TRANSFORMING THE PAKISTANI SOCIETY THROUGH PEACE EDUCATION—PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES
Keywords:
Peace, Violence, Transformation, Social evils, Pakistani SocietyAbstract
In face of the challenges of the 21st Century, Pakistan needs to address some of the social problems that, when properly addressed, have to play a key role in the establishment of a just and stable society. Some of the outstanding social issues are: injustice in all forms, corruption, poverty, and other anti-social practices including violence and terrorism—to name a few. These social issues have alarming negative impact on the socio-cultural network of the society ranging from: personal to institutional and national levels. Such problems are rooted in the marginalization of masses which is partially because of the low, inappropriate, and rigid education system. The knowledge, skill, and attitudes compendium is the essence of any standard education system, however, the Pakistani education system focuses more on the knowledge aspect, a little bit on skill aspect, while neglecting the attitudes aspect altogether. This attitudes aspect is usually the major concern of peace education. The aim of this research paper was to pinpoint the major challenges, related attitudes inculcation, and the possible role of peace education to present practical recommendations for transforming the Pakistani society.
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