EDUCATION AND VALUES: A PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH

Abstract

The educational system is mostly held responsible for the lack of action taken in this area. It is interesting to know that since the beginning of formal education, educators like Sri Aurobindo, Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Dayanand Saraswati, Vivekananda, Gijubhai Badheka, and Zakir Husain have been arguing for an educational system that promotes personal development in accordance with the cherished "ideals and values" of our society. Aside from the mental growth of the individual, education also aims to improve his or her social and moral well-being as well as his or her ability to function in the world. Furthermore, school curriculum are designed to teach students how to interact efficiently and peacefully with others in their community as well as in society as a whole. It's worth noting that the National Curriculum Framework–2005 identified several broad educational objectives, including "independence of thought and action, sensitivity to the well-being and feelings of others, learning to respond to new situations in a flexible and creative manner, predispositions toward participation in democratic processes, and the ability to work towards and contribute to economic processes and social change," which may be relevant to this topic.