Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Dr.NGP Arts & Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Online published on 23 July, 2015.
This paper discusses the contemporary educational thoughts. Various Modern educational thinkers, thoughts, methodologies and concepts are analyzed under the light of current educational system. There are different schools of thought which focus on different concepts of education and those are critically studied in philosophical perspective. In India, during and after the freedom struggle there were varieties of education systems. Education was viewed as a way to attaining goals in the life but now it is a way to get a job in competitive world. Definition of success is variable and it is changed every decade. Philosophical concepts are base for any type of education. The scenario is changed every time based on day to day requirement in the life. Monetary needs are high at present. The role of education in an individual to the nation is studied under different thoughts.
Education, philosophers, thoughts, knowledge, problems, policies