Research in Commerce Education- Need and
importance
Introduction
Commerce
education is a living discipline and is totally different from other
disciplines. Hence, it must charter new routes to service the aspirations of
the nation. To man the economic development of the country and to meet the
growing needs of the society, there is greater demand for sound development of
commerce education in Indian Universities. But, what has been going in the name
of Commerce education is only liberal and general education. Is that the objective
of commerce education? In the process of catering to everybody, we are not able
to cater to the needs of any body. "Commerce
is an organized system for the exchange of goods between the members of the
industrial
world."
Meaning
Commerce
is the strongest and most influential social institution in all societies these
days.
It is a
social institution which provides goods and services. Commerce is operated for
a
profit-that
is, individuals using the system find it advantageous to pay a money price to
have
other
individuals make goods and render services for them. Commerce is owned
privately by
individuals
or group of individuals or by Government or partly by Government and partly by
individuals;
it competes with other commercial units to make goods and render services of
the
highest quality, at the lowest prices and in the shortest possible time; and it
is regulated
by the
Government.
Definition
Commerce is the whole system of an economy
that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal,
economic, political, social, cultural and technological systems that are in
operation in any country. Thus, commerce is a system or an environment that
affects the business prospects of an economy. It can also be defined as a
component of business which includes all activities, functions and institutions
involved in transferring goods from producers to consumers.
OBJECTIVES
- To enable the learner to analyse the
nature and scope of commerce education in the modem era.
2. To enable the students to understand the
aims and objectives of teaching commerce.
3. To acquaint the students with the modem
trends in teaching commerce
4. To conscientize the students with current
trends in developing commerce curriculum at higher secondary level.
5. To equip the students with various models,
strategies, methods and techniques in the teaching of commerce.
6. To evaluate essential skills and
accountability of a competent commerce teacher.
7. To understand the significance of following
principles and approaches in giving instruction.
8. To develop insight into modern practices of
student evaluation and assessment.
9. To enable them to analyze the role of IT in
commerce education.
10. To create a research perspectives among
prospective teachers in the field of
commerce
Importance
of Commerce
It is
said that whole life is a big schooling. One is never too old to learn. What is
necessary is the willingness to learn. All knowledge is possible through the
two eyes - curiosity and desire. Knowledge is like a vast, unfathomable ocean.
Education may be liberal or it may be special. Now a days there are three
faculties in higher education namely arts, commerce and science. Young people,
now a day, are generally guided by lucrative aims. Their main desire is to earn
money and become rich. Very few aspire for knowledge for the sake of
knowledge-the aim for the older generations. Business education offers good
prospects for the ambitious person. Many of them join commerce colleges or take
admission in commerce with the aim of getting good jobs. Economic activities
and aims dominate the minds of modern men. Business, commerce and industries
are important branches of economic activities.Industries are said to be the
backbone of national economy. Trade or business follows the flag. The
Englishmen came to India as traders and ultimately became the masters.
Commerce
is at the moment a promising subject as a whole. In the present day world,
almost
Every
human activity is related with economy, whether in the shape of trade and
industry or
Commerce
and banking. Any concern which has transaction of money, a commerce graduatehas
his footing there.Secondly, the related fields of commerce are many and varied.
Science, in spite of its expanding scope, is yet limited in providing jobs to
the teeming millions. The scope of science is all the more limited in backward
countries like Pakistan. The Humanities subjects are also not very promising
from the profession point of view. Arts subjects appear to have lost their
worth from earning point of view.
Conclusion
Commerce
Education in India was started in 1886, over a hundred and twenty years ago.
Since then it has experienced tremendous growth. Commerce faculties are
established inmany
Universities.
In order to understand the progress of commerce education in India since
Independence
and its present position, we have to rely on statistics. There are the
increasing
numbers
of commerce students since 1950-51. The increase in enrolment is substantial
from 0.36 lakh in 1950-51 to 14.10 lakhs in 1995-96 and to 20 lakhs now. The
enrolment in M.Com and B.Com courses in India during last one and half decades.
One important feature of it is that the number of girl students in commerce is
on increase in absolute and relative terms both at M.Com and B.Com levels. The
proportion of enrolment at B.Com and M.Com levels. It is clear that about 8%
only are going for M.Com/higher education. About 92% stop with graduation. Therefore
there is a need to make commerce graduation courses moremeaningful and purposeful.
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