Education

Education Department

 Introduction:

“Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself”. – John Dewey

“No Subject is of great importance than that of Education. It is the men and women in a country that makes and builds a Nation, and is Education that is supported to build these men and women”

Establishment of a women college by H.K.E. Society, to empower women of the area is an pioneer effort in 1965. To cater with the ever changing needs and problems of women learner, the academic courses have been re-organised many a time. In 1970’s along with other subjects in demand, Education was also introduced in 1977.

The Department focuses on the basic aim of the Education which is to bring modification in human behavior by creating an appetite among the learners to gather information and construct knowledge. In the 21st Century world, the students are required to be skilled enough to meet their needs of life. Hence, the Department of Education endeavours to achieve excellence by facilitating quality Education. And the main motto to introduce Education at Degree level is to lay a firm foundation for the future teacher educator’s. It not only familiarize about various contemporary issues relating to Education and helps for the overall development of the learner. Since this subject is an inter disciplinary subject it makes the learner, a liberal minded and a person with vision and mission.

Strength of student’s semester wise:

 

Teaching Staff

Name	Designation	Photo	Qualification	No. of Years of Experience	Remarks	View Profile
Dr. Nagaratna S	Guest Lecturer		M.Sc., M.Ed., Ph.D., KSET., (PGDHE)	12	Working scince july 2019	View Profile

Courses & Syllabus

1) Programme - UG

 2) Course - BA: (Education)

The Department of Education works as per the direction of Karnataka State Akkamahadevi Women's University, Vijayapura.

    The subject of Education goes along with two sets of subject’s viz.

    1. Education, political Science, History

    2. Another with literature (Kannada, English, Urdu, and Hindi) and Education.

Students List: Students list 2016-2020

3) Study Material:

Syllabus: BA-Education-I-to-VI-Sem-Syllabus-2018-19-Onwards

 PPT:

Research

(Books, Articles, Seminars, Conference, etc and list of Papers Published with journal details and specification)

Article Publication in Journal—

“Design of Mathetics Programmed Software Material in Teaching of Arithmetic in Mathematics”. IJIFR/V6/E12/003, August 2019.

“Student’s Perception Regarding Online Learning in Kalaburagi City- A Present Scenario” - ISSN:2320-0693 Vol-19-Issue-30-June-2020, Tathapi (UGC Care Journal).

Conferences Attended:

      1. Attented and presented paper in Reshmi Education and charitable trust, Kalaburagi, Two days National level conference in July 2019 ; “Optimal Learning Environments And Support For Students”.

2. Attended and presented paper in V.G. Women’s degree college Kalaburagi, two days national level conference in September 2019; “Academic and Administrative Audits: A Conceptual study”.
3. Attended and presented paper in V.G. Women’s degree college Kalaburagi, two days national level conference in September 2019; “Awareness, Access and Use of E- Resources by Under Graduate Students of Women’s Degree Colleges in Kalaburagi Region”.

Book’s Publication:

1. Pedagogy of School Subject: Physical Science.(III-SEM; B.Ed.):ISBN:978-93-88787-78-9
2. Pedagogy of School Subject: Mathematics. (III-SEM; B.Ed.):ISBN:978-93-88787-77-2

Workshop Organised:

1. Workshop – “Digital Teaching and Learning” 25th -26th June 2020. from 11.00AM to 1.00PM in Google meet. The Resource person was Dr.Sushma N Jogan, Vijaynagar Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Bellary.

Activities

Curriculum and Co-curriculum Activities:

Curricular and Scheme of Examination:                   

The curricular activities of the department runs according to the semester system introduced during the year 2007. The syllabus and scheme of evaluation too was revised. Today the examination consists of theory Examination, the weightage being 80 marks, and internal assessment test, being of 20 marks, for each semester. The internal Assessment consists of two tests, along with general behavior of the learner.

Co-Curricular Activities:

Along with curricular activities the other co-curricular activities of the department are, Seminars, group discussions, Pick and Speak, visits to schools, Educational tours and excursions.

Seminars Conducted in the Department:

To help the students to update knowledge, seminars are conducted in the class. The students are given different topics, to choose and prepare. The topic concerned with the issues like

1. Life and achivement’s of Basaveshwara.
2. Kayaka.
3. Individual Difference.
4. Savitribai Phule- Life history and contribution to education.
5. Akkamahadevi- Life history and Role in anubhava mantapa.
6. National Integration.

Teaching methods adopted to improve student learning:

1.LCD projector aided classes

2.Group discussions

3.Seminar presentations

4.Remedial classes

5.Educational visits

6.Assignments

Course, Program & Program Specific Outcome

First year Semester-I 

Subject: (Education 2018-19 onwards) Philosophical Foundations Of Education 
Code: Edu-B.A-I-0-15.1 

At the end of the course the students will         

          1. Gain knowledge of the concept and process of education and realize the philosophical basis of education, they realize the need and importance of education in human life.          

          2. They get the information about the different aims of education at different ages and the 
              modern aims. 
          3. They get knowledge about some great western and Indian thinkers of education about their 
              early life and their contribution. 
          4. They get the knowledge about the relationship of education with other sciences. 

