Full Description
Arguing for life, moral and values education as a bedrock for the original goals of school education, this monograph explores how life and values education is conceptualised and imparted in Greater China.
Under a globalized, transnational, and technological world, where there has been an increase in people's mobility, in information and cultural exchanges, there is also a growing emphasis on personal and professional ethics. Against this context, life, moral and values education has gained attention for its impact on shaping students' characters as future citizens. However, the cultivation of these values is made deeply diversified and complex by varying interpretations of "life education" and "values education" across societies, given that different societies are influenced by different socio-cultural traditions, educational ideologies and religious beliefs. The means and approaches towards life education also vary vastly from formal school subjects, school-based programmes as well as teachers and peers' role modelling, community services, extra-curricular activities, school discipline, charity work, pastoral care, and school ethos.
Recognising this inherent diversity and complexity in the approach to and the dissemination of life education, the contributors to this volume survey the practice of life education in Greater China so far, suggesting that life education is most effective when it is "diversified, dynamic and developmental across contexts". This book will provide the opportunity for engaging in important and serious debates about the future and the values that will underpin it and will prove of special interest to scholars and practitioners working on education policies curriculum development and teacher education in Greater China.
Contents
1. Introduction: Life and Moral Education in the Greater China Region; Part I: Life and Moral Education in the Greater China Region: Policies, Practices and Prospects; 2. The Philosophical Basis of Life Education; 3. Life Education Policy Development in Taiwan: Personal Reflections; 4. Life and Moral Education in Mainland China: School Experiences, Challenges, and Prospects; 5. The Value Orientations of Life Education and Implementation Strategies in Mainland China; 6. Understanding Life Education in Mainland China: Views Through the Lens of Moral-Civic Education; 7. Life Education in Taiwan: School Experiences, Challenges and Prospects; 8. Life and Moral Education in Taiwan and Hong Kong: Parent and Community Engagement Experiences, Challenges and Prospects; 9. Life and Moral Education in Macau; Part II: Theoretical Foundations and Contexts of Life and Moral Education; 10. Learning to Live Together: A Hong Kong Perspective; 11. Influence of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism on Chinese Life and Moral Education; 12. Life Education, Positive Education and Character Education in Greater China: Theory, Research and Practice; 13. Conclusion: The Prospects of Life and Moral Education in Greater China Region
