Human Values In Higher Education Essay

Introduction

Values are defined most often as standards for determining levels of goodness or desirability. Values are generally loaded with affective thoughts about ideas, objects, behaviour etc. India’s higher education system is one of the oldest systems of the world. In spite of this there is no uniform expansion & development in this field. Our primordial embodiments i.e. Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha, on which education was based, are not even completely realized by scholars today. This is the main reason for degrading the level of human values in higher education in India. On one hand, people are getting rich by the degrees full of knowledge about various fields, simultaneously, loosing values and ethics etc. We ourselves are to be blamed

In each religion there are some moral rules & the followers of the same ought to follow those rules & responsibilities throughout their lives. In Philosophy “People’s Perception towards life is considered as human values.” Some other people accept that values are deeply rooted in our heritage & Culture. Any culture is identified by its values only. Our Indian culture is recognized worldwide unique because it is blossomed values.

For example in Hindu’s perception there are four primordial embodiments- Dharma, Artha, Kam & Moksha and Five practices- Satya, Ahinsha, Astaya, Aparigrah, & Brahmacharya. In nutshell, it can be said that human values, Morality & Character all these are interrelated with human behavior and behavior adopted by human beings who are advantageous for everyone insociety is known as human values. Recent crisis in ‘values’ in our youth has revived concern for value education in India.Values are the guiding principles of life that contribute to the all-round development of an individual. They give a direction to life and thus bring joy, satisfaction and peace. Values add quality to