EVOLUTION OF COMMERCE EDUCTION

  MODULE .2.

 EVOLUTION OF COMMERCE EDUCTION

 2.1 COMMERCE EDUCATION

     -Commerce education may be formal or conformal

   - Prescribed curriculum

     -Using psychological strategies and techniques of instruction.

2.2 Definition

Commerce education is “that form of instruction directly and indirectly prepares the businessman for his calling”

                                                                                                                                        -CHESSMAN A. HERICK

2.2 historical development of commerce education

-Commerce came to be seriously considered for inclusion in course of study from the first quarter of the 18^th century

-Rapid growth of business and industrial concern during the period

Developments

1886     - 1^st commercial institute was established in madras

1895 The gov.of India arrangements for the teaching of book keeping in the schools of commerce at Calcutta

1903    The presidency college of Calcutta started book keeping classes

1912     The commercial institute was started at Mumbai

1913     Book keeping and accountancy classes were started at the Sydenham college of commerce at Mumbai

1926      Indian institute of bankers included book keeping and accountancy as one of the subjects

1935     The central advisory board of education recommended the inclusion of book keeping and accountancy at secondary level

1939          The sergeant committee recommended the establishment of academic and technical high schools

1944          The institute of costs works and accountants of India was established

1945         The Delhi polytechnic introduced commerce education

1949      The institute of chartered accountants was established in New Delhi

1952       Secondary education commission recommended including commerce as one of the streams at secondary school level

1957      The central advisory board of education recommended that the teachers training colleges

1961      V.K.R.V Rao recommended including commerce including book keeping and commercial geography from standard eleven

1964          Teaching of commerce was introduced in the regional colleges of education