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Thornberg, Robert – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2016
The six papers in this special issue focus on how values and values education are embedded in the everyday life at Nordic preschools. The studies in this special issue provide stimulating theoretical and methodological knowledge to inform further study of values education internationally. A key contribution of the papers is that there is…
Descriptors: Values Education, Preschool Children, Preschool Curriculum, Preschool Education
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Puroila, Anna-Maija; Johansson, Eva; Estola, Eila; Emilson, Anette; Einarsdóttir, Johanna; Broström, Stig – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2016
This study explored how practitioners interpreted educational practices from the perspective of values in Nordic preschools. Drawing data from group interviews in five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), practitioners reflected on an observational episode about children dressing for outdoor play in a Swedish preschool.…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Values Clarification, Values Education, Preschool Education
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Kristiansen, Aslaug – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2015
The analysis is based on some moral experiences taking place during a terrorist attack on the Norwegian Labor Party's youth camp on the island of Utøya (outside of Oslo) July 22, 2011, where 69 young people were killed and several seriously injured. After the attack many of the survivors told stories of how strangers spontaneous had helped and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Terrorism, Ethics, Educational Practices