explain colonial education after wood's despatch
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Explanation:
Wood's Despatch argued that European learning would improve the moral character of Indians and make them truthful and honest. Thus, there would be more civil servants to the company who could be trusted upon.
Answer:
INTRODUCTION TO WOOD DESPATCH OF 1854
UNIT STRUCTURE
1. Learning Objectives
2. Introduction
3. Historical Events Leading to the Despatch
4. Recommendations of the despatch
5. Evaluation of the Despatch
1. Merits of Wood Despatch
2. Demerits of Wood Despatch.
6. Let Us Sum Up
7. Further Readings
8. Answers to Check Your Progress
9. Possible Questions
10. References
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After going through this unit, you will be able to:
Know about the historical events leading to the Wood’s Despatch.
Describe the various recommendations of Wood’s Despatch.
Identify the merits and weaknesses of the Despatch and its impact on Indian education system.
INTRODUCTION
We discussed Lord Macaulay’s Minute of 1835 and educational policy of Lord William Bentinck, which was founded on educational views of Macualy. This unit deals with Wood’s Despatch of 1854. The Despatch is a very important educational document and holds a unique place in the history of Indian education. It placed the responsibility of education of the Indian people fully on the company and stated quite explicitly that it must never be neglected. The Despatch gave new direction to education in India and in a way this direction has its clear impact on today’s education in the country.