International understanding refers to friendship and harmony among nations of the world, with each maintaining their own identity and sovereignty. It involves broad knowledge of other cultures and customs, seeing oneself as part of a global community, and respect for human rights. Education plays a key role in fostering international understanding by teaching democratic ideals, interdependence, and countering nationalism. It aims to promote mutual understanding, world peace, and human welfare globally.

5. International understanding is a sense world citizenship .this sense
emphasis that all human beings are equal and members of the world
family .
In other words international understanding indicates love,
sympathy, cooperation ,among people of all nations of world.
ACCORDING TO GOLD SMITH,” International understanding
Or internationalism as a feeling that the individual is only a member
of his state , but a citizen of the world,”.
ACCORDING TO A.M MISHRA ,”International understanding refers
to friendship and harmony against different nations of world and
also includes cooperation amongst them-each one maintaining its
identity and sovereinty as usual,”.

6. BROAD KNOWLEDGE
CUSTUMS ,TRADITIONS,CULTURE OF OTHER COUNTRIES ARE
KNOWN
 COMPREHENSIVE VIEW
EVERY ONE IDENTIFIES HIMSELF WITH THE WHOLE WORLD OF
HUMANITY
UNDERSTANDING OF SIMILARITY AND DISSIMILARITIES
RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
THERE IS SORT PF WORLD DEMOCRACY WHICH STRENGTH
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES OF LIFE

7. TO ENSURE WORLD PEACE
TO PREVENT WORLD WARS
TO PREVENT/PROMOTE HUMAN WELFARE
TO PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND
INTERDEPENDENCE
TO MAINTAIN SOVEREIGNITY

8. International dimensions
Principle of respect for all people
Principle of interdependence
Communications
Rights and duties
Necessity
All round participation

9. Education for international understanding is essential for peace , love ,
cooperation etc. This is an education based on the idea of mankind .this
kind of education promotes ,”understanding ,tolerance and friendship
among all nations ,race and religions.
A)WHY EDUCATION FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING?
Education for international understanding is vital need of present
generations for following chief reasons:
 1.To counteract wrong emphasis on ,” My country ,right or wrong,”.
 2.To emphasis interdependence and good relationship of human race.
 3.To educate democratic ideals
B) RACE AND POSSIBILITIES OF EDUCATION FOR INTERNATIONAL
UNDERSTANDING
1.Education of right of people.
2.Maintainance of peace.
3.Action to ensure this exercise and observation of human rights.
4.Fight for better quality of life.
5.Struggle against decease.

10. C) EDUCATION FOR PEACE AND INTERNATIONAL
COMMUNITY
Peace education strengthens communications of minds and hearts .it
increases global awareness and cooperation in ways of peace.
D) EDUCAT ION FOR INTERNATIONAL WAYS AND MEANS
Education for world understanding is the major responsibility of
educational institutions for simple reason that most important years of
human life when attitudes are developed are spent within school or
college boundaries.
The following programme of education for international understanding
may be organized keeping in view the points highlighted below:

11. A)REDESIGNING THE CURRICULUM
The redesigned curriculum should enable our students :
1. To learn the earth is home of man and other living things .
2. To inculcate respect for all religions of the world.
3. To learn how to promote better understanding of the interdependence
of people of world.
B) INSTRUCTION IN VARIOUS SCHOOL SUBJECTS
All the subjects should have a social content ,learning the pupils from
national to international interdependence.
C) SCHOOL CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES
1. Celebrating international week and independence days of other
countries.
2. Inviting foreign scholars .
3. Organizing and running international clubs.
4. Celebrating anniversaries of great man in the world

12. D) FACE TO FACE CONTACT
1.International camps.
2.Cultural and study tours.
3.Exchange of students and teachers among different countries.
4.Institution of international character.
E) ROLE OF TEACHER
1.Broad outlook
2.To understand man as man
3.Wedding out idea of violence and war
4.Emphasizing peace .
5.Cultivating right values .
6.Educating adult society.
7.Correct interpretation.
8.Use of effective method of teaching.

