Offering a variety of perspectives on some of the most fundamental questions about moral education the volume is written in the belief that philosophy has an important contribution to make in bringing about a clearer understanding of the task of moral education. There is an international team of contributors including both philosophers and educationalists. These include; David Best, Brian Crittenden, Paul Hirst, Ruth Jonathon, John Kekes, Will Kymlicka, Alasdair MacIntyre and Amelie Oksenberg Rorty.
Offering a variety of perspectives on some of the most fundamental questions about moral education the volume is written in the belief that philosophy...
Moral and citizenship education are again at the forefront of educational attention with the recent governmental announcements about revisions to the National Curriculum frameworks to 2000 and beyond.
This book addresses some of the central issues in moral and citizenship education facing teachers today, embedding practical considerations in a theoretical context and reviewing teaching, learning and assessment strategies. It draws extensively on research but is written in a clear, accessible style. Citizenship and Moral Education examines the key concepts and provides an...
Moral and citizenship education are again at the forefront of educational attention with the recent governmental announcements about revisions to t...
Moral and citizenship education are again at the forefront of educational attention with the recent governmental announcements about revisions to the National Curriculum frameworks to 2000 and beyond.
This book addresses some of the central issues in moral and citizenship education facing teachers today, embedding practical considerations in a theoretical context and reviewing teaching, learning and assessment strategies. It draws extensively on research but is written in a clear, accessible style. Citizenship and Moral Education examines the key concepts and provides an...
Moral and citizenship education are again at the forefront of educational attention with the recent governmental announcements about revisions to t...
Sex education is rarely out of the news. Despite this, there exist surprisingly few studies of the principles, policies and practice of sex education. This book provides such an examination, focusing on the values to which children are exposed in sex education. Sex education inevitably involves the transmission of values, regardless of whether this is intended by teachers. Throughout the book, academic and professional literature on both values and sex education is reviewed and discussed. The authors look at the implicit liberal values, which underpin programmes of sex education, and at...
Sex education is rarely out of the news. Despite this, there exist surprisingly few studies of the principles, policies and practice of sex education....
This title, written for headteachers, teachers, governors and health workers, is divided into four parts: part one looks at the changing sexual attitudes and values between 1950 and 2000; part two analyses the principles underpinning sex education, including the problem of values in sex education, liberal values, health, well-being, pleasure and leisure, religious values, family values, and love; part three analyses how a school policy for sex education can be developed. It discusses the aims for sex education, frameworks for practice, the importance of listening to children and the...
This title, written for headteachers, teachers, governors and health workers, is divided into four parts: part one looks at the changing sexual attitu...
An investigation into how schools can influence the developing values of young people is given in this book. The authors first look, from the perspective of educationalists and policy makers, at values within contemporary education; in particular, moral, spiritual, democratic and environmental values together with arts and health education. Secondly, they focus on the values of pupils and schools, examining school aims and mission statements, the formal curriculum, school ethos and assessment of children's development.
An investigation into how schools can influence the developing values of young people is given in this book. The authors first look, from the perspect...
