The Field of Education

Abstract

This publication is the result of yet another cooperative venture sponsored by the Ministry of Education—cooperation between the Ministry and The Statesman which has been good enough to allow us to bring together, in book form,, certain selected articles published under its feature “The Field of Education”. As Education spreads wider and democratic forces are set in motion, almost every field of activity becomes of closer concern to the public which must learn to take an intelligent interest in its proper direction. Education is, in particular, no specialists’ paradise. Its objectives and purposes, its methods and techniques and its end results impinge on the everyday life of the people both directly and indirectly and they have the right to know and criticise as well as appreciate what is being done in the field of education.