15. In today’s modern world education has an important role in everyone’s life
. It teaches individuals how to build a culture and peace and spread peace
by forming relations with the people .
Education is the difference maker and only it can bring the change in the
behaviour and personality.
CONCEPT OF PEACE
Peace education is presented in three ways

16. Three main concepts are :
1.Absent of war
2. Peace of mind
3.Salvation from exploitation and give justice
MEANING OF PEACE EDUCATION
Peace education is the science which studies the moral necessities of human
in which these requirements are fulfilled .This education or science makes
the people aware about human rights peace education is that education
that forms a non- exploitative , non violent and just society.
ACC TO K.S VASVARAJ,” peace education is a program and a process which
develops the feeling to appreciate the value of peace and feeling of
intelligence in youth . This is the preparation for establishing the just ,
systematic and coordinating society”.
ACC TO ALBERT EINSTEIN ,” peace is not merely the absence of war but the
presence of justice ,of law of order, in short of , government.”

17.  To bring good changes for making the
world a place of humanity.
 To make the students aware to spread
peace in global society .
To modify the behaviour at global
level to remove war situations .
To promote positive human relations .

18. AIMS
1. It develops the skill of underlying the global problems form peace .
2. Peace education can resolve the clouds of conflict .
3. It makes the individual aware not to discriminate on any basis.
4. Helps to modify the behaviour of the people which is important for
cultural diversity.
5. Peace education has played important role in forming a good
understanding .
CHARACTERSTICS OF GLOBAL PEACE
1.Absence of aggressive situations .
2.Healthy interpersonal relationship.
3.State of prosperity and working political order.
4.Presence of healthy cultural and economic relationship.
5.Peaceful existence .
6. Calm and quiet situations.
7.Relationship variables .
8.Dynamics and not static.

19. NEED / IMPORTANCE OF GLOBAL PEACE EDUCATION
1.Peace from restrictions .
2.Peace in changes.
3. No interference .
4.No secret agreement.
5.No attack .
6.Peaceful solution of disputes .
7.Basic needs .
8.Human welfare.
WAYS AND MEANS OF ESTABLISHING GLOBAL PEACE
1. Diplomatic efforts.
2. Stopping the proliferation of arms.
3. Preventive deployment.
4. Protecting humanitarian interests.
OBSTACLES
1.Selfishness
2.Materialistic comforts.
3.perception.
4.circumstances.

20. STEPS TO MAINTAIN PEACE.
1.Good education and socialization.
2.Social fabric needs to be strengthened .
3.Essence of spiritual life.
4.Essence of religion .
5.Better understanding.
6.Deeds ,duties and consequences .
7.Conscience as corner stone.
8.Sense of security.
9. Sense of peace .
10.Right attitudes.

21. PRINCIPLES OF PROMOTING PEACE IN
CLASSROOMS.
1.Listen to understand
2.Share with others
3.Respect for life
4.Reject violence
ROLE OF EDUCATION FOR MAINTAING GLOBAL
PEACE
Peace education includes :
1.Cultivation of peace building skills .
2. Peace skill for analyzing global conflicts.
3. Peace educators teach every ethic to the student.
4. Educate for second security system.
5. Use a pedagogy which is democratic.

22.  Education is the key to uniting nations and removing conflicts by
providing information to children.
 education is the key to combating poverty, promoting peace etc.
ACTIVITIES
Peace education is a combined education focusing on rights , democracy,
international understanding ,non violence ,etc .all these values must be
conveyed in institutions . students should must be given , all the
activities which promote cooperation , coordination, among students.
TRAINING
The training of every member of curriculum is crucial. Education
promotes the development of whole person so that he/she can be act as
a role model in the society in a caring and responsible manner.
SCHOOL TO BE SAFE AND SECURE
School should be safe and secure to enhance the learning among the
students

23. Education and peace are both sides of a same coin
they both can not be seperated from each other .
1. End of barbaric tendencies .
2. Knowledge of consequences of drastic events.
3. Provides employment.
4. Good and civilized .
5. Efforts for making peace.
6. Peace for welfare of country.