Information/Consultation Seminar: Introducing Ethics Education in Schools International Perspectives on the Teaching of Ethics in Schools Louise Chircop and Lucianne Zammit Information/Consultation Seminar Introducing Ethics Education in Schools International Perspectives on the Teaching of Ethics in Schools
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Information/Consultation Seminar: Introducing Ethics Education in Schools
International Perspectives on the Teaching of Ethics in Schools Louise Chircop and Lucianne Zammit
Information/Consultation Seminar
Introducing Ethics Education in
Schools
International Perspectives on the
Teaching of Ethics in Schools
Information/Consultation Seminar: Introducing Ethics Education in Schools
International Perspectives on the Teaching of Ethics in Schools Louise Chircop and Lucianne Zammit
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Information/Consultation Seminar: Introducing Ethics Education in Schools
International Perspectives on the Teaching of Ethics in Schools Louise Chircop and Lucianne Zammit
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• Educating into religion • Educating about religion
• Educating from religion •Humanistic curriculum
Different Approaches to the Teaching of Values
Information/Consultation Seminar: Introducing Ethics Education in Schools
International Perspectives on the Teaching of Ethics in Schools Louise Chircop and Lucianne Zammit
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• One subject which incorporates Religious Education and secular Ethics e.g. England & Wales, Norway and the US
• One subject which is completely secular in nature e.g. France and Quebec, Canada
• Two subjects (Religious Education and secular Ethics) e.g. Germany, Ireland, Belgium and Australia
Different Models
Information/Consultation Seminar: Introducing Ethics Education in Schools
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• Religious Education is a statutory subject with a non-statutory programme of study
• non-religious philosophies
• can contribute to intercultural understanding and citizenship education
England and Wales
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• six major religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism
• ethics, philosophy and morals •General Certificate in Secondary Education (GCSE) - two
attainment targets: 1. students should ‘learn about’ religion and life stances 2. students should ‘learn from’ religion and life stances