Monday, 23 December 2013

Annual report 2013 (on value education)

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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