{"book":"adl0981","page":38,"text":"the curriculum for third and fourth year\nstudents of the faculties of science and\nliterature intending to take up teaching.\nAmong the specialised subjects dealt with\nare general psychology; sociology, the\npsychology of youth and educational\npsychology; modern Afghanistan and its\neducational problems; the curriculum in\nsecondary schools; administration and\nguidance; principles of teaching; labora-\ntory work connected with teaching.\n\n(vi) Activities in leisure time.\n200 women teachers took part in a\ncourse held out of school hours wherein\ninstruction was given in English, drama\nfor children, and methods of teaching\nmathematics.\n\n(vii) Graduate Courses.\nLast year the Ministry of Education\nadvised the University of Kabul to initiate\na programme of postgraduate studies for\nteachers who were graduates of the\nfaculties of science and literature. The\nInstitute devised the programme and it\nwas approved by the University. Now\ngraduates of the aforementioned faculties\nafter a further year's training in educa-\ntion are awarded an M.A. or M.Sc.\ndegree. For teachers who completed their\nB.A. course prior to the establishment of\nthe postgraduate course, the period of\nstudy has been extended to two years\nfor the M.A. degree. To make it possible\nfor teachers to work for this advanced\ndegree night classes were arranged, be-\nginning in April, 1959. The subjects\ntaught in the first year are: (i) secondary\neducation and a survey of modern\nAfghanistan, (ii) the system of education,\nincluding general and individual teaching\nmethods and observation based on ex-\nperience, (iii) principles of education,\nincluding sociology, psychology and their\nrelation to education, (iv) science in the\nmodern world and (v) English language.\nSecond year subjects include (i) progres-\nsive methods of teaching science, social\n\nscience, language and mathematics, (ii)\nthe mechanics of teaching, including tests,\nguidance and research into individual\ndifferences, (iii) the continuation of the\nprinciples of education including books,\nresearch and culture, (iv) Islamic culture\nand education, (v) the modern world and\nits demands for education and (vi) the\ncontinuation of English language.\n\n(viii) Teaching Apparatus.\na. The English language section of the\nInstitute is responsible for compiling\nbooks teaching English to Afghans. So\nfar the first three books of a series of six\nentitled \"English for Afghans\" have\nbeen published.\n\nb. The Publishing Section takes care of\nthe printing and distribution of vocational\nbooks. 75 books in 8,000 volumes have\nbeen published in English, Pashtu and\nPersian, of which those in Pashtu and\nPersian written for children are outstand-\ning. The Institute also puts out a\nmonthly magazine in which specialists\nwrite articles on educational subjects. The\nobject of these magazines which are dis-\ntributed free to all the schools in the\ncountry, is to further the knowledge of\nteachers in specialised fields.\n\nc. The Equipment Section of the\nInstitute has undertaken the preparation\nof those items, which may be collectively\ndescribed as educational aids, such as\nglobes, models, chart-making equipment,\nwhite and coloured chalk, and children's\nfree activity apparatus in wood and\nleather. The Section is also making slide\nprojectors that use the rays of the sun,\nand this is expected to be of particular\nimportance in areas where there is no\nelectricity.\n\nd. The Library. At this moment the\nInstitute has a library of more than 6,000\nbooks in English, Pashtu, Persian and\nArabic. Most of these books are con-\nnected with education.\n\n35","chars":3554,"image":"https://storage.googleapis.com/adl-page-images/adl0981/00038.jpg","first_page":1,"last_page":109,"title":"Afghan progress in the third year of the plan","permalink":"https://afghanpress.org/book/adl0981/38","canvas":"https://afghanpress.org/iiif/adl0981/canvas/38","source":"https://afghanistandl.nyu.edu/books/adl0981/","source_pdf":"https://afghanistandl.nyu.edu/pdf/adl0981_download.pdf","rights":{"image":{"statement":"Public domain. NYU states: \"All works presented on this website are, unless otherwise indicated, in the public domain. 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