ABSTRACT 1.

SCHOOL AS A MORAL AGENT: A JUSTIFICATION OF THEIR PLACE IN MORAL EDUCATION.

ALOK GARDIAN DEEPA MEHTA Journal of Education VOL III. No II. Oct 2008.

It is axiomatic that values are guide to human behaviour and school years are crucial for developing ones system of values. There are many agencies that develop values among children through formal and informal ways like gamily, school, Community etc.

Definitely family makes a strong influence on personality of the child and the foundation of value system is laid by the family members. While out of school the experiences may be equally or perhaps more important, the importance of school experience cannot be underestimated. School experiences can be designed as they are under our control and they can be structured for the best possible results. Through adopting direct and indirect approach of moral education in schools we can produce socially efficient and skilled citizens or in other words getting desired behavioural changes.

But the task of moralising the individual is so complex it needs due elucidation. This paper elucidates the role of family and school in moral education and it also answers the question regarding who should be given priority for moral development. It focuses need of structuring school environment as such where individual will perceive a family or a mini society in school environment.

ABSTRACT - II
THE PHILOSOPHICAL BASIS OF TEACHER EMPOWERMENT AND THOUGHTS OF SRI AURBINDO AND THE MOTHER.
DR S.D. SINGH EDUCATIONAL HERALD. JAN-MARCH 2009 VOL. 38.

The philosophical basis of teacher Education envisages the understanding, translating and practicising of Integral Education at its core as propounded by Sri Aurbindo and the Mother. According to the mother Education to be complete must have five principal activities of the human being : i. ii. iii. iv. v. The physical. The vital. The mental. The physical. The spiritual.

According to Sri Aurbindo, The teacher follows the Method of the Teacher within us. The above can be understood clearly in the three principles for true teaching expounded by Sri Aurbindo. The above can be understood clearly in the three principles of true teaching: 1. Nothing can be taught. 2. The mind has to consulted in its own growth. 3. To work from the near to the gar from that which is to that which shall be. Further an essential element of a teacher, must include being a constant learner. To keep alive the spirit of learning within ones self. Exercises like introspection and reflection help. The teaching learning process is modified according to the needs of the learner:

1. The mission: A teacher has to be clear about his purpose. 2. Teacher preparation: A teacher first learns to manage himself. Our ancient wisdom reminds us that man who would teach others must first put himself on the path. 3. Understanding of the Three Principles of teaching: Three principles function as a guide for the teachers in the classroom giving them clarity of thought, maintains their focus to the aim of education. 4. Understanding the Nature of learner: So as to offer them learning experiences on the basis of their interest and aptitude. 5. Teacher a constant learner: Any learning is a lifelong process where children pay and important role in teachers learning and development. 6. Values/Qualities of a Teacher: Teacher must recognize that values and qualities such as faith, trust and aspiration are universal and identify these as measures of progress in the psychic and spiritual domain. 7. Teaching learning Process: Teaching- learning process between two individual or a group of individuals where both end up learning.

Thus by taking initiative and responsibility to create a pleasant environment for learning is the key to integral learning. The facilitator guides the way to the learner and suggests how he learns.

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NEW WAY OF TEACING OF ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION THROUGH COMPUTERS.
URSHIA KANT RAKESH KR. AZAD.
MERI JOURNAL OF EDUCATION. VOL.III, NO. II, OCTOBER 2008.

What children learn through manipulation of the environment is nothing less than the ability to think -David Elkin. Teaching of environmental education needs a greater and fruitful impact on the thinking of young minds in order to realize the importance and utility of out healthy environment. This paper suggests effective ways of teaching environmental education through computers. Teachers are now shouldering new responsibilities to accelerate the development of future citizens. Disseminating the pedagogical reforms through transactional strategies is the need of the hour. The innovative teacher educators and teachers are finding ways and means to transfer knowledge with illumination and wisdom in their teaching learning process. Computers have taken over every conceivable field of operation today. Computes as Computer Aided Instruction (CAI) have a major role to play in the field of education. Computers has the potential to improve students performance by promoting active participation, maintaining attention to tasks and enhancing problem solving skills. The use of interactive video technology will allow students to see video demonstration of the material presented in printed texts.

Environmental education is the process of recognizing values and clarifying concepts in order to develop skills and attitudes necessary to understand and appreciate the inter-relatedness of man, his culture and his biophysical surrounding. Teachers have applied different subject areas for developing creativity, novelty, Persistence, systematic efforts to bring above changes with conscious effort in the earlier product may that be an idea, theory, resource material and so on which are innovative products of creative process of these teachers. Environmental education covers cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains of teaching-learning objectives. Today computers are greatly beneficial to fulfil these objectives in environmental education. Thus, it is important to understand that Environmental Education cannot be introduced in schools in an effective manner unless teachers who teach know and understand what its subject matter is and how it should be taught in schools. Computers have the potential to alter students performance by promoting active participation, maintaining attention to tasks and enhancing problem solving skills. It is high time this is done because schools and colleges are the formal institutions where students develop their attitudes and values and where activities are deliberately carried out to shape student personalities. Adapting to changing technology is clearly an important factor in advancing environmental education field nationally and globally.