Identification of Peace Elements and Characteristics in 8th Grade Urdu Textbook

Peace is necessitated every-whereas today, due to increasing violence in schools, colleges, universities and consequently in the society. How can be deal with violent thinking and behavior? It is only possible through educating peace and peace education should be started at elementary level. To inculcate peaceable thinking in the minds of the students, early childhood foundation is very crucial. This research deals with the analysis of curriculum of Urdu of 8th grade regarding the identification of peace elements and expected characteristics of the personality from these elements. Documentary analysis was conducted through the review of the book of Urdu. Indicators of peace education were extracted from the thorough review of literature and these indicators were reviewed by the experts. In the light of these indicators, elements of peace were identified in the book and in the perspective of these elements, desired characteristics were concluded. Consequently the research proves that curriculum of Urdu can play very vital role in the characterization of the young students for inculcating peace in the students through the book of Urdu is very much related by the nature of its content.