SATYAM COLLEGE OF

EDUCATION
CONTEMPORARY INDIA AND
EDUCATION

MODULE 3
POINT-2
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
 WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?
DEMOCRACY REFERS TO A POLITICAL SYSTEM IN WHICH
GOVERNMENT IS FORM BY THE PEOPLE, EXERCISED EITHER
DIRECTLY OR THROUGH ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE.

“Democracy is a charming form of government, full of variety and

disorder and dispensing a sort of equality to equals and unequal's alike”.
By Plato

Abraham Lincoln- Democracy is a government of the people,

by the people, and for the people

THE WORD democracy is derived from the Greek word

DEMOS – PEOPLE
KRATOS- POWER OR RULE
FEATURES OF DEMOCRACY
GOVERNMENT BASED UPON CONSENT OF THE
GOVERNED

MINORITY RIGHTS

MAJORITY RIGHTS

CONSITUTIONAL LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT

SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE

FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS

EUALITY BEFORE THE LAW

GUARANTEE OF BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS

SIGNIFICANCE OF DEMOCRACY
WELFARE OF ALL

LESS POSSIBILITY OF REVOLUTION

RESPECT OF PRINCIPLE OF
EQUALITY

ENHANCES DIGNITY OF CITIZEN

PROVIDES A METHOD TO DEAL WITH

DIFFFERENCES

ALLOWS TO CORRECT MISTAKES

NO MISUSE OF POWER
TYPES OF DEMOCRACY
 DIRECT DEMOCRACY
 All or most of the citizens participate directly in either
holding office or making policy (laws)
 Exists only in very small population sizes
 Allows the people to directly make laws and govern
themselves. (people make all the decisions)
 Impractical in large populations or countries
 Very time consuming: most citizens do not have the time,
information, interest, or expertise to make reasonable
choices or political decisions
 INDIRECT DEMOCRACY
 Also referred to as a “Republican form of
government” in the Constitution (a Republic)
 The people elect officials to make laws, policies, and
political decisions for them
 Works well in large populations when its impractical
to bring the entire population together
 Not time consuming and creates professional
politicians

Elects Makes
Laws
Policy
TYPES OF DEMOCRACY
EQUALITY BROTHERHOOD

COMMON
JUSTICE WELFARE
Meaning Of Democratic Values
 Core democratic values are the fundamental beliefs
and Constitutional principles of Indian society, which
unite all Indians. These values are expressed in the
Declaration of Independence, the Indian Constitution
and other significant documents, speeches and
writings of the nation.
 Democratic values support the belief that an orderly
society can exist in which freedom is preserved.
EQUALITY
 EQUALITY
 Equality means that all men are equal and should be
entitled equal , opportunity and treatment.
 Equality means all things that are equal when
measured by society's standards.
 Everyone or everything is on the same level in ability,
rank, quality, quantity or social standing.
 Fairness is an essential feature of equality.
 The objective is for all people to receive fair
treatment regardless of their background or social
status.
 Government services are one measure of how
equality works in everyday life.
 For example, when applying for a driver's license,
everyone is given the same written and vehicle
operation test.
BROTHERHOOD
 BROTHERHOOD
 BROTHERHOOD IS A ROOT OF DEMOCRACY
 BROTHERHOOD IS THE MOST RADICAL &
IMPORTANT IDEA OF OUR TIME
 IT IS A PRINCIPLE WHICH GIVES UNITY TO
OUR DEMOCRACY
 IT IS THE IDEA OF STANDING TOGETHER
FEEING THAT WE ARE TOGETHER
 IF WE DON’T FOLLOW BROTHERHOOD,THE
PEOPLE FEEL SUFFERING & HUMILAITION OF
THE OTHERS.
 DEMOCRACY WILL WORK PROPERLY
 COMMON WELFARE
 GOOD FOR EVERYONE IN THE COUNTRY
 COMMOM WELFARE REFERS TO
POLITICAL, DECISIONS AND ACTIONS
 PHILOSOPHIES OF JOHN LOCK,
ROUSSEAU, MACHIAVELLI
 DEMOCRACY WILL FAIL IF PEOPLE MORE
CONCERED WITH PERSONAL BENEFITS.
 NO GOVT SHOULD SERVE ONLY SPECIAL
INTEREST
 COMMON WELFARE IS NEEDED
 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
JUSTICE
 JUSTICE
The term ' justice' is derived from the Latin word "
justicia" which means joining or fitting , or of bound
or tie.
 The concept of justice has been analyzed and defined
differently by philosophers, political thinkers ,
economists , sociologists and religious leaders. It has
been changing from time to time, depending upon
the conditions and circumstances prevailing in each
age.
 It has to coordinate and draw a harmonious balance
between rights and duties of the people living in the
society.
 It is connected with the moral, social, economic,
political, and legal relations of an individual with
others.
 CHARACTERISTICS OF
JUSTICE
Human welfare
Fulfillment of reasonable interest
Performance of duties
To provide everybody his reasonable
share
Justice is related to values prevailing in
society
Basic postulates of Justice
Truth.
Provision Uniform
of rights. values.
Respect of
individual’s Equality
ability and before law.
capability.

Impartiality. Liberty.
 DEMOCRACY AND
EDUCATION

 Education and literacy both have a pivotal role to

solidify democracy, because it demands
independent thinking by the citizens of India
 Education is universal human right.
 Democratic education sees young people not as
passive recipients of knowledge but as active co-
creaters of their own learning.
FEATURES OF DEMOCRATIC
EDUCATION
FREE EDUCATION

CHILD-CENTRED EDUCATION

COMMUNITY-CENTRED EDUCATION

PROVISION OF ADULT EDUCATION

GOOD CITIZENSHIP

DE-CENTRALISED EDUCATION

FOR NATIONAL UNITY

COMPULSORY EDUCATION
 Educational Implications
 There is an inseparable connection between democracy
and education. Democracy cannot be thought of in
segregation from the spectrum of education. It has been
admitted on all hands that the sinew of democracy
depends upon the character and intelligence of all its
citizens.
 John Dewey, the votary of democratic education
spells out succinctly, “The devotion of democracy
to education is a familiar fact. A government
resting upon popular suffrage cannot be
successful unless those who govern and obey their
governors are educated”.
 ROLE OF TEACHER
TEACHING KNOWLEDGE

CREATING ENVIRONMENT

ROLE MODELING

MENTORING

SIGNS OF TROUBLE
 CONCLUSION
Democratic education is both a means
and an end in itself
Democratic countries have been more
successful in living peacefully with their
neighbours', educating their citizens,
liberating human energy and initiative for
constructive purposes in society and
economic growth of country
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