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What did Christian missionaries in India believe was essential for improving moral character?
What did Christian missionaries in India believe was essential for improving moral character?
- Practical education based on local traditions
- Christian education (correct)
- Exposure to European literature and arts
- Government-established schools
What concern did the East India Company have regarding missionary activities in India?
What concern did the East India Company have regarding missionary activities in India?
- It would enhance trade relationships with local leaders
- It could provoke a backlash from the local population (correct)
- It would reduce the influence of British culture
- It would lead to increased education rates among the natives
Where did the missionaries ultimately establish their first institution in India?
Where did the missionaries ultimately establish their first institution in India?
- Serampore (correct)
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Calcutta
In which year was the college established by missionaries in Serampore?
In which year was the college established by missionaries in Serampore?
What did the missionaries establish in 1800 to aid their educational efforts?
What did the missionaries establish in 1800 to aid their educational efforts?
What was the primary argument against practical education by the missionaries?
What was the primary argument against practical education by the missionaries?
When did the East India Company officially start allowing missionary activities in India?
When did the East India Company officially start allowing missionary activities in India?
What was a significant opposition to the missionaries' teaching approach?
What was a significant opposition to the missionaries' teaching approach?
What was a significant characteristic of pathshalas compared to modern schools?
What was a significant characteristic of pathshalas compared to modern schools?
How did the pathshala accommodate the agricultural schedule of rural children?
How did the pathshala accommodate the agricultural schedule of rural children?
What determined the fees that parents had to pay for pathshala education?
What determined the fees that parents had to pay for pathshala education?
Which of the following features was NOT typical for pathshalas?
Which of the following features was NOT typical for pathshalas?
What significant change occurred after 1854 regarding vernacular education?
What significant change occurred after 1854 regarding vernacular education?
How were students grouped in pathshalas?
How were students grouped in pathshalas?
Where were some pathshalas held?
Where were some pathshalas held?
What was the primary method of communication in pathshalas?
What was the primary method of communication in pathshalas?
What was the British government's stance on missionary education after 1857?
What was the British government's stance on missionary education after 1857?
Who was William Adam and what was his primary task in the 1830s?
Who was William Adam and what was his primary task in the 1830s?
What is a pathshala?
What is a pathshala?
How many pathshalas were found in Bengal and Bihar according to William Adam?
How many pathshalas were found in Bengal and Bihar according to William Adam?
What was a key characteristic of the education system in pre-British times?
What was a key characteristic of the education system in pre-British times?
What was the effect of British colonial policy on local schools during their rule?
What was the effect of British colonial policy on local schools during their rule?
What indicates the availability of education among the local population during the pre-British era?
What indicates the availability of education among the local population during the pre-British era?
What was the initial report by William Adam primarily focused on?
What was the initial report by William Adam primarily focused on?
What was a significant development in education for girls by the mid-nineteenth century?
What was a significant development in education for girls by the mid-nineteenth century?
Which individual is known for promoting English education in India?
Which individual is known for promoting English education in India?
What was Gandhi's general stance towards English education?
What was Gandhi's general stance towards English education?
Which educational approach is associated with Pathshalas?
Which educational approach is associated with Pathshalas?
Which figure is associated with respect for ancient cultures?
Which figure is associated with respect for ancient cultures?
Which statement about James Mill is accurate?
Which statement about James Mill is accurate?
What educational philosophy did Gandhi advocate?
What educational philosophy did Gandhi advocate?
What was a common criticism of English education in India during the colonial period?
What was a common criticism of English education in India during the colonial period?
What did Tagore believe was essential for childhood learning?
What did Tagore believe was essential for childhood learning?
What was Tagore's perspective on the existing schools of his time?
What was Tagore's perspective on the existing schools of his time?
Why did Tagore set up his school away from Calcutta?
Why did Tagore set up his school away from Calcutta?
How did Tagore's views on education differ from Gandhi's?
How did Tagore's views on education differ from Gandhi's?
What did Tagore believe should be included in the education system at Santiniketan?
What did Tagore believe should be included in the education system at Santiniketan?
Which of the following statements reflects a debate that continued after independence?
Which of the following statements reflects a debate that continued after independence?
What did some thinkers advocate regarding educational systems in India?
What did some thinkers advocate regarding educational systems in India?
What was one common view shared by Tagore and Gandhi regarding education?
What was one common view shared by Tagore and Gandhi regarding education?
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Study Notes
Education in Colonial India
- The East India Company resisted missionary activities in India until 1813.
- Missionaries set up a mission at Serampore, controlled by the Danish East India Company.
- Missionaries established a printing press in 1800 and a college in 1818.
- The Company feared missionary activities would provoke the local population.
- The British government was hesitant to directly support missionary education after 1857.
- The British government worried that strong attacks on local customs and beliefs would anger the local population.
Pre-British Education
- William Adam, a Scottish missionary, toured Bengal and Bihar in the 1830s.
- Adam reported on the progress of education in vernacular schools.
- Adam discovered over 1 lakh pathshalas in Bengal and Bihar.
- Pathshalas were small institutions with no more than 20 students each.
- Pathshalas were flexible institutions, with no fixed fees, printed books, or separate school buildings.
- Pathshalas provided oral teaching and relied on the guru's judgment for curriculum.
- Pathshalas were adaptable to local needs, such as scheduling classes around harvest time.
Changing Educational Landscape
- The Company was mainly concerned with higher education until the mid-19th century.
- The Company decided to improve the system of vernacular education after 1854.
- Rabindranath Tagore believed childhood should be a time of self-learning outside rigid school discipline.
- Tagore emphasized the importance of imagination, understanding, and curiosity in education.
- Tagore criticized existing schools for killing children's creativity and sense of wonder.
- Tagore believed creative learning flourishes in natural environments.
- Tagore founded Santiniketan, a school 100 kilometers from Calcutta in a rural setting.
- Tagore and Gandhi shared similar views on education, but differed on Western civilization.
- Tagore wanted to combine elements of Western civilization with Indian tradition.
- Tagore emphasized the need to teach science and technology alongside art and music.
- Many individuals and thinkers debated the formation of a national educational system.
- Some advocated for extending existing British systems to include wider sections of people.
- Others pushed for alternative systems that fostered a truly national culture.
- The debate about national education continued until independence.
Gender and Education
- By the mid-19th century, schools for girls began emerging, initiated by Christian missionaries and Indian reform organizations.
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