Shaping the Identity of the New Maltese through Ethics Education in Maltese Schools
The aim of this paper is to show how changes in the social fabric of Malta have resulted in amendments to the school curriculum in respect to the teaching of moral values. The curriculum now caters for a new subject in schools called Ethics, which is aimed at students who opt out of the mainstream C...
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| description | The aim of this paper is to show how changes in the social fabric of Malta have resulted in amendments to the school curriculum in respect to the teaching of moral values. The curriculum now caters for a new subject in schools called Ethics, which is aimed at students who opt out of the mainstream Catholic Religious Education classes. As educators directly involved in its introduction in Maltese schools, as well as in the training of the subject teachers, we reflect on how this new subject relates to the development of both Maltese and migrant students’ identities. We highlight some of the challenges the subject of Ethics presents to parents, teachers and students, and the tensions some students encounter between the religious values taught at home and secular values taught at school. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da813c3a7d9b434aaa2ad94078e661192023-12-03T11:49:31ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022019-10-019425310.3390/educsci9040253educsci9040253Shaping the Identity of the New Maltese through Ethics Education in Maltese SchoolsJoseph Giordmaina0Lucianne Zammit1Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, MSD2080 Msida, MaltaDepartment of Education Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, MSD2080 Msida, MaltaThe aim of this paper is to show how changes in the social fabric of Malta have resulted in amendments to the school curriculum in respect to the teaching of moral values. The curriculum now caters for a new subject in schools called Ethics, which is aimed at students who opt out of the mainstream Catholic Religious Education classes. As educators directly involved in its introduction in Maltese schools, as well as in the training of the subject teachers, we reflect on how this new subject relates to the development of both Maltese and migrant students’ identities. We highlight some of the challenges the subject of Ethics presents to parents, teachers and students, and the tensions some students encounter between the religious values taught at home and secular values taught at school.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/9/4/253identityethics educationmoral educationEuropean valuesreligionPhilosophy for Children |
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