Tulsi Prajna 1993 01

SR No.: 524573
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 156
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 9 MB

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TULSI PRAJNĀ
.11 1.8 The Education Commission (1964-66) pointed out the need of appreciation of moral and spiritual values and recommended to adopt active measure to give value orientation to education and suggested both direct and indirect measures for moral education. The expanding knowledge and the growing power which it places at the disposal of modern society, must, therefore, be combined with the strengthening and deepening of the sense of social responsibility and a keener appreciation of moral and spiritual values. 16 It distinguished between religious education and education about religions and observed that in a multi-religious democratic State, it is necessary to promote a tolerant study of all religions so that its citizens can understand each other better and live amiably together.!? 1.9 National Policy of Education 1986 emphasises the need of value education because of growing erosion of essential values, also because in our culturally plural society, education should foster universal and eternal values, Value education should lay emphasis on heritage. national goals and universal perceptions. 18 1.10 Report of the Committee for the Review of National Policy on Education 1986 in its final report also felt the need “to assert the almost complete erosion of social spiritual values that we have inherited from our past, but when applied to real life, they come closer to the values of modern science and democracy. For a brighter India of tomorrow we need a new culture which combines the best in both science and spirituality.”
1.11 Both the NCERT and the UGC want to integrate value education in all subjects rather than treat it as a separate subject. A working Group on Valueoriented Education was first set up in 1984 and was reorganised in the context of implementation of NPE-1986. Association of Indian Universities has also appointed a Committee on human values and we have recommendations of A.I.U. National Seminar on Educations and Human Values. (11 point recommendation), So we have the recommendations (5 point) of the U.G.C. Working Group etc.
1.12 The document of the National Policy on Education 1967 emphasised "the cultivation of moral and social values. The educational system must produce youngmen and women of character and ability committed to national service and development.”:20
16. Report of the Education Commission (1964-66), New Delhi Govt. of India, 1966, p.19 17. Ibid, p.20 18. National Policy on Education, 1986 New Delhi: Govt of India, May 1986 - 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, p.21 19. Towards an Enlightened and Humane Society, New Delhi Govt. of India, 1990, Vol. I. Preface-II 20. National Policvon Education 1967, New Delhi: Govt. of India, Ministry of Education, 1968, Para-3, p.2
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