DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.A. (Education) DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATION
(2009 onwards)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following in about 300 words each.
1. What are the importance of tradition and off-short
specialization courses?
2. What are the areas that an educational institution need
to grow. Explain.
3. Identify the issues related to accountability in Higher
Education.
4. Elaborate the concept of accreditation of educational
institution.
5. What are motivational resources? Explain its role in
improving education.
6. State the need of quality and ISO standards in education.
7. Write the significance of Extra curricular activities at the
level of higher education.
8. Write short notes on:
Emotional intelligence
Digital management.
Sub. Code
21
DE-3827
2
Ws2
SECTION B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
9. Explain the merits and de-merits of inter disciplinary
courses.
10. Illuminate the Quality Vs Quantity issues with regard to
growth in educational institutions.
11. 'Autonomy as an instrument of transformational
leadership' Discuss.
12. Explain the various constrains of the government
fundings in higher education.
13. What are the out-reach programmes and how they may
be organized in an Institution?
14. Outline the need for social bonding extension services
and out reach programmes for societal development
initiatives.
15. Discuss the need and methods of bringing academic
excellence in higher educational institutions.