This article examines the complexity of the education of values in the People's Republic of China (PRC) since the beginning of the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976). It attempts to provide an insight into how the central state has managed the values of music education with respect to the dynamic changes to its political ideology across these four…

Introduction: The importance of values education in current society continues to be one of the greatest challenges to our Educational System. Its pertinence becomes no less than inexcusable when we speak of education in social values during adolescence, or, during "Educacion Secundaria Obligatoria" ["N.T." Mandatory Secondary…

This article explores the problem of discussing a spiritual dimension in education within the secular context of western society, and Australian society in particular. It explores the idea that spirituality is relational and proposes an approach to learning that nurtures and gives expression to spirituality in terms of the connectedness students…

Many reports have highlighted the vulnerability of children's rights during times of conflict, and emergency education has come into being as a way of ensuring that children's educational needs are met in crisis situations. But how far can emergency education provide meaningful values education? The first section of this article examines the…

The role that public schools should play in citizenship education is addressed. Two questions are: (1) Should public schools provide citizenship education in the early years for all age groups? and (2) Should schools teach citizenship as an integrated set of values, not as an isolated affect toward country? The task of citizenship education as…

The authors present the DALSTRA model of decision making, a descriptive statement of ways individuals or groups respond to different kinds of decision-making problems they encounter. Decision making is viewed in two phases: the decision-making antecedents (whether to decide, how to decide) and the modes of decision making (Chance/Impulse,…

Many teachers attempt to ignore value questions in the social studies classroom, emphasizing intellectual development alone. Through actions and selection of topics and materials, however, a teacher suggests that he believes in certain ideas and events and, therefore, teaches values. The key issue here is not whether values should be taught, but…

Argues that the "just community" approach is the best available values education program for meeting the primary goal of feminism, in the elimination of injustices due to sexism. Suggests that educational policies and practices be examined to expose the social and value structures of schools. Describes the social and values structures of…

Provides a brief annotated bibliography of children's books which may be used to foster greater understanding of the five most popular holidays celebrated in U. S. public schools. The holidays are Columbus Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and St. Valentine's Day. (JDH)

The concepts of friendship, rules, property, obedience to authority, truth, promises, and sharing are appropriate for inclusion in values education materials for elementary students. Interviewers questioned 180 children in grades K-5 about their level of understanding of each concept and their perceptions of each concept's importance to their…

Using 254 mother-father-youth triads gathered from Catholic, Baptist, and Methodist churches, looked at patterns of parent-child value transmission. Membership in one denomination or another predicted children's values more than did their parents' values, indicating that value socialization takes place in cultural subgroups more than in nuclear…

Public agencies responsible for managing environmental resources give little attention to environmental values and judgments in inservice training programs. Training possibilities are suggested for increasing perspectives, awareness, and incorporation of environmental values and judgments, including interdisciplinary aspects. (Author/BW)

Argues that achieving the objectives of moral education (e.g., enabling students to learn how to govern themselves and exercise moral autonomy) requires consideration of both subjective and objective aspects of moral matters. Discusses Mordecai Nisan's concept of moral balance, with respect to conflict resolution. Applies the model in a discussion…

Children are not born responsible but must learn this from persons with greater maturity and wisdom. Unfortunately, contemporary culture is one in which many adults and youth are blatantly disrespectful toward one another. Disrespect toward children is so commonplace. As such, large numbers of youth are disconnected from adults. In this article,…

This article examines the curricular constructions that influence our perceptions of learner "ability" within games education. Games education has both inherent and intrinsic value for learners, and within this context, teachers make important choices about what they believe will be of most value and interest for students. This in turn impacts the…