| The world at present is governed by a culture of violence and aggression. Human existence seems to be at stake. Peace education is the crying need of the hour. It seeks to infuse in the learners the perspectives, values, skills and attitudes required to replace the culture of violence with the culture of peace. It is a conscious effort to orient the students in peaceful ways and behaviors through the inculcation of values of co-operation, togetherness, mutual understanding, non-violence, respecting individual difference. Peace education is closely associated with the concepts of human right, gender equality, social justice, human values, disarmament etc. School plays a vital role in imparting peace education. Hence, the school should be developed as place of peace. The initiative should be incorporated in the environment, curriculum, and pedagogical approach. The approach should be holistic, cooperative, experiential and humanist. The peace educators as the agents of peace should ideally practice the values and principles they wish to preach. |