Education for Democracy in India: Educating every child for life in a democracy M.V.S.V. Prasad Asst. Professor (Political Science) Department of Education in Social Sciences National Council of Educational Research and Training New Delhi India 21 May 2012 (Mon)
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Education for Democracy in India:
Educating every child for life in a democracy
M.V.S.V. Prasad
Asst. Professor (Political Science)
Department of Education in Social Sciences
National Council of Educational Research and Training
New Delhi
India
21 May 2012 (Mon)
Education for Democracy
A ‘work-in-progress’
Part of the core curriculum in the school education in India since
Independence, for more than 60 years
Major aim of the Secondary Education Commission, (1952-53):
development of democratic citizenship
Major theme of the social science textbooks brought out by the
National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT)
and various State-level agencies at all stages of school education
Textbooks at the primary, upper primary, secondary, and higher
secondary stages, contain generative topics that aim to promote
critical understanding of democracy
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Education for Promoting Democracy
“The culture of democracy or the democratic
temperament must be imbibed by citizens from a very
early age. They must become aware of both their rights
as individuals, but also their responsibilities and
obligations as citizens.”
– Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of
India, during the launch of the UNDEF in New York on 14
September 2005
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Syllabus & Textbooks Salient Features
Based on the National Curriculum Framework, 2005
Civics recast as
Social and Political Life at the Upper Primary Stage (Classes 6–8) Political Science at the Secondary Stage (Classes 9–10)
Textbooks for consciousness-raising, that is, the process of making people aware of important social and political issues
Set a trend in Citizenship Education
Content is related to the student’s everyday life
Critical pedagogy
Aim to promote Concept-based Teaching
Activity-based Learning
Ongoing Assessment
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Syllabus & Textbooks Salient Features
Learners are initiated into a deeper understanding of idea and practice of democracy in contemporary India and different parts of the world
Focus on the foundations of the Indian Constitution, i.e. in-depth discussion of justice, liberty, equality, fraternity
Discussions from multiple perspectives, including those of the women, minorities, disabled and other disadvantaged sections