Inculcation of Ethics Through Education and Globalization Effects on Ethics

Inculcation of Ethics Through Education andis right and wrong. Such individuals are the real
Globalizationantidotes to the bad effects of globalization.
Effects on EthicsPositive aspects of Globalization
           ÂØ     Foreign Direct
           ÂInvestment (FDI) has helped to reduce poverty by
           Âcreating jobs and improving incomes.
           ÂØ     The expansion of trade
           Âand foreign investment has accelerated social mobility
           Âand strengthened the middle class.
           ÂØ     New communications
           Âand information technology have helped disseminate
           Âknowledge in many fields of study and disciplines.
           ÂØ     Communication is
           Âcheaper and easier. Costs of telephone calls as well
           Âas travel have fallen. This makes it easier to
          Âunderstand one another. Communities although
INTRODUCTIONheterogeneous, can be more cooperative now that
'The care of human life and happiness, and not theirare more means of understanding each other.
destruction, is the first and only object of goodØ     Globalization makes it
government'…………..Âpossible for humanity to have compassion for each
Thomas Jefferson. Âother when calamities, natural or man-made, affect
'When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint.others.
When I ask why the poor have no food, they callØ     Issues such as human
me arights and public accountability are brought to the
¦..Dom Helder Camara.fore.
           NowÂ
we are living in the technological modern world.Ø     The rights of women
Science and Technology have a prominent role in theare highlighted and the problems many women face
development of the any nation in the world. India is aare now addressed.
developing county in the world. Indian economy is theNegative aspects of Globalizationv   Â
fourth largest economy in the world. ÂEnvironmental degradation due to unrestrained
According to 2001 census the literacy rate of India isactivities of multinational corporations whose sole aim
64.84%. It is very less when compared to developedis to multiply profits.v    Although
county in the world. The Planning Commission made apoverty has been reduced to a certain extent, new
survey for finding out the number of persons beloweconomic disparities have been created. There are
poverty line and estimated that 18.96% of the totalstark regional disparities in poverty.v   Â
peoples live below poverty line as of the yearBasic necessities in life are set aside in favour of
1993-94. It is necessary to take care about poor andprofits. Many developing countries have been
illiteracy.occupied with facilitating foreign investment in
ETHICSindustries that are lucrative to foreign markets and
          Âdiscarding the most fundamental needs of the
Ethics is a major branch of philosophy, encompassespeople.v    Globalization aids the
right conduct and good life. It is significantly broaderremoval of national controls over cross-border
than the common conception of analyzing right andfinancial flows. Dramatic outflows of capital from one
wrong. A central aspect of ethics is "the good life",country to another have caused havoc in some
the life worth living or life that is satisfying, which iscurrencies, particularly in Southeast, and South Asia
held by many philosophers to be more importantincluding Bangladesh.v    Advances in
than moral conduct. The major problem is thetechnology aggravated by the outflow of capital to
discovery of the summum bonum, the greatestlow cost production sites in the developing countries
good. Âhas caused growing unemployment in the developed
          Âcountries, which is an cause offence to human
Ethics are related to institutions and rights. Thedignity.v    Globalization has popularized
Universal Declaration of Human Rights and humanthe consumer culture. Consumerism has given birth to
rights accordingly stem from ethics even if no moralmaterialism where people are more interested in
grounds can be adduced. Yet moral grounds are towhat they have rather than the essential aspects of
be found everywhere, including science. From thehumanity.v    Global consumerism is
point where, in the name of ethics, science itselfnow forming a homogeneous global culture where
does not fall outside this domain, morals, similarly, dorich indigenous cultures of many developing countries
not lie outside the realm of ethics as ethics are aare being replaced by cultures with vibrant
profoundly human, secular construction in so far aseconomies.v    Formal education
they represent a conscious choice or plan and a legalsystems are emphasizing technical and managerial
endeavour in terms of the law. The confusion thatskills responding to market demands and leaving aside
exists between rights and values on the one handtraditional academic subjects. This means that
and between morals and ethics on the other lie ateducation is nothing more than acquiring specific skills
the heart of the debate on universal ethics, that is toand techniques to do business and less emphasis on
say, universal ethics based on recognition of humandevelopment of social or basic sciences.v  Â
rights. Although the IT boom has given rise to an
          Âexpanse of information there is a lot of information
Morals are linked to the very definition of ethics.that is useless and meaningless causing people to be
Moral principles are extremely diverse. As it happens,pre-occupied with unimportant things.v  Â
morals, historically speaking, have come to be Double standards are present in the human rights
increasingly connected with religion as human societyaspect of the present world where they are used as
has developed. Therefore, the moral debate has alsopart of many governments' policy but only when it
become a religious one and, as many religioussuits them.
phenomena do not lie beyond the scope of laws,          Â
between majorities and minorities, nor the ideologicalBecause of globalization we have some advantages
choices involved, it may be difficult to find the sameand disadvantages. We are human beings. Take good
moral values for all societies. Moral values are verythings and leave bad things. The policies of some
diverse. A number of values are universal.developed countries are not good for developing
In generally, values may be classified as;countries. The ethical value decreases day by day.
?        Personal ValuesThe business person gives more important for profit
?        Social Valuesonly. Organizational ethics is very important.
?        Moral ValuesCentre for Globalization
?        Spiritual ValuesThe Yale Center for the Study of Globalization uses
anda variety of means to explore globalization and
?        Behaviouralpromote the flow of ideas pertinent to our core
values.issues. The activities organized by the YCSG are
All these values are necessary for all types ofdesigned to interconnect in ways that will further the
persons in the society.Center's mission and enable us to achieve our goals.
