The contribution of muslim schools to the implementation of value education in Ampara district: a comparative study between the state school and the model school

Abstract

Value education is the key to bring about reformation in the society. At present the family, private and government institutions provide value education to students. However, there is deterioration of values in society, especially among the children of Sri Lanka. School is the main agent that provides a platform to build values among the school population.The paper aims to study compares the existing value education in state and model schools, evaluates the reason for such value education and also proposes strategies that can be adopted at Muslim schools in Ampara district. The methodology used is mixed approach. The primary data has been collected through questionnaire, interview and observation from two state school and one model private school in Kalmunai. The findings reveal that the value action plan for value education of state school does not meet the standard of the private model school. The value expression reflected in the students of the private model school is better than the students of the state school.If the parents ,family and school follow the action plan implemented by the private school, in taking a collective effort and responsibility to uphold value education, it can have positive impact to reform the future generation of our society.