Volume 1 : Issue 1 (2014)

HOLISTIC EDUCATION IN PARENT’S VIEW: A STUDY

The educational process is a very complex process which includes various philosophical as well as practical issues. The process influences an individual and the society. If an individual is to be produce for a complex society, there is a need to have holistic education. The holistic education is an approach having an inclusive pedagogy. It is also very necessary that the stakeholders should have an awareness of the need of such educational approach. This paper aims at knowing parents’-one of the very important stakeholders- belief about the need of holistic education as well as their views about today’s educational scenario. The research work will add a new dimension to the vision of teachers, policy framers and the

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