Alternative Thinking in Education – Syllabus



Course Title: Alternative Thinking in Education

Semester: Fourth

Course No.: Ed.241

Credit Hour: 3(45 hours)

Full marks: 100

Pass marks: 45

1. Course Introduction

Alternative thinking in education is the way out to prevail over the failure of the formal education. It helps students to critically analyze the current education system and produce alternative way to develop and train proceeding generation for 21st century. Furthermore, it develops capabilities for critical thinking in education sector in order to makes innovations in education. It also helps to develop effective and relevant measures in education for just and equitable society eradicating all social disorder. It provides theoretical base for alternative thinking in education and promote alternative ways in education providing insights on different alternative ideologies in education sector.

2. Course Objectives

On completion on this course, the students will be able to:

a) To develop an understanding of the meaning and concept of alternative thinking in education

b) To conceptualize the role of alternative thinking in education in present context.

c) To develop critical understanding on formal education.

d) To develop insights on problems and difficulties of formal education system.

e) To contribute their share in the educational development of Nepal by helping government to achieve the targets of education.

f) Be familiar with the major thoughts and their proponents in alternative education

g) Develop awareness and understanding of contemporary issues of alternative education in Nepalese context.

3. Contents with Specific Objectives

Specific ObjectivesContents
Explain Meaning, definition and aims of education

Criticize Practice of general education

Conceptualize alternative thinking in education
Unit One: Concept of alternative thinking in education (6)

1.1. Meaning, definition and aims of formal education

1.2. Criticism of current practices of education: (Traditional Formal, Education, Colonial Education, Banking Education and, Enforced Education)

1.3. Concept of Alternative Thinking in Education
Summarize de schooling society

Conceptualize school is dead

elucidate pedagogy of oppressed

Analyze compulsory miseducation

Evaluate the under achieving schools
Unit Two: Ideologies of Alternative Thinking in Education (10)

2.1 De schooling society (I Illich)

2.2. School is dead (E Reimer)

2.3. Pedagogy for oppressed (P Frere)

2.4. Compulsory miseducation (P Goodman)

2.5. The under achieving school (John Holts)
Characterize lifelong education

Explain non formal education

Describe adult education

Illustrate special education

Define distance education

Elucidate open education

Discuss life skill education
Unit Three: Alternative Education (7)

3.1. Lifelong Education

3.2. Non Formal Education

3.3. Adult Education

3.4. Special Education

3.5. Distance Education

3.6. Open Education

3.7. Life skill education
Introduce critical thinking

Distinguish higher order and lower order thinking

Enumerate critical thinking

Define indigenous education

Explain application of critical thinking in education
Unit Four: Critical Thinking in Education (4)

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Order of thinking (Higher order thinking and lower order thinking)

4.3. Critical thinking skills

4.4. Application of critical thinking in education: (Curricula, Pedagogy and Evaluation; Introduction only)
Define educational program

Introduce work experience

Describe vocational training

Explain careers education

Illustrate personal and social education

Leisure based activities

Elucidate environmental activities

Enumerate work in community
Unit Five: Alternative education initiatives (12)

5.1. Educational program

5.2. Work experience

5.3. Vocational training

5.4. Careers education

5.5. Personal and social education

5.6. Leisure-based activities

5.7. Environmental activities

5.8. Work in the community
Discuss various issues in alternative thinking in educationUnit Six: Major Issues of Alternative Thinking In Education (6)

6.1. Education for students with disruptive/ disciplinary issues

6.2. Education for underachieving & under credited students

6.3. Education for marginalized and deprived students

6.4. Education for students who dropped out/ at risk of dropping out

6.5. Education for students with special needs

6.6. Education for social justice

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