• ISBN13: 9780198074366
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Education & Psychology
• Publisher: Oxford UP
• Publisher Imprint: Oxford UP
• Publication Date: August 18, 2011
• Pages: 200
• Original Price: INR 695.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 290 grams

Education is more than just classrooms; it is a lifelong process of learning and evolution. Presenting a holistic picture of education as a means to personal development and social transformation, this book argues for a spontaneous learning environment within real-life contexts. It differs strongly from existing classroom perspectives on education, analysing its variegated forms within the broadest possible imperatives-integrating experience and learning. Exploring the ideas and teachings of Indian and Western educational thinkers-Plato, Dewey, Tagore, and Gandhi among others-this book draws out the essence of good education and its impact on the social order. It emphasizes creativity in classrooms, focussing on interdisciplinary approaches, positive teacher-student interaction, and advocates the applications of learning in real-world situations. Through comparative theoretical analysis, this volume argues for a well-integrated educational set-up in which schools and colleges produce people who naturally merge into society at large, thus upholding the real essence of learning.

Ken Gnanakan is a well-known educator, environmentalist, and theologian. He promotes the concept of 'integrated learning' in Africa and Asia.