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The 20th century has been a period of educational revolution. Momentous changes have taken place. Whereas the education system in advanced countries is knocking at the doors of the 21st century, it stands far removed from life in India, groaning under the weight of accumulated arrears of reforms. The present book is a modest attempt at crystallizing the changing attitudes to education in India. Divided into ten chapters, the book seeks to pinpoint the necessary changes in our attitude to education from Pre-school Education to Higher Education. It seeks to dilate upon the changing attitudes to children’s education, English teaching in India, instructional methods, role of teachers, function of libraries, aims and objectives of university education, non-formal education and extension education. It also focuses on the right kind of education the country needs today and highlights the far-reaching significance of education for tomorrow. About the Author K. Venkata Reddy (b. 1939) is at present Professor of English and Principal at Sri Krishnadevaraya University, where he has been teaching Post-graduate classes since 1968. Earlier, he taught at the Department of English, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, from 1963. He has published widely in different journals in India and contributed to international journals like World Literature Written in English and Journal of South Asian Literature. His other publications include Major Indian Novelists (1991), Ben Jonson: His Dramatic Art (1994), Critical Studies in Commonwealth Literature (1994), M.V. Rama Sarma : His Mind and Art (1995), and New Directions in Higher Education in India (1996). He has edited Ben Jonson’s The Silent Woman and Bartholomew Fair under Macmillan Annotated Classics. Professor Reddy has been a U.G.C. Visiting Fellow at several universities and served as a Resource Person for the Academic Staff Colleges at different universities in India. He has travelled widely, visiting countries like Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and USA to participate in International Conferences. His papers presented at the V World Shakespeare Congress in Tokyo (1991) and International Conference on Shakespeare in Washington (1997) were well received. A recipient of the Best Teacher Award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh (1980), Professor Reddy is not only an active academic, but also a social activist. Besides teaching and research, he is actively engaged in nation-building activities — eradication of social evils, removal of illiteracy and spread of scientific temper. He is a votary of casteless and classless society. Table of Contents I. CHILDREN’S EDUCATION 1. Child as ‘the Father of the Man’ 2. The Importance of Pre-School Education 3. Education for Drawing out the Best in Child 4. A Fresh Look at Children’s Discipline 5. Vocational Training for Children’s All-round Growth 6. Co-curricular Activities for Children’s Individual Development 7. Towards Deschooling of Children’s Education 8. Good Children’s Books for Shaping Personality 9. Intelligence Tests for Estimating Pupils’ Learning Capacities 10. Towards an Adequate Pupil Evaluation II. ENGLISH TEACHING IN INDIA 1. Towards Change of Attitude to English 2. Making Teaching of English at Secondary School More Meaningful 3. Indian English Texts as English Teaching Material III. MODERN METHODS OF LEARNING 1. Programmed Learning 2. Co-operative Learning 3. Towards Self-directed Learning 4. The Value of Discussion 5. Tutorials : A Corrective to Student Mass Contact IV. CHANGING ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES 1. From Ivory Towers to Dreaming Spires 2. Making Residential Life of University Students More Purposeful 3. Enlarging Student Participation in University Life 4. Employment Bureaux as Integral Parts of University Education 5. Vocationalization at Degree Level : Why and How ? 6. Psychological Testing for Making Higher Education Effective 7. Entrance Tests at the Universities 8. Vice-Chancellor as Educational Leader V. NEW ROLE OF TEACHERS 1. Crisis in University Teaching 2. Teachers as Interpreters and Mediators 3. New Directions in the Role of Teachers 4. Towards Revamping History Teaching VI. MULTI-FACETED ROLE OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 1. Ranganathan : The Father of Library Science in India 2. Modern University Libraries as a Multi-faceted Learning Centres 3. Libraries as Media of Mass Education 4. Public Library as People’s University 5. Role of Book Fairs in Promoting Reading Habit 6. The Art of Book-Reviewing VII. NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR EGALITARIAN SOCIETY 1. Non-Formal Education for Better Living 2. Linking Educational Programmes with the Needs of Society 3. Open Universities for Universalizing Higher Education VII. EXTENSION EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 1. Working with, not for, the People : Extension Education 2. Case for Consumer Education 3. N.S.S. : A Unique Experiment in Making Higher Education Meaningful 4. N.S.S. as an Agent of Human Resource Development 5. Education for National Integration 6. Role of Inter-University Youth Festivals in National Integration IX. TOWARDS RIGHT KIND OF EDUCATION 1. Breaking the Dichotomy Between Traditional and Modern Approaches to Education 2. Bridging the Gap Between Education and Life 3. Education for Human Resource Development 4. Towards Humanizing Science Education 5. Need for Value-oriented Education 6. Education for Character-building X. EDUCATION FOR TOMORROW 1. From Mis-education to Re-education 2. Towards Life-long Education 3. Towards a Broad-based, Future-focused Curriculum 4. From a Grim Today to a Grand Tomorrow 5. Education for Tomorrow Index