Moral/Value Education: History and its Present State

Abstract

This research paper aims to provide a comprehensive background of moral and value education starting form ancient age through medieval period till the modern period. The history of value education must be studied in order to understand how value education has arrived at its current state. First, education in Indian traditions was more comprehensive, with the ultimate goal of education under the Vedic education system being the cultivation of character. However, there are some distinctions in the western educational system regarding value education. This paper will look at how value education was in the ancient world, how it persisted in the Middle Ages, and how education was completely restructured at the dawn of the modern era. Finally, this paper will give details about the current situation of value and character education, as well as how nation states are adopting value education in their own countries.