Syllabus

Course Code: 828    Course Name: (Option-ii) PEACE EDUCATION

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 1. Introduction of Peace Education
• Meaning, Concept and need of Peace Education.
• As a universal value
• Aims and Objectives of Peace Education.
• Role of Social Agencies: Family, Religion, Mass Media, Community, School, NGO‟s, Government Agencies in promoting peace education.
• Current Status of Peace Education at Global Scenario.
2 2. Peace In The Indian Context
• Role of Religion in propagation of Peace. Mother-Theresa, Vivekananda, Gandhian Philosophy in promoting Peace Education. Role of Great personalities in promoting Peace.
• Challenges to Peace- Stress, Conflict, Crimes, Terrorism, Violence and Modernization.
• Strategies and Methods of teaching Peace Education- Meditation, Yoga, Dramatization , Debate and etc.
• Democracy and Peace, Secularism and Peace, Culture and Peace.
3 Practicum/Sessionals
Any one of the following:
i. Prepare a Role Play of Great Personalities who worked/ contributed towards Peace.
ii. Organize an activity in schools to promote Peace.
iii. Write a report on Gandhi and Peace.
iv. Write about the contribution of any two Noble prize winners for Peace.
v. Prepare an album of Indian Philosophers and write their thoughts on peace.
Copyright © 2020 Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. All Rights Reserved.