short note on kothari commission
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National Education Commission (1964-1966), popularly known as Kothari Commission, was an ad hoc commission set up by the Government of India to examine all aspects of the educational sector in India, to evolve a general pattern of education and to advise guidelines and policies for the development of education in India
Introduction:
Kothari commission was set-up in 1964 under the chairmanship of Dr. D.S Kothari. This was the sixth commission in the history of education commission and was most comprehensive in nature. It reviewed almost all aspects of the education system without limiting itself to any one particular aspect, unlike the commissions that came before and after it.
Another unique feature of the Kothari commission was its international composition. Apart from 11 Indian members, it had members from 5 other countries such as USA, U.K, USSR, France and Japan.
NEED for appointment of commission:
1) Need for a comprehensive policy of education in spite no. of education committees after independence, satisfactory progress would not be achieved.
2) Need for detailed study even though a good deal of expansion of education facilities took place; it was at the expanse of quality.
3) Need to emphasize role of people in national development. To make people aware that they have a share in the national development along with the government.
4) Need for overview of educational development. To create more integration between various parts and consider it as a whole not as fragments.
5) Need for positive approach to the status of teacher. The teacher community had been neglected suffering many hardships requiring a positive approach to the problem.
GOALS / OBJECTIVES stated by the commission:
1) Education for increasing productivity:
a) Make science a basic component of education and culture.
b) Introducing S.U.P.W. as an integral part of general education.
c) Vocational education to meet the needs of the industry of agriculture.
d) Improving scientific and technological research and education at university level.
2) Education for an accelerating process of modernization:
a) Adopting new methods of teaching
b) Proper development of instruct attitudes and values and building essential skills like independent study.
c) Educating people of all straits of society.
d) Emphasizing teaching of vocational subjects and science.
e) Establishing universities of excellence in the country.
3) Educating for promoting social and national integration:
a) Introducing common school system of public education.
b) Developing all modern Indian language.
c) Taking steps to enrich Hindi as quickly as possible.
d) Encouraging and enabling students to participate in community living.
4) Education for inculcation of national values:
a) Introducing moral, social and spiritual values.
b) Presenting before students high ideas of social justice and social service.