The Historical, Present and Futurenessof Environmental Education in India

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 122-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvia Almeida ◽  
Amy Cutter-Mackenzie
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Theory Practice Gap

AbstractWhat is distinctive or indistinctive about environmental education in schools and other formal education settings in India? In essence, what is thenessof environmental education in the Indian education system? Our responses to these important questions form the focus of this paper, shedding light on the historical, present and future directions (orness) of environmental education in India. In effect, we attempt to capture thenessof environmental education by considering practice, policy and research developments throughout the various contemporary and traditional environmental education movements. In so doing, we identify a theory-practice gap and a dire lack of research as some of the pertinent issues facing environmental education in India. In conclusion we discuss possible future directions that environmental education might take in addressing these issues.

scholarly journals Values Education in Outdoor Environmental Education Programs from the Perspective of Practitioners

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 4700
Author(s):  
Jan Činčera ◽  
Bruce Johnson ◽  
Roman Kroufek ◽  
Petra Šimonová
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Values Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Outdoor Environmental Education ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Normative Practice ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Theory Practice Gap

Shaping environmental values is considered one of the goals of environmental education. At the same time, this creates questions about the line between indoctrination and education. While values education has been widely discussed from various theoretical perspectives, few studies have analyzed how it is being practiced. This article investigates five outdoor environmental education programs and identifies the values the programs promote as well as the means they use to communicate these values to students. Additionally, the article examines the perspectives of 17 program leaders and center directors regarding the ways in which values should be promoted in environmental education and the approaches they use in their practice. According to the findings, all the observed programs applied a normative, value-laden approach, communicating mainly the values of universalism. The most frequently observed strategy was the inculcation of desirable values by moralizing and modeling. Simultaneously, some of the leaders’ beliefs, while highlighting value-free or pluralistic approaches, contradicted their rather normative practice. This article describes the theory–practice gap identified and discusses the implications of the prevailing use of the normative approach in outdoor environmental education for the field. It calls for opening an in-depth debate on what, why, and how values belong in outdoor environmental education practice.

The Impact of Virtual Learning in the Indian Education System

2021 ◽  
pp. 364-380
Author(s):  
Dheva Rajan Srinivasa Varadhan
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Special Children ◽  
The Impact

India has a rich tradition of learning and education right from antiquity. Education in India is on its journey undergoing diverse stages (e.g., Gurukul system of ancient times, Vedic schools, madrasas, and classroom teaching). Now it has reached the level of virtual learning or eLearning. It is a technology-driven learning method. This chapter focusses on the impact of virtual learning in the Indian education system and analyses various factors affecting the tutors, students, and organizations. It also proposes few techniques to deal with special children too. Various suggestions to handle different issues faced in virtual learning also forms the background of the study.

Childrens' Conceptions of Nature

1998 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 19-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Payne
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Sixth Grade ◽  
Teaching And Learning Strategies ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Environmental Educators ◽  
Theory Practice Gap ◽  
Children’S Conceptions

ABSTRACTThis paper describes a study of sixth grade children's conceptions of nature and the environment. In so doing, it asks that environmental educators pay more attention to children's preconceived notions of environment and nature. Should this occur the theory-practice gap in environmental education may be diminished. Learners' concepts of ‘nature’ and the ‘environment’ provide a needed perspective for the development of individually and contextually appropriate teaching and learning strategies in environmental education. Without knowledge of them it is not clear whose version of environment it is which the learner is being educated ‘in’, ‘about’, ‘with’ or ‘for’.

Impact of Information and Communication Technology in the Indian Education System During COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 358-375
Author(s):  
Keshav Sinha ◽  
Manu PriyaDarshani
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Education System ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
Education In India ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Biological Development

Knowledge has become power for every nation in the 21st century. Information and communication become important sources for the transformation of any human civilization. Lack of information affects society and development. Evolution plays an important role in biological development, but the information will enhance the social development of the human being. In the digital era, information and communication technology (ICT) guides in various areas like education, army, business, etc. Here, in this chapter, the authors represent some of the facts of ICT in the field of education in India. During COVID-19, Indian education system faces lots of challenges, and ICT plays a major role to cope with these problems. The work of ICT is to distribute education in every field without any prioritization.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC WEB TOOL FOR WEIGHTAGE DETERMINATION OF RANKING PARAMETERS

2018 ◽  
Vol XLII-5 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
K. Abhishek ◽  
P. Suchit ◽  
G. Savita ◽  
S. Kalgi ◽  
K. S. Beena
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Ranking System ◽  
National Importance ◽  
Education In India ◽  
International Ranking ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Right

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Indian education system, third largest of education system in the world comprises of Universities, Colleges, Technical institutions, Institutions of National importance etc. Choosing the right institution for academic activity is always a challenging job. In this context, ranking of Universities play a big role in shaping opinions of current potential students, parents, employers and government about the quality of educational institutions. National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), an initiative of MHRD is the ranking system of India to rank all institutions of higher education in India. The current framework of NIRF works on approved set of parameters and assigned weightage. We propose a user defined framework with our own set of parameters based on survey of national and international ranking system. Weightages are calculated (algorithm based) dynamically by registering the preferences of different stakeholders. A web-portal was developed to capture the responses of different stakeholders, calculate weightages and can be used to assign ranking to the universities on the basis of end-user preferences. The portal was tested by registering responses of school students, colleges students, faculties of universities and parents and calculating the weightages for each parameter run time. This paper presents our methodology ,results of data analytics of survey and performance of our algorithm in evaluating the weightages, importance of parameters and perception of stakeholders of institutes at various levels.</p>