Semester – II 
Subject: Sociological Foundations of Education 
Code: Edu-B.A-II-0-15.2 
At the end of the course the students will. 
         1. To make the students to know about the different agencies of education. 
         2. Brining knowledge about the functions of different agencies in educating the child and 
             observing that whether these agencies are functioning properly or not. 
         3. To know about how a child socialize and role of teacher in socializing the child. 
         4. To understand the meaning of social change and factors which effect social change and the 
             different methods of social change. 
         5. To know about the need and importance of education at present age. 
         6. To aware about the problems of women education in India and its solutions. 

Second year Semester-III 
Subject: Psychological foundations of Education 
Code: Edu-B.A-III-0-15.3 
At the end of the course the students will. 
          1. Gain knowledge about concept of psychology and its relation with education. 
          2. Get knowledge about growth and development of the child at different stages. 
          3. Gain the knowledge about learning theories. 
          4. Gain information about memory and forgetting and implications. 

Semester – IV 
Subject: Personality and Leadership in education 
Code: Edu-B.A-IV-0-15.4 
At the end of the course the students will. 
          1. Gain knowledge about personality development.

         2. Get knowledge about individual differences. 
         3. Gain information’s about Leadership qualities. 

Third Year Semester- V 
Subject: (Compulsory) Educational Technology and Evaluation 
Code: Edu-B.A-V 1-0-15.5 
At the end of the course the students will. 
          1. Gain knowledge about technology 
          2. Gain knowledge about evaluation and measurement. 
          3. Gain information about role of committees in Education. 

Subject:( Optional - A) Education during Pre-Independence period 
Code: Edu-B.A-V -0-15.6 
At the end of the course the students will. 
          1. Gain knowledge about during Pre-Independence period. 
          2. Gain knowledge about Vedic education and Buddhist, Islamic and British education. 

Semester- VI 
Subject: ( Compulsory ) Great Educators 
Code: Edu-B.A-VI.1 -0-15.8 
At the end of the course the students will. 
          1. Gain knowledge about Western and Indian thinkers like Rousseau, Frobel, Rabindranath 
              Tagore, Basaweshwara and Akkamahadevi. 
          2. Gain information about Anubhava mantapa, Shantiniketan- Vishwabharati. 

Subject: ( Optional A) Contemporary issues in Education 
Code: Edu-B.A-VI.2 -0-15.9 
At the end of the course the students will. 
          1. Gain knowledge about Values, Environmental Education. 
          2. Gain information about Guidance and Counselling.

Program outcomes:

             The subject Education is introduced at undergraduate level to develop necessary skills and 
             aptitude among the undergraduate students to pursue teaching as profession. The B.A. 
             graduates can pursue B.Ed. course and opt teaching career in the schools. Also they can do 
             Post Graduate Studies, after their Post Graduation they may do M.Phil or Ph.D. and take 
             teaching as their career in higher education institutions like Degree colleges and Universities. 

Other Career options:-

            They are eligible to appear for any competitive exams conducted by 
            Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Karnataka Public Service Commission 
            (KPSC), Indian Railway Board, etc for entering into the government services. They also 
            pursue their studies in doing Post Graduate Diploma in Computer (PGDC), PGDHE and 
            Certificate Courses of any discipline. 

Program specific outcomes: 

 On successful completion of the course students will be able to; 
           1. Explore the understand fundamentals of education including historical and social 
               developments both past and present, and the philosophical, psychological and sociological 
               theories on which moderneducation has been established. 
           2. Understand the meaning, aims, functions& role of Education. 
           3. Explain the India & Western schools of Philosophy & their impact on education. 
           4. Understand the meaning & different perspectives of Psychology. 
           5. Discuss the different theories of learning. 
           6. Understand the salient features of education in Ancient, Medieval& British period. 
           7. Understand the Guidance and Counseling. 
           8. Discuss the contribution of great Western and Indian educators. 
           9. Understand the different sociological agencies of education. 
          10. Understand the Educational Technology.

Future Plans

Future Plans:

1. To take up more extension activities involving students.

      2. To take up Add-on courses.

SWOC analysis of the Department

Strength:

1.Academically updated result

2.Enthusiastic and motivated learners

3.Maintence of library in the Department to help the learners

4.Conducts field visits and seminar, like assignment are given to update the students.

Weakness:

1.No sufficient staff (Permanent)

2.Due to the tight schedule of semester system students cannot indulge in research activities.

Opportunities:

1.The learners are been to teaching jobs.

2.Helps for overall development to be resourceful and award citizens of the society as well as to be the good member of the family.

Challenges:

1. The course can be made as integrated course to make the future would be teachers perfect in their field or profession.
2. Lack of adequate time for undertaking research work.

Conclusion:

Thus an over-all effort is made for development of whole personality of learner; they are motivated not only to gain knowledge, but also to expose themselves to various situations and styles of life. The Department makes an effort not only to quench their thirst for knowledge, but to be creative, humane, a good and responsible citizen.

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