Value - based education and interventions: importance to society
Keywords:
formation on the basis of values and interventions, a societyAbstract
Modern societies are facing a lot of challenges related to youth education and development. The idea that young people need high self-esteem in order to be psychologically healthy is responsible for the creation of ‘generation me’, so named because of the consistent rise in narcissism levels. People with high self-esteem are also just as aggressive and engage in antisocial behavior like cheating, as often as people with low self- esteem do. Therefore, value – based education is one of the essential concerns of modern society, because it could create a learning environment that opens up possibilities for students to develop their emotional intelligence and acknowledge the values in their lives. Research indicates that value – based education could bring desirable consequences for a society. For example, intervention programs enhancing compassion and self-compassion result in psychological well-being, emotional intelligence and wisdom. The paper analyses how the value- based education and interventions could help create more compassionate and cohesive modern society.