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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2011, Vol. 2(2) 116-127

Why Should Not We Advocate Educational Science?

Habibullah SHAH, Firdoos Ahmad SOFAL

pp. 116 - 127

Publish Date: April 30, 2011  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

When we speak of a system called education, the first thing we need to do is to widen up the horizons of our mindset so that it will open up new vistas for mankind. Educational System in any country has been evolving for so long and has, over the years, been significantly influenced by the works of a number of philosophers, sociologists, researchers and scientists. In this paper, we shall argue that there should be a discipline scientific in nature which will study the educational system. We cannot reshape our educational system if we do not deal with it professionally. No doubt there is a subject or discipline under the same name Education to look after the education as a field of study but it is so diluted that there is no uniformity and neutrality in its nomenclature and functions as a result, the subject Education has been confined to teacher training programmes only through out the world. Subject Education, in common with other social sciences, suffers from a double lag: slow progress in fundamental research and delay in using research findings. Perhaps the disease is even more pronounced in the subject of Education than in the other social sciences. Certainly it is more devastating in its effects because malfunctioning of education endangers the health of the whole society.

Keywords: Education, system, nomenclature, universe and educational science


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
SHAH, H., & SOFAL, F.A. (2011). Why Should Not We Advocate Educational Science?. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 2(2), 116-127.

Harvard
SHAH, H. and SOFAL, F. (2011). Why Should Not We Advocate Educational Science?. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 2(2), pp. 116-127.

Chicago 16th edition
SHAH, Habibullah and Firdoos Ahmad SOFAL (2011). "Why Should Not We Advocate Educational Science?". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2 (2):116-127.