Emphasizing Morals, Values, Ethics, And Character Education In Science Education And Science Teaching

Education and Society

07 Feb 2023

Emphasizing Morals, Values, Ethics, And Character Education In Science Education And Science Teaching

This article presents the rationale and argumentsfor the presence of morals, values, ethics
and character education in science curriculum and science teaching. The author examines
how rapid science and technological advancements and globalization are contributing to
the complexities of social life and underpinning the importance of morals, values and
ethics. In order to help conceptualize and articulate a solid theoretical framework for the
development of school programs, syntheses and analyses are presented to the
philosophical and pedagogical questions related to morals, ethics and character education.
Various obstacles in teaching morals/ethics and implementing character education in the
sciences are discussed.

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