Historical and Contemporary perspectives of Education

Course Contents
The Indigenous Educational system in Sri Lanka
Historical view of Sri Lankan Education Under Colonial rule: Educational development
under the Portuguese rule; Educational development under the Dutch rule; Educational
development under the British rule
Sri Lankan Education since independence: Policies and practice in education between
1948 to 1972; Provision of Education; Growth of Education-Preschool, Primary, Secondary
and Tertiary; Race, religion and language in education
Educational Policies and processes after 1972: 1972,1981 Educational policies and
practices, and the effects of them; White paper 1985, Reforms in 1997 and 2000
Education and Development: Interaction between education and economy; Interaction
among education, politics, and social structure; Development of human resources;
Educational planning for development
Education in modern society: Developed countries; Developing countries; SAARC countries
International Agencies: Education and international understanding; Educational assistance
in the form of human and non-human resources
Educational system in a few selected countries: England; U.S.A.; India; Peoples Republic
of China.