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Storytelling
Valueseducation
Enquirylearning
Appropriateassessment
FutureProblemSolving
Learningoutsidetheclassroom
CommunityProblemSolving

Valueseducation
Introduction
Activity1
Activity2
Activity3
Reflection

Introduction
Thevaluesandattitudeswelivebyaffecthowwerelatetootherpeopleandtoallouractivitiesintheenvironment,andsoareamajor
influenceonourprospectsforachievingasustainablefuture.

Althoughtheycannotbeseparatedfromcognitiveunderstanding,valuesandattitudesrelatetotheaffective(oremotional)dimensionof
humanbehaviour.Whilevaluesandattitudesaresimilarinthisregard,theydifferinseveralimportantways.

Valuesaregenerallylongtermstandardsorprinciplesthatareusedtojudgetheworthofanideaoraction.Theyprovidethecriteria
bywhichwedecidewhethersomethingisgoodorbad,rightorwrong.
Attitudespredisposeustorespondinparticularwaystopeopleandevents.Theyarenotsodeeplyfeltasvaluesandquiteoften
changeasaresultofexperience.

Thismoduleprovidesanopportunitytoconsidertheimportanceofhumanvaluesandattitudesinshapingthefuture.Italsoprovidesideas
andexamplesfortwocategoriesofstrategiesforexploringvaluesintheclassroomvaluesclarificationandvaluesanalysis.

Objectives
Todevelopanunderstandingofvalueseducationstrategies

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Toconsidertherelationbetweenvaluesandpersonalbehaviouraffectingtheachievementofsustainablefutures
Toreflectonyourfuturesawareness,commitmentandactionsand
Todevelopskillsforusingvaluesclarificationandvaluesanalysisinteaching.

Activities
1. TheElephantDilemma
2. Towardsanethicofsustainability
3. Valueseducationstrategies
4. Reflection

References
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Halstead,J.M.andPike,M.A.(2006)Citizenshipandmoraleducation:valuesinaction,Routledge.

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Kelly,T.E.(1986)Discussingcontroversialissues:Fourperspectivesontheteachersrole,TheoryandResearchinSocialEducation,
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Noddings,N.(1992)TheChallengeToCareInSchools:AnAlternativeApproachtoEducation,TeachersCollegePress,Columbia
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Orr,D.(1992)EcologicalLiteracy:EducationandtheTransitiontoaPostmodernWorld,StateUniversityofNewYorkPress,Albany

Reich,BandPivovarov,V.(eds)(1994)InternationalPracticalGuideontheImplementationoftheRecommendationConcerning
EducationforInternationalUnderstanding(*.pdfdownload),UNESCO,Paris.

UNESCO(1998)LearningtoLiveTogetherinPeaceandHarmony,UNESCOAPNIEVESourcebookforTeacherEducationandTertiary
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UNESCO(2000)ThePracticeofCitizenship,AssociatedSchoolsProject,UNESCO,Paris.

Wringe,C.(2006)Moraleducation:beyondtheteachingofrightandwrong,Springer.

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ThismodulewaswrittenforUNESCObyBernardCox,MargaretCalderandJohnFienusingmaterialsandactivitiesdevelopedby
AngelinaGalang,JoseCamagun,EdithdelaCruz,SarasReddyandDebbieHeckinLearningforaSustainableEnvironment(UNESCO
ACIED).

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forSustainableDevelopmentintotheeducationalstrategiesandactionplansatalllevelsandsectorsofeducationinallcountries.

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