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Vol. 7, Issue 12, Part A (2021)

Relevance of human values in the higher education

Relevance of human values in the higher education

Author(s)
Kanyakumari S
Abstract
‘Human society may not significantly sustain without human values’.
Education plays a vital role in the social and economic development of a society and the nation. The purpose of education in general and higher education in particular is to facilitate actualization of human potential, by making conscious of human values.
There is no denying the fact that the present society is facing a lot of crises. Human values crises are a known fact of the modern society. Hence, it is necessary to talk on the subject and bring about awareness of human values into the present education system. This is an attempt to explore the importance of human values in the Higher Education/Professional courses.
Objective
1. Introduce value-based living: To facilitate the development of a Holistic perspective among students towards life and profession as well as towards happiness and prosperity based on a right understanding of the Human reality and the rest of existence. Such a holistic perspective forms the basis of Universal human values and movement towards value-based living in a natural way.
2. National educational policy: One of the fundamental principles of the N E P- 2020 is imparting ethics and human & Constitutional values like empathy, respect for others, democratic spirit, scientific temper, liberty, responsibility, pluralism, equality, and justice. Also to ensure dignity & integrity and high quality of practises supported with values.
3. The overall objective of higher education is to serve the mankind: That will not be met if students are not introduced to aesthetics, well-being & values of the human society. Therefore it is important to learn holistic approach a study on human values.
Pages: 36-39  |  975 Views  625 Downloads
How to cite this article:
Kanyakumari S. Relevance of human values in the higher education. Int J Appl Res 2021;7(12):36-39.
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