value education teachers' seminar fr. ian d
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Archdiocesan Value Education Centre (AVEC-Mumbai) resourcesTRANSCRIPT
© 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