AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH IN BUILDING TOLERANCE AS AN EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLE AMONG SCHOOL ADOLESCENT

Abstract

Tolerance is an integral part of the social ethics, religion and laws of any society in the world. Tolerance plays a vital role in stability and consistency of a society. It keeps a society in balance. The nature and existence of tolerance vary from society to society. Education plays a vital role in promoting tolerance in any society of the world. The nature, existence and procedural integration of tolerance with education is different in different societies of the world. Most influential sources of tolerance in any society are almost similar. The study focuses on developing tolerance as an education principle. It enlightens the sources and elements of tolerance through theoretical approach of tolerance. The study is significant for the researchers, academicians, educationists as well as policy makers. Thematic content analysis, a deductive way of coding has been used to specify the criteria for concluding discussion of tolerance from the theoretical framework. In view of concluding discussion and figure representation, it has been concluded that religious beliefs, cultural traditions, international vision are the major sources of tolerance. Focus and objectives of tolerance in religious beliefs and international vision is almost equal but cultural traditions show inequality in the nature, existence and sources of tolerance.