Education and Society in Comparative Context / / by Eija Kimonen.

"What was the interrelationship between education and society during the twentieth century in the United States and India? What is the essence of the historical development of educational policies and social systems in these two countries? What philosophical views and developmental courses unde...

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Place / Publishing House:Rotterdam : : SensePublishers :, Imprint: SensePublishers,, 2015.
Year of Publication:2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (308 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1 A Context for Comparative Educational and Social Issues
  • Introduction
  • The Purpose and Aims of the Study
  • The Theoretical Foundations of the Study
  • Education and Society
  • Outdoor-Oriented Education
  • Bases
  • Concepts
  • Historico-Hermeneutical Comparative Education
  • Comparative Education
  • The Historico-Hermeneutical Approach
  • The Research Problems
  • The Research Procedure
  • Part 2 Education and Society in Two Socially Different Countries: The United States and India in the Twentieth Century
  • The United States of America
  • American National Identity
  • American National Educational Policy
  • Developmental Trends
  • Current Educational System
  • American Outdoor-Oriented Education
  • Philosophical Background
  • Developmental Patterns
  • Pedagogical Characteristics
  • Aims
  • Procedures
  • American Education and Society: Basic Features of Their Interrelationship
  • The Republic of India
  • Indian National Identity
  • Indian National Educational Policy
  • Developmental Trends
  • Current Educational System
  • Indian Outdoor-Oriented Education
  • Philosophical Background
  • Developmental Patterns
  • Pedagogical Characteristics
  • Aims
  • Procedures
  • Indian Education and Society: Basic Features of Their Interrelationship
  • Part 3 Comparative Refl ections and Conclusions
  • Education and Society in the United States and India
  • Basic Characteristics of National Identities
  • Developmental Trends of National Educational Policies
  • During the Periods of Early Industrialization and Social Traditionalization
  • During the Periods of Late Industrialization and Social Modernization
  • The Basic Features and Implications of Educational Reforms within Their Changing Social Context
  • Outdoor-Oriented Education in the United States and India
  • Philosophical Background of Outdoor-Oriented Education
  • During the Periods of Early Industrialization and Social Traditionalization
  • During the Periods of Late Industrialization and Social Modernization
  • The Central Underlying Philosophical Views within Their Changing Social Context
  • Developmental Patterns of Outdoor-Oriented Education
  • Aims of Outdoor-Oriented Education
  • Society-Centered and School-Centered Patterns within Their Respective Social Trends
  • During the Periods of Early and Late Industrialization, and during Those of Social Traditionalization and Modernization
  • The Central Aims within Their Changing Social Context
  • Procedures of Outdoor-Oriented Education
  • Society-Centered and School-Centered Patterns within Their Respective Social Trends
  • During the Periods of Early and Late Industrialization, and during Those of Social Traditionalization and Modernization
  • The Central Procedures within Their Changing Social Context
  • The Interrelationship between Education and Society in the United States and India
  • Educational Policies
  • Philosophical Views
  • Educational Aims
  • Socialization Processes
  • Environments.-Constituents
  • On the Research Process
  • Afterword
  • References
  • Index. .