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"Philosophy of Education"

2010 year, number 1

MAHATMA GHANDI'S PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

A. K. Erokhin
Keywords: philosophy of education, pedagogy, nonviolence principle, ethical education, national character, professional education, national system of education
Pages: 145-153

Abstract

The article investigates the practical aspect of Mahatma Ghandi's philosophy of education. The article's theme is the system of education developed by Mahatma Ghandi. The author makes accent on the fusion and development of the Eastern and European, the antic and modern, the paradoxes and constant tendencies in Ghandi's world outlook. These features are revealed through the relations between teacher and pupil, through the methods of education. A conclusion is made that the only right way to change life is through education and upbringing of people, their self-development and purification.