Abstract
Peace is the essential message of Islam. It can be inculcated among the learners at the
critical time of their grooming such as elementary education. Heritage education is one of
the most influencing area that leaves relatively permanent imprint on the thinking and
practice of the learners. Hence; peace can be inculcated among the students through
heritage education. Therefore, in this paper the existing content of elementary education
in Pakistan was analysed with reference to the peace-blended content on heritage
education. The problem under study was, “Forging peace through heritage education at
elementary level in Pakistan”. The objectives were: to critically evaluate the existing
courses of Pakistan studies with reference to the inclusion of heritage education related
materials for promoting peaceful behaviours among the students; and what corrective
measures could be suggested to strengthen peace-promoting behaviours among students
through heritage education. The study was of analytical nature as the courses of Pakistan
Studies for elementary level were analysed so as to search for heritage education related
content that is tailored for promoting peaceful attitudes. The paper is rooted in the
integrative approach of content selection pertaining to peace promoting heritage
education for any schooling level. All the courses of Pakistan studies taught at elementary
level constituted the population. The sample consisted of courses meant for elementary
school level in the public sector. The said courses were analysed from two aspects, that is,
how much content related to heritage education is included in the text; and how the same
is devised for the promotion of peaceful behaviours. It was found that some topics related
to heritage education are there in the content but they are not properly arranged in a
peace-promoting manner. It was found that the said contend is less, un-practical,
HABIB ELAHI SAHIBZADA, SHAKIRULLAH, MUHAMMAD ASIF KHAN. (2017) Forging Peace through Heritage Education at Elementary Level in Pakistan, Pakistan Heritage, Volume 9 , Issue 1 .
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