The Need for a Value-Based Curriculum in Higher Education

Without imparting values and morals in education, human development is incomplete. Values are the guiding principles of life that contribute to all round development of an individual. Values add a good quality to life and it should also contribute to the welfare of family, the community and the nation. Philosophers, spiritual leaders and educationists of our country, all in various ways, have emphasized the role of education for “character development,” “bringing out the latent potentialities and inherent qualities” and developing an “integrated personality” for the well-being of the individual and the society at large. Whatever term we use, the importance of developing values has long been embedded in the age old traditions of India’s civilization and cultural heritage, spanning over the centuries.  Complete Article HERE