Democratization Of Education
India is known as the biggest democratic country in the world. Democracy is recognized as for the people, by the people and of the people. It is the type of government in which all the people have equal rights to participate in the decisions that are related to their lives. This term has come from Greek ‘Demokratia’ which means the rule of the people. The word was coined from demos meaning people and kratos which means power.Democracy government which has spread across the globe. Here the question arises that is India democratic in terms of spreading education?
Democratisation of education is the method to lessen social inequalities of opportunities in life. The Democratizing Education Network bring together youth, undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, campus workers, parents and concerned community members just to reinforce public higher education by making it more democratic, accessible, and socially responsible.
It has been found that open educational resources (OERs) are impacting the traditional approaches and the cost of text book is soaring high. The advancement of the Internet and mobile are accessed globally without any hindrance to information, education and learning.
The world turning into digitization has the most powerful impact in the field of education especially with regard to access to education. The free availability of information has broken down the money divide, privilege and resources. It gave rise to the liberation of information and learning which brought a great revolution in educational aspect. The Open Educational Resources flourished and these resources became wonderful weapons for students and for teachers as well.
Resources are accessible in a variety of media; many are created by leading researchers, institutions, and scholars.
The free dissemination of information is the resources which make the world powerful in terms of education. Education is a means to economic success and is a channel for increasing the capabilities of individuals to better job prospects and a better future. Democratic education refers to education that has open access and equal opportunity to students, but always with the maintenance of a strong core of high quality information. It implements an education system whose curriculum designed to ensure that everybody has access to free information. The education of women has also remained a priority for India. Women have increasingly become aware of the value of education and its ability to be empowered by it.
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