Chapter CONTENTS Section One MEANING AND AGENCIES OF EDUCATION 1. Human Life and Education 2. Meaning of Education 3. Formal, Agencies of Education 4. Informal Agencies of Education 5. Non-Formal Education Section Two AIMS OF EDUCATION 7.Social and Individual Aims of Education 8. Other Aims of Education 9. Education for Democracy 10. Education for Emotional Integration 11. Education for Nationalism 12. Education for International Understanding Section Three PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF EDUCATION 13. Education and 14. Naturalism 15. Idealism 16. Pragmatism 17. Realism 18. Philosophical Basis of Aims of Education 19. Philosophical Basis of Curriculum 20. Gurudeva Rabindranath Tagore as an Educationist 21. Mahatma Gandhi as an Educationist 22. Educational Philosophy and Indian Educationists 23. Discipline and Freedom 24. Modern Eclectic Tendency Section Four SOCIOLOGICAL BASIS OF EDUCATION 25. Emerging Trends in Educational Sociology 26. Impact of Sociology on Education 27. Nature of Indian Society and Its Influence on 28. Socialization of the Child 29. Education and Social Change Section Five ART OF TEACHING 30. Adult and Social Education 31. Education and Value-orientation 32. Meaning and Principles of Curriculum 33. Various Subjects of Study and Integration of the Curriculum 34. Co-curricular Activities 35. General Principles of Teaching 36. Levels of Teaching 37. Maxims of Methodical Procedure 38. Questioning and Answering 39. Some Other Devices and Techniques of Teaching 40. Educational Technology Programmed Learning: Need for Self-instructional Technology: Importance of Self-instructional Technology: Some Drawbacks of this Technology: Development of Self-instructional Meterial, Precautions to be Taken: Self-instructional Technology in India, Questions; References. 41. Audio-Visual Aids and Mass Communication 42. Evaluation of Learning Outcomes 402-410 43. Educational Planning 44. Institutional Planning 45. Learning Strategies.