NATURE OF EDUCATION

NATURE OF EDUCATION

Following are the chief characteristics of the nature of education:

1. Education is Purposive i.e. there is a definite purpose underlying all educational activities.

2. Education is Deliberate i.e. education involves care and guidance.

3. Education is Planned i.e. education is not haphazard. It is systematic.

4. Education is Life-long i.e. education starts from the time of conception and goes on till death—education from cradle to grave as is sometimes said.

5. Education is Influence Exertedi.e. the mature person (parents, elders and teachers) influence the learners.

6. Education is Balanced Development i.e. education is concerned with the development of all faculties of the child.

7. Education is Bi-polar i.e. both the teacher and the pupil influence each other. Of course, the influence of the teacher is very prominent.

8. Education is Tri-polar i.e. education involves the teacher, the taught and the environment or the subject-matter.

9. Education is Psychological as well as Social i.e. the endowments or the capacities of the child—his needs, interests etc. must be interpreted in a social setting.

10. Education is Growth i.e. education modifies the behaviour of the child.