Krishna Kumar. Social Character of Learning.

Ibrahim, Sahiba

Krishna Kumar. Social Character of Learning. New Delhi: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd. 1989. 140pp.

This book presents four studies on content analysis critically evaluated by the author which explores the interactions between teachers and pupils, curriculum materials and school rituals, by examining different types of educational materials.

The first study deals with language readers. The second is about the history lessons on ancient India, the third looks at the literacy primer prepared under an international programme while the fourth study deals with development communications by television.

This book deals with the reconstruction of knowledge in curriculum and teaching material keeping in mind social reality. Going through this book an important question strikes the mind 'does education threaten the established patterns of socio-economic relationship or is it supportive of change'?

This book is useful for students of education, mass media and additional reading for teachers, social workers and sociologists.

* Prepared by Ms Sahiba Ibrahim, Assistant Faculty Member at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.