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Education is the means for an all-round development of man. It is needless to mention about its role and importance in life. Mahatma Gandhi has rightly noted, Education is an unending exercise till death. Only it can act as a means to the end of a successful life. It can help mould and shape human body, mind and character in such a manner that they may act as means to achieve joy and efficiency. Peace and development are subjects of human life, which are, apart from connecting to one-another, necessary elements that make life purposeful. Both are dynamic in their nature and complementary to one-another. To create an atmosphere of peace, to guide people on the true pathway to development, the role of education is vital. Thus, we can see education, peace and development as inter connected aspects of human life; they cannot be separated from one-another and their role cannot be minimized. The significance of all these three aspects in human life is brought together in this volume entitled, Education, Peace and Development. In this edited volume, by Dr. Ravindra Kumar-an eminent scholar, the contributors, from India and abroad, have, by accepting the importance of the subject, attempted to present their respective viewpoints on the topics of education, peace and development. Divided into five parts-General Observation, Gandhian Perspetives, Conflicts Resolution, Overview and Case Studies-this volume is an attempt to draw the attention of those interested in the subject, besides the general reader. About the Author Dr. Ravindra Kumar, a renowned Indologist, edcuationist and Gandhian scholar, is a writer of repute with more than one hundred books and four hundred articles/lectures on great personalities of the Indian sub-continent, especially Gautama Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi, and on various socio-political, educational, cultural and academic issues to his credit. A columnist to the UPI-Asia, Dr. Kumar has served the University of Meerut, India as its Vice Chancellor. He is associated with several academic, cultural, educational, peace and social institutions and organisations in India and abroad, and has also been a Consultant to the United Nations UPGS. As an international professor and a cultural ambassador of India, Dr. Kumar has especially delivered lectures in leading institutions and universities of the world on Asian values, civilisation, culture, education, Gandhism, international co-operation and understanding, leadership, way of life, world peace and youth affairs. Besides being the Editor-in-Chief of Global Peace International Journal since 2001, he has organised seminars and symposiums at national-international levels on Religion and Politics, Morality and Ethics in Public Life, Education, Peace and Development, Non-violence, Democracy, Human Rights and Gandhism. Dr. Ravindra Kumar is a leading contributor to many known journals of the world. Along with 'Nirala Smriti Samman', Shan-i-Kaum', 'Ambassador for Peace', 'Master of Wisdom' and 'Peace Messenger', 'Padma Shri' was conferred upon Dr. Kumar by the President of the Indian in 2001. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Brief of Contributors Part I : Genral Observation Education for Peace Five Points to Promote Peace through Education Education for Peace: A Need of the Hour Overcoming Communalization of Education-Path of Peace Part II : Gandhian Perspectives Education and Peace: A Gandhian Perspective In Quest of Alternative Civilization: The Gandhian Education Revisited Part III : Conflict Resolution Mapping the Prospects of Conflict Resolution through Peace Education in a Nuclearized South Asia Part IV : Methodology Gender Perspective on Education and Peace Education through Communication: An Asian Perspective Education to Heart: An Essential Foundation for Peace Part V : Case Studies Globalization and Multiculturalism as Paradigm Shifts in Higher Education: The Role fo the Trakya University in Sustaining Academic, Social and Cultural Development in the Balkans The Context of Globalized and Multicultural Educational Programmes and Support Services: The Sample of the Trakya University Index