National Resource Centre for Value Education
A National Resource Centre for Value Education (NRCVE) has been set up at NCERT as an outcome of strategic planning to realise the objectives of value-based education at the school stage in the country. The Centre was inaugurated on 14th September, 2000. All the constituents of NCERT have been taking up programme in the area of value education under the aegies of NRCVE.
The goals and functions of the centre are to:
1. A reference library has been set up and is being enriched continuously. A wide variety of resource mater; ds on value education like books, journals, other print materials, audio and video cassettes, CDs/multimedia packages, etc. are being continuously procured. The Centre has also procured literature on values enshrined in different religions and literature for children.
2. Networking with organisation/NGOs working in the area of value education has been taken up with a view to develop linkages with various organisations/NGOs, within and outside India, working in the area of value education.
Information about 300 organisations including their aims, nature of activities and publications have been procured and a directory of these organisations has already been brought out. The database could be accessed on the website of NCERT.
3. The Journal of Value Education was launched under the aegies of National Resources Centre or Value Education, NCERT, in order to provide a forum for expression and sharing of issues related to education in human values among students and teachers at all levels, as well as the parents and the community.
4. Identification and complication of materials/references of books, journals, articles, Ph.D. researches, NGOs’ work and audio-video programmes brought out/published in English and Hindi in the country on value education in India are in progress in the seven constituent units of NCERT covering all the regions of the country.
5. Recently on recommendations of NCERT Department of Education, MHRD has declared prominent NGOs like Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE), Mysore, Sri Aurobindo Education Society, New Delhi, Chinmoy Mission, Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Iswariya Viswa Vidyalaya, Santi Kunj, Hardwar, Kendriya Jeevan Vigyan Academy, National Spiritual Assembly of Bahais of India and Sri Satya Sai Institute of Higher Learning as Regional Resource Centres on Value Education.
NCERT is to coordinate and guide the activities of the Regional Resource Centres in the area of in-service education of teachers at all levels and for promotion of research related to value education.
The NRCEV has also initiated:
1. Development of a framework on value education in schools.
2. Conceptualization of some important values such as caring, excellence, creativity, spirituality, etc.
3. Development of materials such as supplementary reading material for children, audio cassettes, video cassettes and multimedia.
4. Development of training materials for teachers and teacher educators.
5. Media mobilisation for awareness generation, training and preparation of resource materials, etc.
6. The revival of the community singing programme which is being organised by all constituent units in order to promote values among school children. Several state level organisations have shown keen interest in the programme.
References
https://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/education/values-education/an-overview-on-value-education-initiatives-in-india/87009
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