Moral Development and Citizenship Education in Vocational Schools

Bibliographic Data

ID5686162
AuthorsHélène Leenders (0000-0002-4792-744X), Wiel Veugelers (0000-0002-5287-0978), Ewoud De Kat
Year2012
Volume2012
Pages1-10
Publication date2012-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEducation Research International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2090-4010 • E-ISSN: 2090-4002
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1155/2012/901513
OpenAlexW2103450847
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited11

We investigate the objectives, practical application, and learning outcomes of moral education and citizenship education at three vocational schools in the Netherlands (VMBO). We explore teachers' and students' pedagogical, sociopolitical, and moral development objectives and how they deal with values, dialogue, and diversity. We continue with how the objectives get materialized in practice and teachers' and students' perceptions of the learning outcomes. The study shows that there is a strong agreement between teachers and students about the importance of objectives of moral education and citizenship education. Schools differ in how sharply they focus on social and political aspects, and in how reflective and dialogical their approaches are. The differences revealed in the moral education approaches can be largely linked with differences in their cultural environment

Citizenship · Citizenship education · Dialogical self · Diversity (politics · Focus (optics · Mathematics education · Moral education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vocational education · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Psychology · Religious Education and Schools · Values and Moral Education · Social Psychology

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