Exam Details

Subject Higher Education:Its Context And Linkages
Paper
Exam / Course MASTER OF ARTS(EDUCATION)/POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Department School of Education (SOE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

"A university stands for humanism, for tolerance, for reason, for the adventure of ideas and for the search of truth." Comment on this statement with reference to functions of higher education in the Indian context.

Explain the meaning of 'higher education'. Discuss the role of higher education in the development of a society. Give examples drawn from Indian society.

Discuss the historical development of higher education in India with special mention of important landmarks since Wood's Education Despatch of 1854.

What do you mean by quality education? Discuss the various parameters which should be considered while assessing the quality of higher education in India. What is your assessment of quality of higher education in India

What are the characteristics of a research university?

Comment on the 'access' aspect of higher education in India.

Write a brief note on the role of University Grants Commission in higher education in India.

What are the different kinds of higher education institutions in India Discuss their role and functions.

Discuss the role of NAAC as a quality control mechanism for higher education in our country.

4. Give a critique of the role of teachers' organizations in promoting professionalism in the context of universities and colleges in India.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Communication And Information Technology
  • Communication Technology For Distance Education
  • Computer Technology
  • Design And Development Of Self-Learning Print Material
  • Designing Courseware
  • Dimensions of Educational Management
  • Education Nature and Purposes
  • Educational Research
  • Et-An Overview
  • Growth and Development of Educational Management
  • Growth and Philosophy of Distance Education
  • Higher Education:Its Context And Linkages
  • Higher Education:The Psycho-Social Context
  • Institutional Management
  • Introduction In Higher Education
  • Learner Support Services
  • Learning, Learner and Development
  • Management Of Distance Education
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Oriental Dimensions of Education
  • Planning And Management Of Higher Education
  • Societal Context of Education
  • Understanding Education