The age of chivalry is gone, that of sophists, economists and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. Edmund Burke.

““The age of chivalry is gone, The age of chivalry is gone, that of sophiststhat of sophists,, economists economists

and calculators has and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of succeeded; and the glory of

Europe is extinguished Europe is extinguished forever.”forever.”

Edmund Burke

Values EducationValues Education

Vikas KakkarDepartment of Economics and Finance

Faculty of BusinessCity University of Hong Kong

Values EducationValues Education “Enhancing Values Education at CityU” – joint

project with Dr. Margaret Taplin, funded by the Quality Enhancement Fund at CityU

Aims of this project: Gauge the relevance and importance of values education

among CityU teachers and students Identify the current (explicit and implicit) values education

practices and related areas of concern of CityU teachers and students

Provide some practical strategies that teachers can incorporate into the learning environments they create to facilitate the practice and reinforcement of universal human values

Survey of Teachers and Survey of Teachers and StudentsStudents

The questionnaires: were distributed, by our hardworking student

helpers, to 124 randomly selected teachers and 247 students from different faculties and departments. (Response rate = 50%)

comprised 58 and 42 Likert-type items, respectively, on a scale of 1 to 5. (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree)

Results of SurveyResults of Survey

Two Categories:

I. Relevance and Implementation of Values Education

II. Values-Differences and misperceptions between teachers and students)

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Series: TB1Sample 1 63Observations 63

Mean 3.888889Median 4.000000Maximum 5.000000Minimum 1.000000Std. Dev. 1.048980Skewness -0.960269Kurtosis 3.379086

Jarque-Bera 10.05945Probability 0.006541

Contemporary HK society is excessively competitive and materialistic, and therefore has lost sight of basic human values.

Teachers’ OpinionsTeachers’ OpinionsRelevance of Values EducationRelevance of Values Education


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A responsible tertiary institution should be concerned with students' character development.


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University academics should reflect on the values they are conveying to students.

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Values education should be addressed directly at the University level through a specific course on ethical values.

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Values education should be addressed indirectly at the University level through leadership and modelling by lecturers and tutors.

Students’ OpinionsStudents’ Opinions Relevance of Values Education Relevance of Values Education

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Series: SB1Sample 1 247Observations 246

Mean 2.747967Median 3.000000Maximum 5.000000Minimum 1.000000Std. Dev. 1.002800Skewness 0.203686Kurtosis 2.584567


As university students, we already know and practice good values, and it is not the university's responsibility to worry about values education.

Students’ OpinionsStudents’ Opinions Relevance of Values Education Relevance of Values Education

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Our teachers should practice good values because their behavior can affect their students.

Students’ OpinionsStudents’ OpinionsImplementation of Values EducationImplementation of Values Education

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Values education should be taught at the university level through a special course.


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Values education should be taught directly at the university level through showing good examples of values during lectures.


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Values education should be taught indirectly at the university level by teachers showing us that they practice good values.

SummarySummary

Teachers and students strongly believe in the relevance and importance of Values Education

More support for implementing Values Education indirectly via appropriate role modeling by teachers, rather than through a special course

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Series: SER05Sample 1 85Observations 84



It is my responsibility to make certain my students fully understand what plagiarism is.

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Teachers' Survey: TRUTH

Teachers’ Survey: Plagiarism 1

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Series: T1FSample 1 63Observations 63

Mean 2.015873Median 2.000000Maximum 4.000000Minimum 1.000000Std. Dev. 1.070002Skewness 0.605452Kurtosis 2.050463


I don't worry about relatively "small" acts of plagiarism, such as copying part of a classmate's homework.

Teachers’ Survey: Plagiarism 2

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I believe that it is a serious offence to copy an assignment from the Internet, books or other sources.

Students’ Survey: Plagiarism 1

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It is acceptable to copy small parts of an assignment directly from a classmate or the Internet.

Students’ Survey: Plagiarism 2

Teachers’ Survey: Self-Esteem and Confidence

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I consciously try to develop positive self-esteemand self-confidence in my students.

Students’ Survey: Self-Esteem and Confidence

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My teachers give me encouragement and a highsense of self esteem.

Teachers’ Survey: Care

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It is important to spend time with students outside class/office hours to understand their concerns and problems.


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Students need to see that we (teachers) genuinely care for them.

Students’ Survey: Care

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I think CityU teachers really care for our welfare.


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I should be tolerant towards my students when they havegenuine problems that interfere with their studies.

Students’ Survey: Care

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My teachers are kind to me when I have genuineproblems that interfere with my studies.

5 Core Values5 Core Values Honesty/Integrity

A business professional should be honest and incorruptible. Responsibility

A business professional should be accountable for her/his actions. Fairness

A business professional should strive to treat her clients and colleagues fairly.

Respect A business professional should have respect for the individual, for

diversity, for the environment and for property rights. Benevolence

A business professional should strive to work for society’s welfare

The age of chivalry is gone, that of sophists, economists and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. Edmund Burke.

Documents

care slide

confidence slide

survey of teachers

teachers survey

students survey

edmund burke slide

special course slide

importance of values