Last date for nomination: July 28, 2024
Course Objective
The overarching objective of the course is to develop a vision of education. This will be achieved through the critical analysis of National Curriculum Framework for School Education, 2023. Its specific objectives are to understand the following: The nature and concept of education; relationship between human nature, society, and education; Social purposes and aims of education in a democratic society; Relationships between aims of education and curriculum.Course Outcomes
- Comprehension of the nature and concept of education, the interconnection between human nature, society, and education, the objectives of education and its correlation with the curriculum.
- Armed with this knowledge, participants will engage in introspection regarding their work plans and activities within the field, ultimately contributing to societal advancement.
- Additionally, they will gain the ability to scrutinize policy documents from philosophical and critical perspectives
Pre-requisites
This workshop is ideal for those aiming to grasp educational thought and practices from the first principles - educators, teachers, education administrators, coordinators, members of leadership and program teams of NGOs, etc; While individuals with 3-4 years of education experience and those who have studied the field will benefit the most, it is also valuable for recent graduates considering a career in education. However, anyone who has a keen mind and is interested in the rigorous study of education would benefit and enjoy these courses. There is no formal requirement of educational qualification. However, the ability to read, write, and understand the Hindi language is a must, with a graduation degree. Another prerequisite for this course is self-motivation.Expected Commitment
Participants enrolled in the seven-day face-to-face course are expected to dedicate a total of 74 hours toward their learning experience. This includes 49 hours of in-class sessions spanning 7 hours each day. These would be supplemented by an additional 2 hours per day for preparation. Additionally, participants are required to allocate three hours toward pre-course tasks, along with eight hours for mid-course and course completion assignments.Course Details:
Education is a deliberate process aimed at developing individuals' minds and abilities through learning and teaching. The word deliberate indicates that there are certain aims of education that spell out what capabilities are to be developed, and therefore, what ought to be taught and learned, so that the spelled-out capabilities may be attained. Educational aims reflect our views on human nature, our imagination of a good human life, and a desirable society, among other things. The articulation of educational aims implies the development of understanding and skills relevant to society's desired ideals. Teaching and learning processes in classrooms are meant to achieve the same. Thus, understanding education requires much more than just the syllabus, textbooks, and classroom activities.This is why to engage in educational practice in a self-aware manner one must deliberate upon several crucial questions; What is education? What ought to be the aims of education? On what criteria these aims should be determined? Why human beings must be taught? How do children learn? What should be the basis for deciding what should or should not be taught in schools? How are students taught, and why in that manner? What is worth teaching? What is meant by saying that all children ought to be given “equal educational opportunity”? and so on.
Some foundational principles are required to examine the concepts and theories that form the fundamental basis for constructing answers to such questions, and for all educational practices. Without a grasp of the theoretical underpinnings of education, any work or activity undertaken in the name of education can only be a random act picked up based on hunches. Hence, it is essential for individuals actively engaged in educational practice at any level to understand the fundamental principles of education.
In this workshop, our goal is to delve into these aspects by integrating them with the recently introduced National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCFSE) 2023. We aim to examine how the framework incorporates recommendations concerning education, society, aims of education, knowledge, school subjects, and teaching methods, and how these are applied in practice. And, thus, examine what principles and assumptions the NCFSE23 is based on.
| Phases | Module | Activity/No. of hours | Mode of Delivery | Location |
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| Phase 1 | Vision of Education | Sessions 7 days (49 hours) | Face to Face | Digantar Campus, Jaipur |
| Phase 2 | Reading Circle | 1 Hour in a week | Online | Online |
About The Resource Organization
Digantar Shiksha Evam Khelkud Samiti is a non-profit founded in 1978. It is dedicated to educational innovation and social upliftment. Key objectives include running schools, advancing educational thought and practices, conducting research, and promoting cultural and social development. Currently, it operates two non fee paying schools in Jaipur, Rajasthan, serving marginalized communities.Digantar's approach integrates theory and practice through its following units -The Academic Resource Unit (TARU) and Digantar Publications. TARU offers capacity-building programs for educators, emphasizing the importance of grounding practice in educational principles. The organization advocates for quality alternative education, aiming to cultivate autonomous, rational and caring democratic citizens. Its schools and various initiatives reflect this commitment, including teacher training, research, and curriculum development.
