Education in the early colonial period.
In the early colonial period, although the original school education in India still existed, by the beginning of the19th century, both these inherent institutions of higher learning and rural primary schools were in a state of decline. Generally speaking, oriental education is the basic feature of Indian education in this period.
2. During the educational debate between the East and the West.
As early as 1792, an article entitled "Observation on the Social Status of Asian Affairs in Britain" began to attract widespread attention, which advocated the establishment of education similar to that in the West in India. This has caused a debate between the Oriental School and the English School in the history of Indian education.
3. The Westernization Period of Indian Education
1853, after re-examining the development of education, the Indian government made a detailed plan, which was called "education urgency" in history, laying the foundation for the westernization of education in India during the colonial period and drawing up a blueprint for the future development of education in India. The westernization of colonial education was basically established at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century.
This westernized education promoted and consolidated the British rule in India, and at the same time educated the Indian people to a certain extent, especially trained a group of advanced intellectuals with strong national consciousness, which made people begin to realize and start ethnic education to oppose the official colonial education.
4. The rise and development period of ethnic education.
The national education movement in this period was mainly guided by the local basic education thought, so it was also called the basic education movement.
The role of preschool education in India
Pre-school education in India not only lays a solid foundation for children who are about to enter primary school, but also provides children with all-round and comprehensive development. The so-called all-round development includes the all-round development of children's survival, health, safety, protection, education and psychological growth, which is also an important purpose of pre-school education in India.
The main function of pre-school education in India is to lay the foundation for popularizing compulsory education. However, the reality is that compulsory education is far from universal. In this context, the Indian government proposed to pay more attention to preschool education in the sixth five-year plan. The five-year plan emphasizes the important role of preschool education for children, especially for families with illiterate parents.