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 December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss some of the major policies in Indian higher education since Independence. Critically evaluate the implementation of these policies highlighting strengths and weaknesses of the implementation process.
OR
What is WTO? Describe its role in the process of internationalization and commodification of higher education. Explain how India has responded to the challenges arising out of these developments.

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Discuss how higher education system is related to social and economic systems of a nation. Critically examine this relationship in the Indian context.
OR
What is open and distance learning? Discuss in detail the evolution of this system in the Indian context and its role in the democratization of higher education with reference to various sections of the society.

3. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each:

Explain the impact of colonial rule on higher education system in India.

Discuss major thrust areas pertaining to higher education during XI Five Year Plan in India.

Discuss the role of higher education in understanding various kinds of social problems in India.

What do you mean by quality assurance and accreditation? Discuss critically the criteria evolved by NAAC for this purpose.

What do you think are the major challenges in the financing of higher education in India?

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words:

Define a 'profession' and describe the characteristics of teaching as a profession. Discuss the role of teachers in higher education in the context of the changing socio-economic and political environment 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