Annual
report 2013 (on value education)
Recognising the need for
education for values in Schools, NCERT has brought out framework for schools on
Education of values which articulates a comprehensive and pragmatic approach to
value education in schools. Continuing with its efforts in the area of Value
Education and in light of above framework, the Central Board of Secondary
Education has decided to bring out the 'Value Education – A Handbook for
Teachers'. In order to institute a sense of discipline and inculcation of moral
values in youth, it has been decided to implement NCC as an elective subject
with credit points in 30 autonomous colleges from academic year 2013-14 and
will be extended to all other 400 autonomous colleges and interested universities
from the academic year 2014-15. This initiative will help in instilling values
of emotional integration, secularism, tolerance, sense of adventure and
sensitivity to issues among youths.
Saakshar Bharat, a centrally
sponsored scheme was launched in September, 2009 with prime focus on women and
other disadvantaged groups in rural areasof low literacy States/UT. Through
large scale countrywide environment building and Mass Mobilization Campaigns,
voluntary teachers/preraks have been motivated and trained in large numbers and
th community has been mobilized. During the 12 Five Year Plan, it shall strive
to raise the literacy rate to 80% and reduce the gender gap to less than 10%.
Saakshar Bharat will give special focus
on young adults and out of school
adolescents for a paradigm shift from basic literacy to lifelong learning.
VALUE
EDUCATION
A Framework:- Responding to
this urgent need about the education for values in Schools, NCERT has brought
out framework for schools on Education of values which articulates a
comprehensive and pragmatic approach to value education in schools. It includes
vision, expectations, strategies andbenchmarks for implementation and
assessment of value education in schools. It offers precisely the kind of reflection that is required for a subject
like value education.
Value
Education Kit:-Continuing with its efforts in the area of
Values Education and in light of above framework, the Central Board of
Secondary Education has decided to bring out the ‘Values Education – A Handbook
for Teachers’. This Handbook comes with a Value Education Kit that contains
Value Cards and a CD of songs symbolising values of Peace, Solidarity and
respect for Nature. Value Based Questions in all major subjects for classes X
and XII up to 3-5 marks have been
introduced with effect from 2013 board examination. The Board has decided
to follow an interdisciplinary approach in value education where values are
intermingled with the content of all the major subjects in classes IX and XII.
Inculcation of moral values in youths:- In
order to institute a sense of discipline and inculcation of moral values in
youths, it has been decided to implement NCC as an elective subject with credit
points in 30 autonomous colleges from academic year 2013-14 and extend to all
other 400 autonomouscolleges and interested universities from the academicyear
2014-15. To launch this initiative, a one day workshop–“Introduction of NCC as
an elective subjectin schools and colleges” - was organized under the chairmanship
of Hon’ble Minister for HumanResource Development on March 12, 2013. This initiative
will help in instilling values of emotional integration, secularism, tolerance,
sense of adventure and sensitivity to issues among youth.
Value
Education Kit
The Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE) launched an innovative Values Education kit on 01st
November, 2012 at New Delhi. The Value Education Kit consists of a Values
Education Teachers Handbook and a CD with 8 songs. The kit also has activity
cards for students from nursery to standard 12.
The Values Education
curriculum can help in providing a number of learning experiences through the
Values Education Kit and songs on the themes of solidarity, unity, peace, and
conservation of nature.
The Values Education
Teachers’ Handbook is a valuable resource
for teachers to easily draw ideas for conducting lively and interactive
sessions in their classes. The activities, designed by experts in the field of education, allow for more critical thinking
about economic, social and moral issues as well as about universal human
values.
Annual
report 2009 - 2013
http://mhrd.gov.in/documents/term/82
Reports
on All India survey
http://mhrd.gov.in/statistics_data?tid_2=239
Report
to the people on Education 2009, 2010, 2012
http://mhrd.gov.in/documents/term/140
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