SPIRITUALITY, EDUCATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES

EYIBE S. CHUKWUKA, UDEGBE G. IFEYINWA, EYIBE G. NCHEDOCHUKWU and OBI C. CHUKWUMA
Publisher: JOTERD {"id":5,"volume_name":"Vol 5 Number 1","created_at":null,"updated_at":null,"url":"volumes\/5.jpg"} (1): 1: doi: 1 Published in 2017

The study sought to undertake spirituality, education and sustainability in developing economies. It also determined the extent to which education for environmental awareness, peace education without frontiers, philosophy of curriculum for peace and peace culture, nurture and care for future generation, human values for peace, widening our religious horizon, celebration of religious life and education for transformation, where-taken together, would explain spirituality and education in Nigeria. Spirituality is concerned with the quality of spirituality and education in the process of teaching, training and learning in school and school less environment to improve knowledge and develop skills to do the productive work necessary for the warfare of a given nation. The paper recommended that a culture of peace calls for sharing and avoidance of greed or consumerism mentality at the expense of others. The paper concluded that our present educational system and its curriculum do not prepare young people for good and sustainable life on mother earth

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