BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY
TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 024
CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
PEACE EDUCATION
B.Ed. II YEAR
(Copyright reserved) For Private Circulation only
,Chairman
Dr.V.M.Muthukumar
Vice-Chancellor
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Vice-Chairman
Dr.C.Thiruchelvam
Registrar
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Director
Dr. R. Babu Rajendran
Director i/c
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Material Co-ordinator
Dr.K.Anandan
Professor & Head, Dept .of Education
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Author
Dr.Rajaguru
The Syllabus adopted from 2015-16 onwards
, UNIT-I: PEACE EDUCATION
Structure
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Peace Education
- Meaning
- Definition
- Concept
- Scope
1.4 Aim and Objectives of Peace Education
- Different Levels of Education
1.5 Human Miseries in the Modern world and quest for peace
1.6 Gandhian concept of peace
1.7 Different approaches to peace
1.8 Establishment of peace education institutions
1.9 Pacifism and Education
1.10 Let us sum up
1.10 Unit end activities
1.11. Suggested readings
1.1. Introduction
Education is the key to raise inner self of the individuals. It is uniting the nations,
bringing human beings closely together. Now a day we are living in the digital era and many
parts of the world, civil society suffers because of situations of violent conflicts and war. It is
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, important to inculcate and recognize the crucial role of education in contributing to building a
culture of peace. A culture of peace and non-violence goes to the substance of fundamental
human rights of the present era.
1.2. Objectives
After learning this unit, you will be able to:
Understand the importance of peace
Describe the nature of peace education
Know the different approaches to peace
State the present scenario of peace education
Know the role of different institutions in peace
1.3. Peace Education
Meaning of the peace Education:
The highest form of objective for any education is inculcating peace and it is an essential
value to be cherished by every individual. The father and mother is the first teacher to their
children and peace is nurtured in the family. The peace nurtured at home again enhanced at
school.
Peace is a broad concept with practical and spiritual connotations. It can imply a state of
inner calm or end of conflict. “Peace is what you think it is (or wants it to be). Peace has been
understood to mean the absence of conflict or violence and conversely as the presence of states
of mind and of society such as harmony, accord, security and understanding.
Peace education is a planning strategy of eliminating the conflicts and violence caused
by in justice, inequality and human rights, violations, and implementing the ways and means of
reducing the same through appropriate teaching and learning tactics by means of producing
responsible global citizen to attain and spread the peace in the world. Therefore peace education
is a goal of education.
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TIRUCHIRAPPALLI – 620 024
CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
PEACE EDUCATION
B.Ed. II YEAR
(Copyright reserved) For Private Circulation only
,Chairman
Dr.V.M.Muthukumar
Vice-Chancellor
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Vice-Chairman
Dr.C.Thiruchelvam
Registrar
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Director
Dr. R. Babu Rajendran
Director i/c
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Course Material Co-ordinator
Dr.K.Anandan
Professor & Head, Dept .of Education
Centre for Distance Education
Bharathidasan University
Tiruchirapplli-620 024
Author
Dr.Rajaguru
The Syllabus adopted from 2015-16 onwards
, UNIT-I: PEACE EDUCATION
Structure
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Peace Education
- Meaning
- Definition
- Concept
- Scope
1.4 Aim and Objectives of Peace Education
- Different Levels of Education
1.5 Human Miseries in the Modern world and quest for peace
1.6 Gandhian concept of peace
1.7 Different approaches to peace
1.8 Establishment of peace education institutions
1.9 Pacifism and Education
1.10 Let us sum up
1.10 Unit end activities
1.11. Suggested readings
1.1. Introduction
Education is the key to raise inner self of the individuals. It is uniting the nations,
bringing human beings closely together. Now a day we are living in the digital era and many
parts of the world, civil society suffers because of situations of violent conflicts and war. It is
1
, important to inculcate and recognize the crucial role of education in contributing to building a
culture of peace. A culture of peace and non-violence goes to the substance of fundamental
human rights of the present era.
1.2. Objectives
After learning this unit, you will be able to:
Understand the importance of peace
Describe the nature of peace education
Know the different approaches to peace
State the present scenario of peace education
Know the role of different institutions in peace
1.3. Peace Education
Meaning of the peace Education:
The highest form of objective for any education is inculcating peace and it is an essential
value to be cherished by every individual. The father and mother is the first teacher to their
children and peace is nurtured in the family. The peace nurtured at home again enhanced at
school.
Peace is a broad concept with practical and spiritual connotations. It can imply a state of
inner calm or end of conflict. “Peace is what you think it is (or wants it to be). Peace has been
understood to mean the absence of conflict or violence and conversely as the presence of states
of mind and of society such as harmony, accord, security and understanding.
Peace education is a planning strategy of eliminating the conflicts and violence caused
by in justice, inequality and human rights, violations, and implementing the ways and means of
reducing the same through appropriate teaching and learning tactics by means of producing
responsible global citizen to attain and spread the peace in the world. Therefore peace education
is a goal of education.
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