Education is a social process; Education is growth;
Education is not preparation for life; Education is life itself. — John Dewey
The prosperity of a country depends not on the abundance of its revenues, not on the strength of its fortifications, not on the beauty of its public buildings; but it consists in the number of its cultivated citizens, in its men of education, enlightenment and character. —martin Luther.
If wealth is lost nothing is lost.
If health is lost something is lost.
If character is lost everything is lost. —M.K. Gandhi (Father of Indian Nation)
Value is a conception, explicit, distinctive of an individual or characteristic of a group of the desirable which influences the selection from available, means and ends of action.
Values are the desirable ends, goals or modes of action which makes human behaviour selective. Value not only orients but also determines human behaviour.
Classification of Values:
It is necessary to know types of values. It is necessary to improve values in the children.
1. Gail M. Inlaw Classification
* Traditional and cultural values
* Economic values
* Political values
* Values in science and technology
* Philosophical values
* Values of the new left
* Values of the back community
2. Spranger’s Classification:
* Theoretical values
* Economic values
* Aesthetic values
* Social values
* Political values
* Religious values
3. Ploto’s Classification:
* Truth
* Beauty
* Goodness
4. Parker’s Classification of Values:
* Biological values
* Economic values
* Affective values
* Social values
* Intellectual values
* Aesthetic values
* Moral values
* Religious value
5. Gandhi’s Classification:
* Truth
* Non-violence
* Freedom
* Democracy
* Equality
* Self-realization
* Purity of ends and means
* Self-discipline
6. B.R. Goel Classification: ( Documents on Social, Moral and Spiritual Values)
1. Abstinence
2. Anti-touch ability
3. Consideration for others
4. Co-operation
5. Compassion
6. Common good
7. Courtesy
8. Democratic decision making
9. Dignity of the individual
10. Duty
11. Endurance
12. Friendship
13. Fellow-feeling
14. Forward look
15. Gentlemanliness
16. Honesty
17. Appreciation
18. Citizenship
19. Concern for others
20. Cleanliness
21. Common cause
22. Courage
23. Curiosity
24. Devotion
25. Dignity of manual work
26. Discipline
27. Quality
28. Faithfulness
29. Freedom
30. Good manner
31. Gratitude
32. Helpfulness
33. Humanism
34. Initiative
35. Justice
36. Kindness to animals
37. Leadership
38. National consciousness
39. National integration
40. Peace
41. Punctuality
42. Purity
43. Resourcefulness
44. Respect for others
45. Sincerity
46. Social justice
47. Self-help
48. Self-confidence
49. Self-study
50. Self-control
51. Social service
52. Sense of discrimination between good and bad
53. Socialism
54. Secularism and respect for all religions
55. Team work
56. Truthfulness
57. Universal truth
58. Value for national and civic property
59. Hygienic living
60. Integrity
61. Kindness
62. Loyalty to duty
63. National unity
64. Non- violence
65. Obedience
66. Proper utilization of time
67. Patriotism
68. Quest for knowledge
69. Regularity
70. Reverence for old age
71. Simple living
72. Self-discipline
73. Self- respect
74. Self-support
75. Self- reliance
76. Self-restraint
77. Solidarity of mankind
78. Sense of social responsibility
79. Sympathy
80. Spirit of enquiry
81. Team spirit
82. Tolerance
83. Universal love
7. In generally, values may be classified as personal, social moral, spiritual and behavioural values.