A comparative study on Value Education among Primary and Secondary school Teacher

Value Education, as it is generally used, refers to a wide gamut of learning and activities ranging from training in physical health, mental hygiene, etiquette and manners, appropriate social behavior, civic rights and duties to aesthetic and even religious training. To some, value education is simply a matter of developing appropriate behavior and habits involving inculcation of certain virtues and habits. In opposition to such a conception, it is pointed out that value education has an essentially cognitive component in it and that this should not be ignored. Actually the ability to make moral judgment based on sound reasoning is a very important aim of value education and has to be deliberately cultivated. The present study was aims to investigate the concept of value education among primary and secondary school teachers of Nadia District. Concept and knowledge of value education measure by questionnaire. The data were analyzed with the help of statistical techniques like mean, Standard deviation and t-value. The result of Analysis shows that, there exists significant difference in value education concept among primary and secondary school teacher. Secondary school teachers have greater value education concept than primary school teacher in Nadia district.