Understanding the Self 🤔
(A) Objectives
- Be aware of the processes of socialization. 🌍
- Understand the self of the growing 'student' as well as 'teacher'. 👩🏫
- Shape their own and students' sense of identity. 🧠
- Reflect on one's aspirations and possibilities to develop a growing sense of agency as a teacher, a professional, and a human being. 💼
(B) Syllabus
SECTION – A
- Socialization and Development of Self: At home, community, and school inter-linkages within wider social-cultural contexts. 🏡
- Emergence of 'person' and 'identity': concept, need, and determinants in the formation of a person. 🚶♂️
- The influence of peer group, media messages, technology, and globalization on identity formation. 📱
SECTION – B
- Schooling as a process of identity formation: Developing national, secular, and humanistic identity. 🏫
- Constructive role of education and 'critical pedagogy' in moving towards peaceful living. ✌️
(C) Books Recommended
- Broudy, H.S. (1955). Building a Philosophy of Education, New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India. 📘
- Baron, R.A. (2012). Psychology. New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. 📗
- Bhattacharya, Srinibas (2000). Sociological Foundations of Education. New Delhi: Atlantic Publishers and Distributors. 📕
- Brown, Francis J. (1954). Educational Sociology, New York: Prentice Hall of India. 📙
- Ottoway, A.K.C. (1962). Education and Society, London: Routledge Kegan Paul. 📗
- Pathak, Avijit (2004). Social Implications of Schooling: Knowledge, Pedagogy, and Consciousness. Rainbow Publishers: Noida. 📘