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TITLE
DECLARATION
CERTIFICATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
GLOSSARY
ABBREVIATIONS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1. The development of personality
2. The personality of Gandhi
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PART I. SETTING OF THE STUDY Theoretical Background
I. APPROACHES TO THE THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
Article i. NATURE OF HUMAN PERSONALITY
1. Type approach
2. Trait approach
3. Behavioural approach
4. Psychoanalytic approach
5. Humanistic approach
5.1. Uniqueness and feasibility of Humanistic approach
Article ii. ABRAHAM MASLOW: A CONTEMPORARY HUMANIST
1. Maslows views on personality
1.1. Inner nature: The core of personality
2. Theory of self-actualization
2.1. Human needs and motivation according to Maslow
2.2. Hierarchy of needs and personality development
Article iii. SIGNIFICANCE OF ACTION IN PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
1. Definition of action
2. Voluntary action: Salient features
3. Origin of voluntary action
4. Psychology if voluntary action
4.1. The cognitive aspect
4.2. The affective aspect
4.3. The conative aspect
5. Physiology of voluntary action
Article iv. FUNCTIONS OF ACTION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY
1. Formation of habits through experience
2. Emergence of character through habits
3. Shaping of personality through character
4. Functions of adaptation and organisation
5. Function of transcendence
6. Function of integration
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II. THE PERSONALITY OF GANDHI: SALIENT FEATURES
Article i. SHORT BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
1. Childhood
2. Budding barrister
3. Political activist
4. Emergence as a leader,
5. The last phase
Article ii. PERSONALITY OF GANDHI: SALIENT FEATURES
1. Charismatic leader and Visionary
2. Profile of courage and Streak of humour
3. Upholder of human dignity and Practical idealist
4. Yogi in action and Ascetic
5. Integrated personality
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III. RESEARCH DESIGN
1. Action and the development of personality
2. Statement of the problem
3. Objectives
4. Definition of key terms
4.1. Action
a) Involuntary action
b) Voluntary action
4.2. Personality
4.3. Integration
4.4. Development
a) Horizontal dimension
b) Vertical dimension
c) Abyssal dimension
5. Limitations of the study
6. Method of investigation
7. Tools of data collection
8. Pilot study
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PART II. PROCESS ASPECT OF THE STUDY Theoretical Analysis
IV. SATYA AND AHIMSA: MEDIA OF ACTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Article i. HORIZONTAL DIMENSION OF DEVELOPMENT: DIFFERENT INFLUENCES
1. Early Influences
2. Influence of Western thinkers
2.1. Influence of Tolstoy
2.2. Influence of Ruskin
2.3. Influence of Thoreau
Article ii. VERTICAL DIMENSION OF DEVELOPMENT SOME SOURCES OF INFLUENCE
1. Influence of Jesus Christ
2. Influence of Buddha
3. Influence of Vivekananda
4. Impact of Iso Upanishad
5. Influence of the Bhagavad Gita
Article iii. TRUTH AND NON-VIOLENCE: GANDHIS MEDIA OF ACTION
1. Dimensions of Truth
1.1. Truth as the cosmic principle
1.2. Truth in tune with the cosmic process
1.3. Truth as a tool of spiritual insight
1.4. Truth as a technique for resolving conflicts
2. Gandhis vision of non-violence
3. Gandhis practice of ahimsa of the brave
4. Satya and Ahimsa: Tenets of action
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V. DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY IN GANDHI AN EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS
Article i. GANDHIS VISION OF TRANSFORMATION
1. Self-discipline Gandhi’s pedagogy of transformation
1.1. Different techniques for self discipline
a) Prayer
b) Fasting
c) Confession
d) Dietetics and Nature cure
2. Conscience and the process of transformation
2.1. The dimension of self-expression of consciousness
a) Dimension of self-consciousness
b) Dimension of silence
c) Dimension of meditation
3. Methodology of Self-transformation
3.1. Gandhi: A model karma yogi
a) Intimate union with God
b) Involvement in the world
c) Omnipresence of God
d) Detached and desireless action
e) Spirit of joy
3.2.
Article ii. TRANSFORMATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
1. Revolutionary approach to transformation
a) Personal example in revolutionary transformation
2. Ashram: Place for evolutionary change
2.1. Vows practiced in the Ashram
2.2. Ashram An action-oriented community
3. Basic Education: Means for personality transformation
3.1. Role of 3H ‘s in character formation
a) Training of Head in character formation
b) Role of Hand in the shaping of character
c) Heart, the co-ordinating factor in character building.
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VI. GANDHIS THEORY OF ACTION AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Article i. ACTION ESSENTIAL REQUISITE FOR PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
1. Gandhis vision of man
2. Gandhis concept of action
2.1. Action with reference to values
2.2. Action based on morality
2.3. Faith: The fundamental tenet of action
2.4. Work: The aboratory of action
Article ii. PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT: GANDHIS VIEWS
1. Self-realization is personality development
2. Love in Action the effective way to Self-realization
3. Self-realization and self-actualisation
3.1. Encounter of the models of Maslow and Gandhi
3.2. Gandhi - a step further
Article iii. INDIAN MODEL OF PERSONALITY. GANDHIAN PERSPECTIVE
1. Personality with a vision of ultimate goal
2. Person dedicated to svadharma
3. Life of committed action
4. Model of Universal love
5. Person with a harmony of body, mind and spirit
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PART III. TERMINAL PART OF THE STUDY Findings and Theoretical Insights
VII. CONCLUSION
Section i. FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
1. PERSONALITY TRANSFORMATION
1.1. The effect of action in formation of habit
1.2. Role of habit in building strong character
1.3. Influence of character in personality development
2. TYPES OF ACTION IN THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION
2.1. Action based on values
2.2. Action based on conscience
2.3. Action leading to self-discipline
3. FUNCTIONS OF ACTION IN TRANSFORMATION
3.1. Functions of transcendence
3.2. Function of adaptation
3.3. Function of integration
4. TRANSFORMATION AT DIFFERENT LEVELS
4.1. Revolutionary transformation
4.2. Evolutionary transformation
Section ii. APPLICATION OF THE FINDINGS TO THE CLASS ROOM
TEACHER: A MODEL PERSONALITY
1. Necessity of visible transformation in the model personality
2. identity and purpose in life: A prerequisite for the model personality
3. Truth and Love: The Personality style of the model
4. Role of conscience and value system in the model personality
5. Ideal priorities for the model personality
6. Discipline A transformation technique of model personality
7. Life centred teaching: A tool of the model personality
Section iii THEORETICAL INSIGHTS
COROLLARY
SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR TFACHER
Section i SELF-HARMONY
Section ii GROUP HARMONY
Section iii NATIONAL HARMONY
Section iv WORLD HARMONY
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