Why Ethics?It is necessary to establish this type of centre in our
           Touniversity also. In the modern generation also
enable young people to appreciate themselves andcomputer literacy is very low in our community. It is
others, and to take greater responsibility for theirvery sad thing that our students have no interest to
actions and for the world around them.learn computer education. It is very necessary in the
ETHICS AND ECONOMICSscientific and technological world.
          ÂINCULCATION ETHICS THOUGH EDUCATION
There are three ways in which ethics entersÂ
economics. First, economists have ethical values thatÂ
help shape the way they do economics. This builds          Â
into the core of economic theory a particular view ofValue education means inculcating in the children a
how the economy does work and how it shouldsense of humanism, a deep concern for the well
work. Second, economic actors (consumers, workers,being of others and the nation. This can be
business owners) have ethical values that help shapeaccomplished only when we instill in the children a
their behavior. Third, economic institutions and policiesdeep feeling of commitment to values that would
impact people differentially and thus ethicalbuild this country and bring back to the people pride
evaluations, in addition to economic evaluations, arein work that brings order, security and assured
important.progress.
Economists have Ethical Values          Â
           TheValue education has the capacity to transform a
issue of ethical value judgments in economics is atdiseased mind into a very young, fresh, healthy,
least as old as the John Neville Keynes argumentnatural and attentive mind. The transformed mind is
which divided economics into three areas: positivecapable of higher sensitivity and a heightened level of
(economic theory), normative (welfare economics),perception this leads to fulfillment of the evolutionary
and practical (economic policy). The first deals withrole in man and in life
'what is', the second with 'what ought to be', and the           By
third with how to get from one to the other.saying autobiography of good persons like Gandiji,
Although the majority of economists admit thatVivekananda, Ramakrishna Paramahamsa,
ethical values permeate welfare economics andRamananda, Tagore and Sathya Sai Baba; we can
economic policy, they proceed with some confidenceeasily inculcate values in the students and in the
in the belief that their work in pure and appliedpeople.
economic theory is ethically neutral. MethodologistsÂ
studying the question are more cautious.Thinking with love is truth
          ÂFeeling with love is peace
Ethics in the relationship between developed and lessActing with love is right conduct
developed countries dictates that theUnderstanding with love is non-violence
developedcountries treat the less developed-Sathya Sai
countries fairly, aware of their disadvantaged          Â
economic position, andacknowledging that takingAccording the Sathya Sai Baba the following five
advantage of one's own economic power inevitablyvalues are necessary for students.v   Â
will hurt the poor withindeveloping countries.Right Conductv    Peacev  Â
What is unethical? Truthv    Lovev   Â
- Economic institutions, rules, practices whichNon-Violence
disadvantage the poor will be viewed as unethicalGandhi's Values:
- Ethical behavior requires "progressivity": the poor           In
should benefit disproportionatelyorder to create new social order Gandhiji introduced
- Hypocritical behavior viewed as unethicalNai Talim in the year 1937, which is popularly known
Âas Basic Education.
- Advisers who are not "fully honest" viewed as1.     Truth
unethical2.     Non-violence
Â3.     Freedom
ETHICS AND GLOBALIZATION4.     Democracy
Â5.     Sarva Dharma Samabhava
           The6.     Equality
world has been utterly transformed in recent years7.     Self-realization
by a phenomenon affecting us all, what we call8.     Purity of ends and means
globalization. Although there was a time when it was9.     Self-discipline
possible for citizens of one country to think of10. Suddhi
themselves as owing no obligation to the people of           If
other nations, admittedly that was long ago. Todaythere is no place for values education in the
national borders have less meaning as issues of trade,curriculum, we can inculcate values through other
environment, and health, along with incrediblesubjects like Social Sciences & Technology. Learning
technological advances of the last century, have lefttakes place through lesson plans based on practical,
us with a legacy of connectedness we cannot ignore.meaningful and fun activities using the five
           Wecomponents of:
know globalization involves complete economic- Stories - about life, identity & relationships;
liberalization, i.e., opening doors to big businesses.- Quotations, poems and prayers;
Multinational corporations are at the forefront.- Songs and music;
Globalization wants the governments around the- Silent sitting - exercises leading to inner calm and
world to create an environment that is as conducivepeace;
as possible to its growth of business. Regional- Activities e.g. drama, discussion, games, role play,
groupings like APEC, GATT and WTO are totallycommunity service, etc.
committed to the same goal. The connectionÂ
between big businesses, governments and regionalCONCLUSIONS
and international institutions to create an environment          Â
for globalization is not an accident. It has historicSwamy Vivekananda said "We want that education
roots in colonization, and as such, the dominantby which character is formed, strength of mind is
forces behind globalization are based in the developedincreased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one
world. Nonetheless, it would be wrong to describecan stand on one's own feet". It is true. It is our
globalization today as a replica of the WesternGovernment duty to give such type of education for
colonial experience only. This is because one of theeach and every student in the country. Through
centres of power is based in Japan. Other centres ofeducation only we can solve all types of problems.
control in Northeast and Southeast Asia are emerging.Through education it is easy to motivate people
           Inabout Ethical value and Moral values and human
reflecting on the good and bad sides of globalizationrights. Education gives knowledge, strength and
we find that whatever good has come out of it iscreativity. India is a fourth largest economy in the
actually a by-product. The very motive, maximizingworld. The youth population is also very high. By
profit is responsible for its bad sides. So, globalizationproper using of science & technology and human &
may well be one of the most serious challenges evernatural resources India will become developed
to the integrity of human civilization. Since societycountry in the world.
and culture hold some positive aspects it is importantWe must protect the forests for our children,
that it is not completely rejected. Ethics and moralgrandchildren and children yet to be born. We must
standards should be injected into some economicprotect the forests for those who can't speak for
activities as a short-term and medium-term strategy.themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees.
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