Indian Education System in the 21st Century

2013 ◽  
pp. 176-192
Author(s):  
Rabindra Ku Jena ◽  
Amruta Gahlod
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
State Level ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
Education Systems ◽  
Central Level

Education plays a vital role in developing a nation culturally, economically, and socially. That is why every nation focuses on this sector. For its improvement, all endeavors are made through formal education, non-formal, and distance education. The trend of education, particularly distance education, has developed considerably in developed countries and developing countries. Information technology plays a pivotal role for the development of education. This chapter introduces Indian Ancient Education System and structure of Indian Education System, and argues on distribution of schools throughout all categories of middle management, senior management, from state level to central level. The chapter focuses on all forms of education systems and ICT in school education systems with accreditation systems supported to nurture the Indian education system globally.

Problems in Visualizing and Validating History: A Discourse on Rani by Jaishree Misra

IJOHMN ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Kavita Singh
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Indian Education ◽  
The Novel ◽  
British Army ◽  
Indian People ◽  
Kings And Rulers

Our Indian education system is such that we are taught a lot about history, long fought battles, wars, invaders and kings and rulers who died when and how.  In broader sense, history does not only about dates and battles, it associates and intersperses our past and present with social, cultural, religious and traditional discourses.  Our history spanning over thousand years guide our present and future. Indian writers have given their thoughts flying colors making our history unbelievably great.  They get inspired from our enormously vast past incidents and express them according to their views and idea.  There is no particular parameter which may define the history as fiction.  Indian mythological epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata have been described and redefined in numerous different ways.  India and Indian people have suffered a lot when British army ruled us for more than 200 years.  There were many brave patriots who fought for our independence.  One of such fighters is Rani Lakshmi Bai. This paper explores her life validating history through the novel, Rani.  This novel is written by Jaishree Misra.  Indian writers have explored the life and bravery of this amazingly courageous woman who redefined the womanhood and valor in her own way making a wave for the revolutionary fight for independence.

Theory-Practice Gap: The Experiences of Nigerian Nursing Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Titilayo Dorothy Odetola ◽  
Olusola Oluwasola ◽  
Christoph Pimmer ◽  
Oluwafemi Dipeolu ◽  
Samson Oluwayemi Akande ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
The Body ◽  
Clinical Staff ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
Theory Practice Gap

The “disconnect” between the body of knowledge acquired in classroom settings and the application of this knowledge in clinical practice is one of the main reasons for professional fear, anxiety and feelings of incompetence among freshly graduated nurses. While the phenomenon of the theory-to-practice gap has been researched quite extensively in high-income country settings much less is known about nursing students’ experiences in a developing country context. To rectify this shortcoming, the qualitative study investigated the experiences of nursing students in their attempt to apply what they learn in classrooms in clinical learning contexts in seven sites in Nigeria. Thematic content analysis was used to analyse data gained from eight focus group discussions (n = 80) with the students. The findings reveal a multifaceted theory-practice gap which plays out along four tensions: (1) procedural, i.e. the difference between practices from education institutions and the ones enacted in clinical wards – and contradictions that emerge even within one clinical setting; (2) political, i.e. conflicts that arise between students and clinical staff, especially personnel with a lower qualification profile than the degree that students pursue; (3) material, i.e. the disconnect between contemporary instruments and equipment available in schools and the lack thereof in clinical settings; and (4) temporal, i.e. restricted opportunities for supervised practice owing to time constraints in clinical settings in which education tends to be undervalued. Many of these aspects are linked to and aggravated by infrastructural limitations, which are typical for the setting of a developing country. Nursing students need to be prepared regarding how to deal with the identified procedural, political, material and temporal tensions before and while being immersed in clinical practice, and, in so doing, they need to be supported by educationally better qualified clinical staff.

Exploring the Implementation of Early Math Assessments in Kindergarten Classrooms: A Research-Practice Collaboration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer McDonald ◽  
Rebecca Merkley ◽  
Jacqueline Mickle ◽  
Lisa Collimore ◽  
Daniel Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Thinking ◽  
Math Education ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Early Numeracy ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Practice Gap ◽  
Second Year

Research in cognitive development has highlighted that early numeracy skills are associated with later math achievement, suggesting that these skills should be targeted in early math education. Here we tested whether tools used by researchers to assess mathematical thinking could be useful in the classroom. This paper describes a collaborative project between cognitive scientists and school board researchers/educators implementing numeracy screeners with kindergarten students over the course of three school years. The Give-A-Number task (Wynn, 1990) was used with first-year kindergarten students and the Numeracy Screener [BLINDED] with second-year kindergarten students. Results indicated that educators (N = 59) found the tools feasible to implement and helpful for exploring their students’ thinking and targeting instruction. The Educators’ feedback also helped inform improvements to the implementation of the tools and future directions for both the schools and the researchers. This work emphasizes the importance of transdisciplinary collaboration to address the research-practice gap.

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