Peace education in secondary schools of Mizoram

• Published date: 01 June 2021
• Author: Lokanath Mishra
• Date: 01 June 2021
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/crq.21311

PRACTICE INSIGHTS

Peace education in secondary schools of

Mizoram

Lokanath Mishra

Department of Education, Mizoram

University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India

Correspondence

Lokanath Mishra, Department of

Education, Mizoram University, Aizawl,

Mizoram, India.

Email: munumishra7@gmail.com

Abstract

Peace education aims to equip future citizens with the

necessary knowledge, attitudes, and skills to acknowl-

edge and respect all kinds of diversity and understand-

ing with human dignity. This article is based on

empirical research to examine the practices of peace-

related activities in secondary schools of Mizoram.

Mixed method was employed in this study. The second-

ary school students and the teachers of Mizoram were

the target populations of the study. The total sample of

the study comprised of 200 students: 100 boys and

100 girls of class IX; 100 teachers from 20 government

secondary schools of Mizoram were drawn through a

simple random sampling technique. A self-made ques-

tionnaire consisting of 23 items, semi-structured inter-

view, and Focus Group Discussion were used as the

techniques of data collection. The study showed that

peace education components embedded in the existing

curriculum were being taught through cocurricular

and extracurricular activities. This article concludes by

suggesting that teachers need to consider and include

the guiding principles of peace and should encourage

students to develop their critical thinking, reasoning,

awareness of societal problems and issues, broadening

their outlook, and concentrating on studies and to be

associated with cocurricular activities.

KEYWORDS

curriculum, peace, peace education, peace values

Received: 21 May 2020 Revised: 4 May 2021 Accepted: 10 May 2021

DOI: 10.1002/crq.21311

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