PHILOSOPHICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL BASES OF EDUCATION

Education is a process to facilitate learning, to acquire knowledge, to apply knowledge, to
develop understanding and skills. Education may take place formally or informally. Learners may
learn with direct or indirect approaches through experiences. Education is a process of modification
of child’s behavior. General objectives of education are to impart knowledge, understanding,
application of knowledge and developing skills, habits, interest etc. Main functions of education are
related to development of an individual, society and the nation. There are various purpose of
educational philosophy such as inspirational purpose, analytical purpose, prescriptive purpose and
inquiry purpose that focus on different areas of education. Educational philosophy is a separate
branch of philosophy which deals with framing the objectives of education and nature of education.
It sets the goals of education according to the specific religion, society, morals and scientific
approaches. Further it provides directions to achieve those objectives of the education. Educational
psychology is the branch of Psychology which deals with various areas of education such as
learning, behavioral psychology, theories of learning, motivation, intelligence, adolescent period,
objectives of education, need of education, curriculum etc. There are three main perspectives of
education where we find psychological base of education i.e. behaviorism, cognitivism,
constructivism.