Course Facilitators
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Rohit Dhankar is a former Professor of Philosophy of Education at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru. He is also the Founder-Secretary of Digantar, Jaipur. His areas of interest are Philosophy of Education, Epistemology of Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Teacher Education, Quality Improvement, and School Organization. Rohit has been part of many initiatives in developing material and curriculum through various committees and collaborative efforts across the country. His interest in the curriculum for school education and teacher education resulted in collaboration with NCERT and various SCERTs. His interest in education studies resulted in starting the Foundations of Education Program at Digantar in 2005, and in developing the MA Education (Elementary) program at TISS, Mumbai in collaboration with TISS and several NGOs. |
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Pragya Shrivastava has been working for more than a decade in areas connected with improving education in the public system. Her experience covers areas of classroom teaching at primary and secondary levels, development of modules on TLMs, planning and holding workshops for teachers in various subjects (especially in science and EVS), and grassroots support to teachers in the classroom. She has worked in Eklavya and Azim Premji Foundation. At present, she works as a Teaching Assistant in Digantar. |
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Mahesh Sharma has been working for more than a decade in areas connected with improving education in the public system. His experience covers areas of classroom teaching at primary and secondary levels, development of modules on TLMs, planning and holding workshops for teachers in various subjects (especially in science, EVS, language and mathematics), and grassroots support to teachers in the classroom. He has worked in Azim Premji Foundation. At present he is working as an Assistant Fellow in Digantar. |
Testimonials
Utkarsh, Centre for Micro Finance
"The culture of discourse is very good. There are many opportunities to think over many moments. NCFSE allowed understanding of many words and terminology that are used in education nowadays. Words and terminologies can be used in the right place and in the right way to create a society.”
Pragya, Aga Khan Foundation
"Till now I have done the orientation of NCFSE 2023 through PPTs many times for the stakeholders. But here, as I read NCFSE 2023, and deeply understood every word and statement, it made me think about what I was doing till now.“
Dinesh Choudhary, Centre for Micro Finance
"In this course, I got a chance to understand national-level documents very well. Understanding the broader objectives of education in detail and serious discussion on their critique seemed worthwhile. Otherwise, most workshops stick to activity-based learning. Nowadays, discussions on issues like perspectives are almost non-existent. There is more focus on other prevalent issues in the periphery. In this workshop, I understood how important it is to know and understand the perspective of education!“
Jitendra, Centre for Micro Finance
"I have read many documents related to education before. But in this workshop, like reading NCERT SAI and understanding it in detail, I came to know how things appear in the documents. This will also help in working in the education sector and understanding other documents.“
"The culture of discourse is very good. There are many opportunities to think over many moments. NCFSE allowed understanding of many words and terminology that are used in education nowadays. Words and terminologies can be used in the right place and in the right way to create a society.”
Pragya, Aga Khan Foundation
"Till now I have done the orientation of NCFSE 2023 through PPTs many times for the stakeholders. But here, as I read NCFSE 2023, and deeply understood every word and statement, it made me think about what I was doing till now.“
Dinesh Choudhary, Centre for Micro Finance
"In this course, I got a chance to understand national-level documents very well. Understanding the broader objectives of education in detail and serious discussion on their critique seemed worthwhile. Otherwise, most workshops stick to activity-based learning. Nowadays, discussions on issues like perspectives are almost non-existent. There is more focus on other prevalent issues in the periphery. In this workshop, I understood how important it is to know and understand the perspective of education!“
Jitendra, Centre for Micro Finance
"I have read many documents related to education before. But in this workshop, like reading NCERT SAI and understanding it in detail, I came to know how things appear in the documents. This will also help in working in the education sector and understanding other documents.“
