Pedagogical approaches to values in education

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Pedagogical approaches to values in education

• Theo Wubbels
• Utrecht University
• The Netherlands
• t.wubbels_at_uu.nl

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IEA (2001) International Association for the
Evaluation of Educational Achievement
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Training skills
Exploring preconcepts
Presenting theory
Modelling
Practice and observation
Feedback and reflection
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Democratic citizenship
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Examples development along grades

• Daring to express, Listening questioning, accept
  a common decision
• Justify opinion, Respond to reasons of someone
  else, wanting to change opinion
• Chair, agenda
• Summarize, defend someone elses opinion, evaluate
  an argument, saying you disagree in a friendly way

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Class meeting
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Principles of cooperative learning

• Positive interdependence
• Group and individual accountability
• Shared responsibility
• Everyone active

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Deal with diversity
Neighbourhood service
Deal with conflicts
Introduction democratic institutions
Committees and elections
Class meeting
Class community tasks
Parent activities
School community tasks
Boost of the week
Friendship school
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Deal with diversity
Neighbourhood service
Deal with conflicts
Introduction democratic institutions
Committees and elections
Class meeting
Class community tasks
Parent activities
School community tasks
Boost of the week
Friendship school
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Deal with diversity
Neighbourhood service
Deal with conflicts
Introduction democratic institutions
Committees and elections
Class meeting
Class community tasks
Parent activities
School community tasks
Boost of the week
Friendship school
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Deal with diversity
Neighbourhood service
Deal with conflicts
Introduction democratic institutions
Committees and elections
Class meeting
Class community tasks
Parent activities
School community tasks
Boost of the week
Friendship school
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Deal with diversity
Neighbourhood service
Deal with conflicts
Introduction democratic institutions
Committees and elections
Class meeting
Class community tasks
Parent activities
School community tasks
Boost of the week
Friendship school
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Deal with diversity
Neighbourhood service
Deal with conflicts
Introduction democratic institutions
Committees and elections
Class meeting
Class community tasks
Parent activities
School community tasks
Boost of the week
Friendship school
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Conflict strategies

• Hard, fight
• Soft, flight
• Sturdy, win-win, compromise,
• no loser

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Wall chart

• Talk out!
• STOP! Cool down!
• Find your yellow cap. Talk and listen what
  do both of you want?
• Think of solutions
• Design a win win solution. Make a plan and carry
  it out!

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Mediation

• Do you want help?
• Look for a quiet place
• Three rules (no interrupting, no screaming,
  yelling, try to solve the problem)
• What happened (both)?
• How did you feel?
• ..
• Can you suggest a solution for both of you?

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Values and Benchmarks

• Dutch Law requirements for education
• Multiform society
• Active citizenship
• Social integration
• Inspectorate framework for evaluation
• Grounded vision
• Evaluate outcomes
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• No promotion of unwanted opinions
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• Not contrary to essential/foundation values