Last 4 Issues
Explore the latest published issue of The Compass, featuring editorial insights, scholarly articles, abstracts, and the complete downloadable edition.
The Compass
Volume 17 | December 2025
Volume 17 presents a collection of scholarly articles that contribute to contemporary discourse in the fields of humanities, education, social development, and community studies. Readers can access the editorial, table of contents, individual abstracts, and the complete issue in PDF format.
The Compass
Volume 16 | July 2024
Technology is reshaping education, but its true value lies in being guided by universal human values such as empathy, integrity, and social responsibility. This issue of The Compass explores how technology can promote inclusive, learner-centered education while supporting the vision of NEP 2020 through flexible curricula and holistic learning. The articles highlight the importance of ethical education, support for marginalized learners, and the development of critical thinking, creativity, and lifelong learning. By combining technological innovation with human values, education can prepare students to contribute meaningfully to society and build a more just, compassionate, and sustainable future.
The Compass
Volume 15 | Issue 1 | October 2022
Tertiary education plays a vital role in economic growth, poverty reduction, and sustainable development. However, a significant number of students in India and across the world drop out before completing their education, limiting both personal and national progress. While much attention is given to increasing enrollment, greater focus is needed on improving completion rates and understanding the reasons behind student dropouts. This article highlights the need to address socio-economic challenges, relevance of education, inclusion of marginalized groups, and opportunities such as flexible learning, skill development, and distance education. It also emphasizes that the provisions of NEP 2020, including multiple entry and exit pathways, can help reduce dropout rates and support students in successfully completing their tertiary education.
The Compass
Volume 15 | Issue 2 | October 2022
NEP 2020 lays great emphasis on holistic development of students through multidisciplinary and holistic education, meaning to “develop social, physical, intellectual, emotional, and moral capacities of human beings in an integrated manner.”
The Compass
Volume 14 | Issue 1 | October 2021
The Compass has entered its fourteenth year as a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated to education in universal human values. Supported by expert reviewers and an advisory committee, the journal promotes high-quality research based on independent inquiry, inclusivity, and ethical scholarship. This issue focuses on education for social cohesion, emphasizing the role of education in building united, inclusive, and prosperous communities. The articles highlight how NEP 2020 and value-based education can foster unity in diversity, encourage holistic development, and contribute to creating a more peaceful and progressive society.
The Compass
Volume 14 | Issue 2 | October 2021
The research articles published in our last The Compass issue were well-received, and we are encouraged to publish a few more articles on the same all-important topic of education for social cohesion. It’s a well-established fact that the first educator of a child is his/her mother. “The mother is the first teacher of the child. The message she gives that child, that child gives to the world.” — Malcolm X (Mother- A child’s first teacher - smilefoundationindia) And Abdu'l-Baha says, “…it is woman who educates man, not the reverse. She rears the children; she cares for the home upon which the body politic is founded; she gives birth to mighty leaders.” (The Great Educator of Man is Woman, 2022, http://239days.com) In other words, the foundation of social cohesion is laid in the heart and mind of the child when he/she is being nursed by his/her mother and is not considered to be developed enough to learn. Mindful parenting, hence, that nurtures in the child the qualities of inclusivity and unity should be considered as the cornerstone for education in social cohesion.