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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.; Insights are provided with guidance on how values may be most effectively incorporated into the activities of the schools. This book is intended to be of use as a practical and informative guide to all those involved in primary and secondary education and those interested in values education generally.
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Values in Education and Education in Values
Values in Education and Education in Values Edited by
J.Mark Halstead and Monica J.Taylor
(A member of the Taylor & Francis Group) London • Washington, D.C.
UK The Falmer Press, 4 John Street, London WC1N 2ET USA The Falmer Press, Taylor & Francis Inc, 1900 Frost Road, Suite 101, Bristol, PA 19007 © J.M.Halstead and M.J.Taylor, 1996 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, pbotocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission in writing from the Publisher. First published in 1996 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data are available on request ISBN 0-203-97355-0 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0 7507 0509 4 cased ISBN 0 7507 0510 8 paper
Contents
1
Preface
vi
Introduction
1
Values and Values Education in Schools J.Mark Halstead
Part I Values in Education
2
14
2
Liberal Values and Liberal Education J.Mark Halstead
15
3
The Ambiguity of Spiritual Values John M.Hull
31
4
Moral Values Mary Warnock
43
5
Environmental Values and Education John C.Smyth
52
6
Democratic Values and the Foundations of Political Education Francis Dunlop
66
7
Values in the Arts David Best
77
8
Food, Smoking and Sex: Values in Health Education Michael J.Reiss
90
9
Values and Education Policy Richard Pring
Part II Education in Values
102
116
10
Voicing their Values: Pupils’ Moral and Cultural Experience Monica J.Taylor
117
11
Vision, Values and Virtues Jasper Ungoed-Thomas
138
v
12
School Mission Statements and Parental Perceptions Andrew Marfleet
149
13
Planning for Values Education in the School Curriculum Janet Edwards
161
14
An Inner-city Perspective on Values Education Elaine Foster-Allen
175
15
Assessing Children’s Personal Development: The Ethical Implications Ruth Merttens
186
Notes on Contributors
198
Index
202
Preface
The major purpose of this volume is to set out some of the key issues and debates relating to the importance of values in education and of education in values, and to stimulate discussion and reflection among teachers, administrators, researchers and educational policymaker