Values Education in Schools

A Resource Book for Student Inquiry

Author(s): Burgh, Freakley & Tilt MacSporran

Publisher: ACER Press

Values Education in Schools: A resource book for student inquiry is an important new resource for teachers involved in values and ethics education. It provides a range of 'practical philosophy' resources for secondary school teachers that can be used in English, religious education, citizenship, personal development and social science subjects. The materials include narratives to engage students in philosophical inquiry, doing ethics through the activity of philosophy, not simply learning about it.

About the Authors

Mark Freakley teaches ethics education and philosophy of education in the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University, Brisbane.

Gilbert Burgh teaches ethics and philosophy at the University of Queensland, Ipswich campus.

Lyne Tilt MacSporran is a high school teacher and pastoral care coordinator at a P-12 school in Kingaroy, Queensland.

Price: $39.95