Nationalism

& UNIT II
Factors of Comparative Education

Comparative education
DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU
 Nationalism

A nation is a group of people who feel themselves to be a

community bound together by ties of history, culture and
common ancestry

Nationalism refers to the body of thought or beliefs held about

the nation by its people and how their collective actions and
attitudes, acknowledge the upmost importance of the nation,
subsequently achieving or sustaining the moral, cultural and/or
political outcome of their country

It brings a sense of social cohesion/a sense of “self”

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU

 National factors
Social, cultural and political unity

National spirit appropriate only when it is

combined with the feeling of internationalism

In the absence of the feeling of internationalism,

the citizens might be misled by blind patriotism and
may ignore the inadequencies of their own nation
and they may regard their country as the best in the
world

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU
DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU
DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU
Elements of National Education
Cultural consciousness
Create love for ones’s own culture because
it strengths the national feelings
Permanent and changeable culture

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU
Elements of National Education
Political consciousness
Education system is controlled through
public opinion.

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU

Elements of National Education
Economic capacity
Prosperity of a nation is possible through
planned education
class/caste distinctions should not be
encouraged

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU

Elements of National Education
International cooperation
Education help the poor countries through
UNESCO
Mutual exchange of teachers and students
International cooperation in the national
education

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU

 Elements of National Education
Observance of
National Festivals
Observance of national
festivals: independence
day, republic day,
children’s day, teacher’s
day and birthdays of all
great man
DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU
Elements of National Education
Improvement of curriculum
importance in national sentiment

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU

Elements of National Education
Cooperation among political parties
Respect national symbols
hinder anti-national feelings

DR. NISANTH. P.M, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT OF EDUCATION, RGU