Many communities such as schools, families and workplaces appear to be missing a shared common vocabulary, based on universal positive values which provide a vision about how to create a prosperous society and sense of direction.
‘A society holds together through the quality of its shared values (Virtues), which are produced through a shared conversation.’ (Sachs, 1997) .
Children can strive in developing their Personal, Social and Emotional development when they are in a learning environment based on positive values, such as; honesty, respect, compassion, unity, responsibility, care and justice. Through analysis of relevant research that I will continue to explore throughout this literature review, I will highlight evidence that having
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Defining a Values based Education
Dr Neil Hawkes, the founder of Values based Education (VbE), has pioneered a new vision of education which is practiced around the world. He differentiates the definitions between Vbe and ‘Values Education’. Values based Education is an educational philosophy occurring when universal positive human values underpin everything an educational setting thinks about or does. Its aim is to develop humane self-leadership, founded on the capacity to inwardly reflect about thoughts and consequent actions. This also means that all school policies are crossed-referenced against the school 's values. (Hawkes, 2015).
Values Education (VE) is any activity promoting understanding and enactment of positive values. This develops positive predispositions and skills of both adults and children in order to reflect values in their active roles of their community. VE has an explicit and implicit element; explicit refers to the planned experiential activities that enable the children to develop an ethical vocabulary based on the values words, which builds ethical intelligence. The implicit element refers to, for instance, the way that staff use the values vocabulary to reinforce learning e.g. "Well done Thomas and Katie for showing so much cooperation when you worked together". (Hawkes,
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Explicit values education is important to help children become responsible contributing members of society and reach full learning potential (Lovat & Toomey, 2007). The Australian National Framework for Values Education in Australia Education (DEST, 2005) was implemented to provide further focus on values. It comprises nine values underpinning our democratic way of life in the pursuit of multicultural and environmentally sustainable society (DEST, 2005). More recently, the Melbourne Declaration of Education Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA, 2008) was released as a key guiding document that
I had many personal connections to these values. I also had a lot of fun thinking of ways I will incorporate teaching these lessons to my students. One of the main examples that always came to mind was modeling the values with my students. They will be very influential at the ages I will be working with. Many of the students will think anything their teacher does is the coolest thing ever. This is a great way to get the values across to the students. I can model the values and show them how it looks on a daily basis. Just as I will demand respect from my students, I will also treat them with respect. It would be unreasonable to expect things from my students if I am not also willing to act the same
A child’s development and learning commences from the earliest days of their lives. The unique identity of each individual stems from the relationships with people who provide love, care and emotional support. These relationships can be within the home environment, school playground or with extended family members and friends. Children respond to stimuli which in turn form the ‘internal working model’ (K101, Unit 5). This can be described as how we view ourselves and others within society; it influences what we expect and how we respond to situations.
Value statements are being developed in schools which are used in their policies and their code of ethics. Many of these values reflect a broader value of restorative justice, which includes respect, truthfulness, dependability, self-control, self-discipline, acceptance, responsibility and accountability.
Healy, Melissa. "Liberty vs. Morality: America's Search for Common Values Fighting to Fill the Values Gap." Los Angeles Times . May 26, 1996. pp. A1+ [SIRS]
I believe that values are taught and learned at an early age. If the teaching is successful, as it was in my case, the student should hold true to the values that he or she was raised with. Everybody is raised with different values, whether the difference is religious, moral, or social, and they should all be respected by others. I will not change or alter my values because they are very important to both my family and me, and I firmly believe in them.
The need for ethics and morality in education is more important now than ever before. The emergence of the single and two working parent family have led to the rise of the "latch key" child: the child who basically raises himself due to the absence of parents. Ethics and morality are also necessary in our schools to create individuals who are compassionate towards one another and of the world surrounding them.
The most successful way to instill righteous and moral behavior and thoughts is by demonstrating our respectable interactions and honest problem solving approaches during difficult times of our lives. “As adults we should dare to be adults that we want our children to be”. They learn by watching and are quick to mimic our behavior with their peers outside of home. The author writes that “we should strive to raise children who: engage with the world from a place of worthiness, embrace their vulnerabilities and imperfections, feel a deep sense of love and compassion for themselves and others, value hard work, perseverance, and respect, and also move through our rapidly changing world with courage and a resilient spirit” (214, 218-219). All of these elements will help to transform the way we live, love, and
"A value determines what a person thinks he ought to do, which may or may not be the same as he wants to do, or what is in his interest to, or what in fact he actually does. Values in this sense give rise to general standards and ideal by which we judge our own and others conduct; they also give rise to specific obligations” (CCETSW,
During this essay i’ll be describing how social values has change in the last 50 years and the impact it has on education in the united states.
...lusion, each value of the six values has continued to build on one another to give us the government we have today and guide us in the journey of racial/ethnical rights, women’s rights, immigration, and religion in government. Tolerance opens the door for the patience to respect ideas that are different from our own, these ideas can be expressed through the freedoms allowed to all individuals, by exploring those ideas we can pursue the truths necessary to make informed decisions that will continue to allow us to be self-reliant. These values will guide us to continue to make progress not only in these four debates but also in the numerous other issues facing our country. It is important to understand that these values build a foundation, a map, a moral guide to help each one of us broaden our perspectives, positively interact with others, and thrive in diversity.
Stephen L. Carter proposes that integrity and honesty among other virtues and morals were unintentionally taught to our society via religious scriptures, nonacademic lessons in public schools, and child rearing methods used by parents are in the “curriculum” of “character education”. Despite the differences of virtues in areas such as sectionalism, prejudice, and racism, "nurture" or rearing of a society with virtues such as honesty and integrity is best understood as "monkey-see monkey-do"-the “source of growth in children's cognitive, language, and social skills” (Kessenich, Maureen, et al. "Developmental Theory.").
The values that are operating in my perspective is my experience. I values certain things such as managing my money, preparing for my future as well as my family, getting an education is the gateway for social mobility. I also know the values of the individuals in the lower class of living paycheck to paycheck, there is limited planning, and as it relate to health, they are more likely to end up in the emergency room than scheduling an appointment with a physician. I can ...
Social and emotional learning is defined by Zins, Bloodworth, Weissberg and Walberg (2004, p. 4) as ‘the process through which we learn to recognize and manage emotions, care about others, make good decisions, behave ethically and responsibly, develop positive relationships, and avoid negative behaviours.’ Schools need to reflect and help in the social and emotional development of children to meet the expectations within their community. By integrating thinking, feeling and behaving it is possible to achieve these important life tasks.
...hould embrace and encourage the students to use these values to help achieve academic success.
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