MSOE 001
Sociology of Education
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Assignment 2020-21
Maximum Marks: 100
Answer any five questions selecting
at least two from each Section. Your answer should be in about 500 words each.
Section-I
1. Critically discuss the role of education in building national identity and citizenship.
2. Outline main factors that influence educational curriculum.
3. ‘Innovation in education at grass-roots seek to generate social awareness, selftransformation and creativity’. Discuss with reference to relevant examples.
4. Critically discuss issues of access, retention, and performance of students who avail policies of positive discrimination.
5. Explain the sociological perspective on education.
Section-II
6. What is multicultural education? Discuss its significance in contemporary times.
7. Critically discuss the role of distance education in teacher training at primary level.
8. Explain the role of education in knowledge economy.
9. Discuss the state of education in SAARC countries with the help of suitable examples.
10. What do you understand by ‘Open and Distance Learning’ (ODL)? Outline the emergent models of ODL.
