TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richards,Glyn
TI  - Gandhi's philosophy of education
SN  - 0195652835
AV  - DS481.G3 R52 2001
U1  - 370.1 
PY  - 2001///
CY  - New Delhi, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Gandhi,
KW  - Education
KW  - Philosophy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-110) and index; Ch. 1; True Education --; Ch. 2; Education and Sarvodaya --; Ch. 3; Constructive Programme --; Ch. 4; Education and Swaraj --; Ch. 5; Education and Religion --; Ch. 6; Education and the Reformers --; Ch. 7; Theories of Education --; Ch. 8; Conclusion
N2  - "While there are numerous studies on Gandhi's philosophy, his views on education have been largely neglected. This study attempts to establish the avante garde nature of Gandhi's philosophy of education. Glyn Richards argues that Gandhi's thoughts on education were integral to his views on truth and self-realization. Gandhi envisaged education as a means to self-realization, the attainment of truth and the all round development of individuals. He stressed that it should be in the vernacular and should involve not just literacy and numeracy, but also the development of creative faculties. The ideal education, according to him, involved both cultivation of spirit and development of mind and body. Through a study of Gandhi's speeches and writings, Richards contends that Gandhi saw education as a key means of shaking off the yoke of alien culture. It was thus integral to his schemes of Sarvodaya and Swaraj."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -