Status of Peace Learning through Curriculum Based Activities in College Students: A Survey

Abstract

To investigate the current scenario related to activities helping students about peace learning in higher education, a survey of randomly selected 600 students of higher education was carried out in the Rajasthan state of India studying in science, commerce and humanities. Survey through a reliable and valid self-made checklist was done. Checklist constituted for a list of ten different academic and co-curricular activities usually organized in the colleges. Students’ responses on the checklist was qualitatively analyzed. Major findings in terms of their observations were included that activities like sports and games, debates and extempore, clubs events, seminar-conferences, class room teaching learnings and cultural programs organizing in higher education institutions are promoting peace learning related ideas at average level whereas activities plans related to assemblies, training programs, workshops and discussion forums are not sufficiently organized for peace learning in the higher education.