M.A-M.A Education CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION (Alagappa University - Directorate of Distance Education-2012)

DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (Education) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2012.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION
Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks
SECTION A — (5 × 8 = 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following in about 300 words.
1. Bring out the issues and significance of e-learning courses.
2. Explain the quantity and quality issues with regard to growth dimensions in higher education institutions.
3. Discuss the issues relating to autonomy and accountability of higher education institution.
4. How can community resources be utilized for developing higher education?
5. Discuss the challenges and strategies to attain excellence in standard of education.
6. Explain in detail the societal development initiatives that can be taken up by an institution.
7. Explain system issues in education.
8. Discuss systems approach in education.
SECTION B — (4 × 15 = 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions in about 700 words each.
9. Discuss the issues and significance of full time, part time, own-time, hybrid and interface courses.
10. Elucidate autonomy as an instrument of transformational leadership.
11. Describe the different sources of fund raising for higher learning.
12. Bring out the need for excellence in standard of education. How could an institution achieve ISO standards?
13. Explain the concept of change management and its issues and significance in an educational institution.
14. Identify the relations and their management in an educational institution.
15. Explain the top-down and bottom-up approaches in the quality management of education.

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