VALUE-BASED EDUCATION: A NEED OF TODAY In the present era of education assisted by ultramodern technology‚ we are inclined more towards knowledge and ranks in the examination than application of learning in our day-to-day life. Theodore Roosevelt warns‚ “To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.” It is a lamentable fact that in the prevalent scenario of education‚ the majority of the teachers as well as the taught have turned into grades-oriented and marks-oriented
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The purpose of education is not only to teach but to further one’s knowledge. Education is meant to distinguish the best of society from the worst. The power and value knowledge and history express is vast and is forever expanding. The period of time leading up to the Renaissance‚ was a time when the ancient studies of Greece and Rome began to dwindle‚ schools were in need of reformation‚ and ideal views of not only man‚ but women were changing as well. Studying ancient works of art and literature
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a day we have dedicated nationally to bring about awareness of human values into the society. First of all I like to acknowledge and humbly appreciate the guidance I have received from the Chancellor of the Sathya Sai University in India on the importance of human values in education. I am sure most of you are aware of the global and national problems we are facing at present. I would put deterioration of human values on top of the ladder. Human’s impact on earth in various ways placing
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“Without a basic minimum of consensus‚ no politics is possible”. Discuss the relationship between conflict and consensus in determining the nature of politics. This research paper aims at finding a concise definition for the terms‚ ‘conflict and consensus”‚ comparing the both terms‚ stating some Sociologists’ perspectives on the theories and then discussing how these terms help in determining the nature of politics. Conflict Theory by Karl Marx According to Wahl (1985)‚ “Conflict can be described
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Consensus vs Coalition. In the world of creating policy programs the demands of both political groups and political individuals are crucial. When a proposal or a sensitive issue is brought up political parties either join together to form a coalition building‚ or discuss the options though a consensus building. In a consensus building local participation and speaking out is crucial for the party’s success‚ while in a coalition groups can bind together and become more influential. Depending on
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improve race relations intercultural educations is needed. In order for a society to become truly intercultural‚ all its social groups must be equal whatever their culture‚ life or origin. This means reconsidering not only how we relate to other cultures that are strange to us but also our relationships with groups that are usually minority in our societies‚ so it is necessary to combine educational‚ social‚ political and economic. The objective of intercultural education is to foster and strengthen the
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Applying personal values to education A student perspective A university‚ like organizations and communities‚ are comprised of individuals representing different cultural and religious backgrounds. In defining the rules of conduct for individuals functioning together‚ it is necessary to formally define those rules to ensure that all are aware of the common values that should be adhered to and the consequences of non-adherence. For students attending the University of Phoenix‚ there is the
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growth and development as well as political survival. According to Amartya Sen‚ development is the process of economic‚ technological and social change by which human welfare is improved. The Liberal International Economic Order‚ (L.I.E.O) Washington Consensus (W.C) and Structural Adjustment Programs (SAP’s) were policies formulated by the economically developed countries (core) for the impoverished developing countries (semi-periphery/periphery) to carry out more reforms with loans and grants so as to
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The Value of a College Education John F. Kennedy once said‚ “A child miseducated is a child lost.” This quote is very powerful to the point you might have to debate how important education is. Saying that if a child that isn’t educated correctly means the child is lost is a pretty big phrase. Everyone in the US is required to go to school until they turn 16 and then they can drop out‚ but is dropping out the best idea considering the low income the student would get? Even if student get a high
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere‚ assess the functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and its individual members. Functionalists believe that society is similar to a living organism and that all social institutions perform specific functions in order to help society function effectively. They believe that religion contributes to value consensus and social integration. For example Durkheim sees religion as a method for integrating individuals into a community by
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