© Ian Doulton

What is What is MORAL SCIENCEMORAL SCIENCE? ? and what is and what is

COMMUNITY LIVINGCOMMUNITY LIVING??Finally: what is Finally: what is

VALUE EDUCATIONVALUE EDUCATION??

What is What is MORAL SCIENCEMORAL SCIENCE? ? and what is and what is

COMMUNITY LIVINGCOMMUNITY LIVING??Finally: what is Finally: what is

VALUE EDUCATIONVALUE EDUCATION??

What is Moral Science?What is Moral Science?

“Moral” “Science”

ScienceScience: a kind of study, knowledge acquisition

MoralMoral: the ‘rights’ and ‘wrongs’ of behaviour, customs, lifestyle

ApproachApproach: to inform...what is the meaning of kindness, honesty etc...

FocusFocus: it is on a syllabus

GoalGoal: An ‘informed’ person

MethodMethod: it is academic: A talk or notes to inform the student.

What is Community living?What is Community living?

CommunityCommunity: Awareness that we are part of a group that needs one another

LivingLiving: The right way to live together…ways and means of growing together

Approach -Approach - Guidance: Guidance: how to ‘live’ to ‘deal how to ‘live’ to ‘deal

with people’ etc… with people’ etc…

Approach -Approach - Guidance: Guidance: how to ‘live’ to ‘deal how to ‘live’ to ‘deal

with people’ etc… with people’ etc…

Focus -Focus - the Community: the Community: Working for the community…Working for the community…

Method - Reflection: Method - Reflection: To think about To think about the community… the community…

GoalGoal: UNITY!: UNITY!

What is Value Education?What is Value Education?

ValueValue: something we cherish very much, something we spend a lot on…

EducationEducation: a process that grows out of the person…after training and teaching

Approach - Approach - Integral: dealing Integral: dealing with the person as a whole with the person as a whole including his/her backgroundincluding his/her background

Approach - Approach - Integral: dealing Integral: dealing with the person as a whole with the person as a whole including his/her backgroundincluding his/her background

FocusFocus: the person: In this: the person: In thisapproach the person is the centre approach the person is the centre not the value…not the value…

Method - Experiential: Method - Experiential: Use experience to arrive Use experience to arrive at the goal…at the goal…

GoalGoal: Maturity: MaturityFully mature for that phase Fully mature for that phase of growthof growth

VALUE EDUCATION…entails the whole person within his/her surroundings – s/he has a particular experience and after reflecting on it can analyze, identify and implement it and grow to maturity.

A process to bring about desirable changes in accordance with our concept of what is ‘good.’

A process to bring about desirable changes in accordance with our concept of what is ‘good.’

To develop in the child: knowledge/ skills/attitudes/values/behaviour patternsTo develop in the child: knowledge/ skills/attitudes/values/behaviour patterns

Therefore a curriculum is designed for this purposeTherefore a curriculum is designed for this purpose

ITS SCOPEITS SCOPE

Development of proper values, Development of proper values, feelings and behaviour feelings and behaviour

patternspatterns

OUR GOAL:OUR GOAL:Education to Becoming (EB)Education to Becoming (EB)

EDUCATION TO EDUCATION TO BECOMING BECOMING

Involves:Involves:Knowing, feeling,Knowing, feeling,

doing…doing…

Values developed Values developed as habits… as habits…

first…first…

Leading to the Leading to the Appreciation Appreciation

of Values of Values

Offering Offering opportunities opportunities

to practice to practice valuesvalues

Development of Development of appropriate appropriate sensibilities sensibilities

Nurturing Nurturing concern and concern and commitmentcommitment

•All comprehensiveAll comprehensive•Environmental factorsEnvironmental factors•Involves emotions, Involves emotions, sensitivities sensitivities

DIRECTLYDIRECTLYdeliberatelydeliberately INDIRECTLYINDIRECTLY

through a regular through a regular academic academic curriculumcurriculum

INCIDENTALLYINCIDENTALLYspecific moments, specific moments,

e.g. failure, e.g. failure, theft….valourtheft….valour

The cumulative effect is: The cumulative effect is: THE ASSIMILATION OF A VALUETHE ASSIMILATION OF A VALUEThe cumulative effect is: The cumulative effect is: THE ASSIMILATION OF A VALUETHE ASSIMILATION OF A VALUE