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Cultivating Values from Young

What does it take to teach our children to be virtuous people, and how can we help them in this process? In this KRB on Cultivating Values from Young, we explore why values are important, share key findings, and suggest an approach to values education.

How findings from Cultivating Values from Young can help your students

Key Insights

  • Cultivating Values from Young found that the concept of personhood is crucial in cultivating and nurturing values in children.
  • The study also found that it was crucial for educators to model values to their students.
    • However, teachers first needed to adopt, practice, and believe in these values.
    • If educators model these values without truly believing in them, it will come across as inauthentic.
  • A values-oriented culture can be fostered in preschool centres by:
    • Implementing centre-wide programmes.
    • Having classroom projects and community partners.
    • Using the centre environment as a medium for values education.
  • Professional development for both early childhood leaders and teachers can:
    • Enable the sharing of good practices.
    • Allow them to acquire strategies and pedagogies for values education.

Introduction to Cultivating Values from Young


      

 


Research Methodology

 


Research Findings




 

 

 


What Does This Mean for Teaching and Learning?

 


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Acknowledgement

  • This study was funded by the Education Research Funding Programme, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (project no. OER 06/22 WPS). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Singapore MOE and NIE.
    This knowledge resource was extracted and reconstructed from the published materials from the research team by Ms Shee Yi Xuan, Katherine with input from Dr Sandra Wu and Ms Lorraine Ow and presented on 24 January 2025.
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