Considers the possibility of simplifying academic knowledge, and of taking its aesthetic dimension seriously, and the implications this may have for education. Suggests principles for simplifying knowledge and provides examples from mathematics and statistics to illustrate how ideas and methods can be simplified to assist with the problems of the…

Previous research has shown that compared with their American counterparts, Chinese students' artwork is perceived as less creative by both Chinese and American judges. Three different factors are posited to be responsible for the discrepancy in rated creativity between Chinese and American students, namely, social values, school pedagogic…

Addresses two misunderstandings about science fiction and fantasy: that fantastic literature is not serious; and that modern scientific civilization neither has nor needs mythology. Argues that values can be transmitted through science fiction and fantasy, which are modern-day forms of mythology. (RS)

Describes eight techniques that teachers can use to build good character in students, resulting in greater respect and responsible behavior. (HB)

Describes how the study of literature might be employed in the moral education of students regarding values. Shows how literature teachers might construct a syllabus and teach a course with moral objectives in mind. Outlines a model of human moral growth based on Lawrence Kohlberg's model. (HB)

The cultural ideology commonly practiced in schools has detrimental effects on student success. In redefining culture, teachers should begin with validation of what students already know and its connection with what they should learn. (SK)

Analyzes classroom transcriptions from the 4th grade on the elaboration by pupils of a behavior code for a field trip. Characterizes good teaching practice in environmental education. Results show how pupils are able to create and justify their own rules, how they cope with conflicts, and which environmental values are sustained by them. (SAH)

Explores and interprets the history of anatomy education, drawing on subjective commentary and objective data from various historical periods. Suggests that although anatomy is in decline from a scientific point of view, dissection is enjoying a revival as a vehicle for teaching humanist values in medicine. (SLD)

In this article we will address the issue of obtaining insight into the way in which teachers deal with the normative side of their profession. We outline the problem that forms the context of our question (the difference in the meaning of good teaching in the process-product model and in ethical models) and we discuss Oser's discourse approach as…

In this article, the authors describe why a teacher may want to use decision making as a teaching strategy, outline a structure for teaching decision making, and provide an example of how they have integrated decision making with content in an environmental science curriculum. Here, they discuss an instructional approach based on a decision-making…

The issue of values has been a longstanding concern of mathematics education research. Attempts have been made to analyze the specifically mathematical values which characterize the practice of mathematics teachers. In this paper we draw on one teacher's articulation of her practice to explore values issues in the teaching of mathematics, drawing…

This article revisits Brian Simon's 1981 judgement that for deep-seated historical reasons English education lacks a coherent and principled pedagogy. Given that since 1997 the tide of educational centralisation has added teaching methods to those aspects of schooling which the UK government and/or its agencies seek to prescribe, it is appropriate…

The ability to reason well is central to the concept of intelligence, but intelligence alone will not guarantee morality. To recognise the "right" choice and to judge our own and others' actions, is to make an act of reason. To choose to value morality and to make the "right" choice is an act of character. The link between intelligence and choice…

The teaching of business ethics is almost inherently pluralistic, but little evidence of explicitly pluralistic approaches exists in teaching materials besides the available decision-making frameworks. In this article, it is argued that the field needs to acknowledge and adopt pluralism as the standard pedagogical approach, whether the individual…

This study was designed to elicit concepts and practices of democracy and accountability from education practitioners--graduate students who are teachers and leaders in schools and who are differently positioned as workers in higher education systems. The author's intention was to prompt active and reflective thinking on the part of the students…