An Analytical Study of the Prevailing Education System in India in the Context of Values

Dr. Yograj Goswami

Keywords: values education; character education; SEL; moral development; curriculum; assessment; comparative education; policy analysis; hidden curriculum

This article examines how contemporary education systems conceptualize, embed, and assess values in schooling. Drawing on interdisciplinary scholarship from moral psychology, philosophy of education, comparative education, and curriculum studies, it analyses the dominant approaches—values inculcation, values clarification, character education, social and emotional learning (SEL), citizenship education, and ethics education—alongside the often-overlooked influence of the hidden curriculum and school culture. The paper maps tensions between academic accountability regimes and holistic aims, explores how pluralism and digital media complicate consensus on normative ends, and synthesizes insights from illustrative systems (e.g., Finland, India, Singapore, the UK, and Japan). It proposes an integrative framework —the Values-in-Education Ecology (VEE)—that aligns policy, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and school climate, emphasizing culturally responsive, dialogic, and practice-anchored value formation. The paper concludes with design principles and a research agenda for measuring value development without reducing it to narrow metrics, positioning values not as an add-on but as constitutive of quality education.

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"An Analytical Study of the Prevailing Education System in India in the Context of Values", IJSDR - International Journal of Scientific Development and Research (www.IJSDR.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.10, Issue 9, page no.a81-a87, September-2025, Available :https://ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2509012.pdf

Volume 10 Issue 9, September-2025

Pages : a81-a87

Paper Reg. ID: IJSDR_304797

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Country: Sri Ganganagar , Rajasthan , India

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