- Discuss Illich‟s perspective in the role of education as prescribed in descholloing society.
- Democratization of education is essential for social change and mobility. Discuss.
SECTION – II
- What role does education play in nation building in India ?
- “Education is a tool for women‟s empowerment”. Discuss.
- Is there a need for involvement of private sector in professional education?
- What do you understand by knowledge society? Describe its relation to education.
- What is the present scenario in terms of universalization of education in India?
July 2023 and January 2024
Answer five questions worth 100 marks from Sections 1 and 2. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
SECTION – I
- Discuss the functionalist approach to the study of education.
- Examine the interplay of gender, socialization and education.
- Explain the role of education in cultural and economic reproduction.
- Discuss the politics of domination through educational curriculum.
- How does education help in nation building? Discuss.
SECTION – II
- Discuss the relevance of multicultural education in contemporary society.
- “Education is a tool for women‟s empowerment”. Discuss.
- Examine the constitutional provisions for promotion of education in India.
- What do you understand by knowledge society? Describe its relation to education.
- Discuss the major challenges encountered by Open Distance Learning (ODL) in India.
July 2019 and January 2020
Answer five questions worth 100 marks from Sections 1 and 2. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
SECTION – I
- Critically discuss Basil Bernstein’s contribution to the theory of education with special reference to speech patterns.
- Compare the functionalist and conflict approaches to the study of education.
- Discuss the scope of the policy of positive discrimination and affirmative action in bringing the marginalized people into the mainstream.
- Discuss the role of intellectuals in society with reference to the viewpoint of Antonio Gramsci.
- What do you understand by ‘Human Development’? In what way have the international agencies employed education for human development?
SECTION – II
- What do you understand by multicultural curriculum? Substantiate your answer with an example.
- Discuss the role of distance education in teacher training at the primary level.
- What are the significant implications of treating higher education as a global services market through GATS?
- ‘Education is a commodity for sale”. Critically discuss.
- Elucidate the need for the involvement of the private sector in professional education.
July 2018 and January 2019
Answer five questions worth 100 marks from Sections 1 and 2. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
SECTION – I
- In what way does education contribute to the process of nation-building? Explain with suitable example from India.
- Discuss the role of schools in society with reference to the viewpoint of Ivan Illich.
- In what way does education facilitate social mobility? Explain.
- Critically discuss the initiatives of international agencies for employing education as a means of social and human development.
- Compare and contrast the ideas of Durkheim and Parsons on education.
SECTION – II
- Critically examine the need for involvement of private sector in professional education.
- Does ‘open learning and distance learning’ democratize education? Critically discuss.
- Critically discuss the impact of globalization and free market economy on higher education.
- What is ‘non-formal education’? Explain the major strategies for strengthening non-formal education in India.
- Discuss the major challenges to higher education in India.
July 2017 and January 2018
Answer five questions worth 100 marks from Sections 1 and 2. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
SECTION – I
- Does education reflect political interests of the ruling regime? Critically discuss.
- Discuss Pierre Bourdieu’s perspective on education with special reference to social capital.
- In what way does education contribute to social change? Discuss.
- Compare the functionalist and conflict approaches to the study of education.
- Does education lead to empowerment of the marginalized? Discuss.
SECTION – II
- Critically examine state initiatives(s) towards achieving the goal of ‘education for all’.
- Discuss the contribution of private sector in expansion of professional education.
- What do you understand by ‘commodification of education’? Critically discuss the social implications of commodification of education.
- Discuss the major challenges in higher education in India.
- What are the main objectives of ‘open and distance education’. Explain the role of technology in achieving them.
July 2016 and January 2017
Section – I
Answer at least two questions in about 500 words each from this section.
- ‘Schools perpetuate structural inequalities of power and access to resources.’ Discuss.
- Compare the role of education in nation-building in India with that in other countries.
- Critically examine issues of access, retention, and performance of students who avail the policy of positive discrimination.
- Discuss the influence of politics on education in a comparative framework.
- Critically discuss the main argument in Ivan Illich’s book, Deschooling Society.
Section – II
Answer at least two questions in about 500 words each from this section.
- What is multicultural education?
- Open and Distance Learning is a means for bringing about equity in education.’ Discuss.
- What do you understand by ‘universalization of elementary education’? Critically examine government’s initiative to universalize elementary education in India.
- Discuss the challenges to higher education.
- Write short notes the following:
a) Banking concept of education.
b) Significance of education in knowledge economy.
July 2015 and January 2016
Section -1
Answer at least two questions in about 500 words each from this section.
- Critically examine the policy of positive discrimination and affirmative action in the context of higher education in India.
- Do schools provide equality of educational opportunity to children of different sections of society? Discuss.
- Do you agree that education facilitates social change? Discuss.
- Explain the role of education in nation-building in India.
- Critically discuss the contribution of Basil Bernstein to the theory of education.
Section -2
Answer at least two questions in about 500 words each from this section.
- Explain the need for engagement of the private sector in professional education in India.
- Explain the role of technology in developing self learning material in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode of education.
- What is ‘knowledge economy’? Explain the role of education in knowledge economy.
- Discuss the critical concerns of educational reforms in SAARC countries.
- Write short notes the following:
a) Commodification of education.
b) General Agreement in Trade in Services and Education (GATS) and Education.