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Unit
1 Understanding
Pluralism, Diversity and Inclusion • Pluralism and Diversity
in Indian Society: Religion, Language, Ethnicity and Culture. The
school-society interface and its representation in ‘explicit’ and ‘hidden’
curriculum. • Inequalities and Social
Exclusion: Differences in access to resources and opportunities among social
groups. • Social Mobility:
Aspirations, Opportunities and Challenges. • Social and Rights based
approach to construction of disability and difference; Issues of inclusion. |
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Unit
2 Language
and the Learner • Child’s home language;
the language of school: Classroom, Textbooks. • Issues related to
mother tongue, standard language, medium of education. • Understanding
multilingualism. • Provisions for
linguistic minority groups in the Constitution. |
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Unit
3 Gender
Concerns in Education • Gender as social
category and gendered experiences of growing up. • Gender Socialisation:
Home, School and Society. • Gender dynamics in
educational contexts: Inter-sectionalities of gender, caste, class and
religion. |
