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Download Solution PDFGiven below are two statements :
Statement I : One of the basic principles of progressive view of teaching is that education should be life itself rather than a preparation for living.
Statement II : According to reconstructionist view of education the new social order must be 'genuinely democratic'.
In the light of the above statements, Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
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Download Solution PDF- As John Dewey said famously, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself”. This progressive view of education has a great influence in today’s time.
- This viewpoint advocated that the young fellows should be given the freedom to learn according to their choices.
- It is a ‘social need and function’ of society.
- Here social and individual aspects are mutually dependent on each other.
- Social reconstructionism is a relevant theory today.
- This theory talks about holistic education and developing critical thinking skills in the students.
- It focuses on experiential learning.
- It is a more radical form of progressivism.
- It believed in the new social order that must be 'genuinely democratic'.
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