International Journal of Adult and Continuing Education ISSN 2241-4517 Vol. 3 (3), pp. 001-005, March, 2017. © International Scholars Journals
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Learning traditions and teachers role: The Indian perspective
Seema Dogra** and Anjali Gulati*
**Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow (India).
*Isabella Thoburn College, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Lucknow (India)
Accepted 18 September 2016
Abstract
In this paper, the authors discuss about the Indian learning traditions and the role played by teachers in imparting education. They discuss the efforts played by government in enhancing education, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) contribution in spreading literacy, various learning traditions from past to present such as Gurukula, Kautilya, participative learning. Further, they highlighted the educational technologies used like EDUNET, E-campus and EDUSAT in various schools giving the example of Delhi Public School (DPS) and open learning trends of India. Furthermore, they discussed the role of a teacher in Indian tradition and in modern education with the examples of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. The paper concludes with the remarks of the authors in which they suggest to reframe the educational policy, emphasize on enhancing professional education in government institutions and universities and development of industry-academia partnership.
Key Words: Indian learning traditions; educational technology; learning trends of India; open learning trends; role of teacher in Indian education system.