Understanding Discipline and Subjects


Unit I
Concept, Genesis and Historical Development of Knowledge

Nature and role of disciplinary knowledge in the School Curriculum, the paradigm shifts in the nature of Discipline

Paradigm Shifts in the Nature of Discipline

Unit II

Redefinition and Reformulation of Disciplines and School Subjects Over the Last Two Centuries

The role of such disciplinary areas like Language, Mathematics, Social Science, Science in the overall scheme of the School Curriculum (from Philosophical point of view John Dewey)

Sea Change in Disciplinary Areas: A Perspective on Social Science, Natural Science, and Linguistics

Unit III
Selection Criteria of Content in the Syllabus

Transformation of Content for the Construction of Learner's Own Knowledge

Criteria for Inclusion or Exclusion of a Subject Area from the School Curriculum

Unit IV

Recent Developments and Post-Independence Era Government Policies on Teaching of Science, Mathematics, Language, and Social Science in School-Level Curriculum

Modes of Thinking: Meaning, Concept, and Factors Affecting It

Positive Thinking: Impact on Pure & Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Speculative Thinking: Impact on Pure & Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities

Rights-Centered Thinking: Impact on Pure and Applied Science, Social Science, and Humanities

Unit V

Difference Among Curriculum, Syllabus, and Textbooks

Designing of Curriculum, Syllabus, and Textbooks

Criteria for Selecting Good Textbooks, Magazines, and Journals
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