Sujeet Kr. Dwivedi B.M.A College, Baheri,
L.N.M.U, Darbhanga
A nation is built by its citizens, citizens are molded by teachers and teachers are made by teacher educators. Now a days the Education globalizes , which means all the people of the world have accepted the similar curriculum of study of different subjects. It has been universalized. The Teacher Education is honored by all the people of the world.Such Globlisation is possible now through Educational Technology which is the part of education making the teaching-learning process Easy, Simple, Workable and Efficient having Scientific, Psychological and Methodological aspects of education. Through frequent research it has become possible to understand that the technological developments in the department of education can bring success in our life. Despite making loud pronouncements regarding availability of qualified teachers it was seen that even Right to Education Act 2009 can make very small contribution to the quality education in schools. In most of the rural schools, particularly in the state of Bihar, Government runs an excellent kind of schemes for school teachers as well as its students.
Education holds the key to the progress and prosperity of nation as a powerful agent of social change. It determines the nature and composition of the future society as well as its values and goals. Education has become a vital input for general ‘Public Good’ and a critical imperative for all level. Education is not only is the basis for generation of new knowledge, the technology and skills through research, innovation and creativity but also facilitator for achieving “Knowledge Society with Inclusive Growth”.
Education is normally the acquiring of knowledge as well as the skills that are accepted by a given society. On the other hand, nation-building is the implementation of processes that are geared towards recomposing the nation’s institutions so that they can reflect the wishes, needs and aspirations of the wider society.Since education is the pathway to any nation- building enterprise. Education creates an enlightened society. This is a crucial prerequisite to nation-building because the more a people become enlightened the more they would refrain from doing practices that will endanger the nation-building effors. For example, eduacated elites will always tend to be responsive and responsible citizens. By this I mean, they obey state laws and properties. Without this, no nation-building efforts will be set in earnest.
Nation -building requires a ‘meritocratic’bureaucracy in order to make the state’s institutions effective.Therefore,with education ,the country will have the best human resources that are
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competent enough to carry the day- to – day affairs of the state . Most states collapse as a result of a low level of education because the human resources is so weak that it is incapable of filling state institutions .But with education ,this problem is averted.
Nation – building requires a democratic society that allows the contribution of all,rich or poor .With education,there will always be an increase in democratic participation .This partipation will in turn enhance nation – building.initative because the participation of all the citizens is counted in nation-building.
Education is very crucial in the formation of cross – cutting cleavages that embrace diversity .Accepting differences therefore is very important to nation building until we accept out differences and come together to build the nation,progress will never be made.With education ,this fear is allayed .
Education creats a large middle – class (professionals,teachers,doctors,technicians etc).This class is very important to nation-building because they provide the necessary expertise that is needed to building a nation. This is the more reason why emphasis has been laid on education because an educated society is always a steong society ,and a society is set for development .
Overall therefore,education correlates with nation – build .Both of them complement each other .A nation cannot be built without education .With education,professionals are nurtured that will enhance nation –building.In the same way ,education leads to efficient usage of a nation’s resources, which in turn is very crucial to nation-building because without efficient usage of a nation’s resources,nation- building will not be successful.This is evident in the developed nations.To continue to build their nations,they educate their citizens,because education shapes the attitudes and behaviors and values of citizens .These are qualities that are needed for nation –building and it is only education that will bring those mechanics.
A nation is usually defined by its shared history, culture language(s) and sometimes religion.
This definition is by the nature of its measures,backwards looking.It defines a nation based on what it has been to give some sense of what it is now and what it might be. Economic statistics provide another definition of a nation The level of urban and peri-urban population,GDP per capita,GDP growth rates, Population growth rates and unemployment levels are a few of the criteria used to describe a nation .Economics statistics can equally well describe what makes the nation today,how quickly life is changing for better or for worse and with a lower degree of accuracy ,what the future will be like.
But what measures the soul of a nation?What of tolerance, equality of opportunity and the sense of a united purpose?These criteria measure the future of a nation based on a common identity and loyalty to a set of political ideas and institutions.To build a nation,therefore one must consider the past to build a common purpose for the future based on today’s capabilities.
Education impacts all three elements of what defines the notion of nation building.It is clear that the economic progress that a quality education brings,delivers better jobs and more jobs which in turn offer the citizens of a country more choice in what they do with their lives and indeed the lives of their children.It is also clear to me that the belief that we have choices in our lives builds contentment.
Education is powerful tool for national development as it is the only route to economic prosperity for both individuals and the nation .Its role will amplify for both individuals and the
nation.Its role will amplify as changes in technology ,globalization and demographics,impact productivity and ,thereby,economic growth.It is imperative for india ,with the second largest population in the world to focus on education to unlesh the full potential of its human capital and develop a democratic knowledge society while ,at the same time, help to reduce poverty and social inequality.
The higher education system in India has benn critical to india’s emergence in the global knowledge economy and has contributed significantly to the large pool of qualified manpower required to support economic growth.However ,the higher education system seems to be plagued by several problems inadequate number of institutions to educate eligible students,poor employability of the graduates produced by the universities ,low nad decling standards of academic research ,an unwieldy affiliating system,an inflexible academic structure,an archaic regulatory environment,eroding autonomy and low levels of public funding.
India’s huge pool of young people might be considered its biggest strength .Government data suggest that only one child out of every seven children born in India goes to college. What’s more ,the nation suffers from both a crippling quantity,as well as a quality, challenging when it comes to higher education.
Teacher has been looked upon by the society as the wisest men of the community. s/he enjoyed very respectable status in the society. In Indian society same spiritual and social cultural leaders had more respect for the teacher than to the God. According to NCF-2005 “ Teacher education Programmes today train teachers to adjust to a system in which education is seen as the transmission of information.” Teachers are expected to help in the silent social revolution that is taking place in the country. This duty does not end in the classroom with his students. S/he owes duty to the society and the nation.
“Education does not take root in the soul unless one goes deep” (Protugus)
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