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, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Answer the following question in about 600 words

Critically discuss the aims of higher education as envisaged by different commissions on education after independence of the country.
OR
Discuss major problems confronting the system of higher education in India. What role can higher education play in effectively dealing with these societal problems

2. Answer the following question in about 600 words

Explain the major provisions made by WTO under education. Critically discuss the issues and concerns in the post GATS scenario.
OR
Explain the concept of social change. Discuss how a higher education teacher can play a critical role in social change.

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

What are the major initiatives taken by the UGC in improving the quality and standards of higher education?

Mention the major forms of educational activities that have emerged in the era of globalisation.

Write any five major challenges faced by open and distance learning system in India.

Is university teaching a profession? Justify your answer.

Discuss briefly the major effects of privatisation on higher education in India.

4. Answer the following question in about 600 words

Describe the criteria and the process followed by NAAC while carrying out assessment and accreditation of institutions of higher education. Do you agree with these criteria and processes Justify your answer.


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