Single National Curriculum of Early Childhood Care and Education for Inculcating Moral Values in Children – an Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.61841/qkv89b32Keywords:
Single National Curriculum, Early Childhood Care and Education, Moral Development, Values, ChildrenAbstract
The curriculum of any nation plays a vital role in promoting the students' knowledge and skills and defining the country's future well-being. Developing a Single National Curriculum of Early Childhood Care and Education in Pakistan aims to enhance social cohesion and equality among children by providing unified education. This study analyzed the curriculum and explored only one area or competency that helps to inculcate children's moral values. This study was qualitative in design and used a document analysis approach to focus on curriculum content. The result of the study portrayed that there is the provision of promoting moral values in the curriculum.
However, the clarity about moral values concerning the age group and alignment of values with competencies and learning outcomes require consideration. Further, teaching these values in the early years needs explanation, elaboration, and demonstration in the holistic sense.
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