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ACER Press: New Releases
Values Education in Schools
A resource book for student inquiry
by Mark Freakley, Gilbert Burgh and Lyne Tilt-MacSporran
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Values Education in Schools: A resource book for student inquiry is a new resource for teachers involved in values and ethics education. It provides a range of ‘practical philosophy’ resources for secondary school teachers that canbe 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.
Chapters
1. Care and compassion – care for self and others
2. Doing your best – seek to accomplish something worthy and admirable, try hard, pursue excellence
3. Fair go – pursue and protect the common good where all people are treated fairly for a just society
4. Freedom – enjoy all the rights and privileges of Australian citizenship free from unnecessary interference or control, and stand up for the rights of others
5. Honesty and trustworthiness – be honest, sincere and seek the truth
6. Integrity – act in accordance with principles of moral and ethical conduct, ensure consistency between words and deeds
7. Respect – treat others with consideration and regard,
respect another person’s point of view
8. Responsibility – be accountable for one’s own actions, resolve differences in constructive, non-violent and peaceful ways, contribute to society and to civic life, take care of the environment
9. Understanding, tolerance and inclusion – be aware of others and their cultures, accept diversity within a democratic society, being included and including others
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.
RRP $39.95
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ACER Press: New Releases
Teacher-Parent Collaboration
by Dr Louise Porter
Teacher-Parent Collaboration: Early childhood to adolescence describes the skills teachers will need for productive collaboration with their students' parents. It employs a solution-focused approach which honours the diversity of families, respects the expertise of both parents and teachers and promotes authentic communication between them.
Teacher-Parent Collaboration describes specific challenges that arise in schools and early childhood settings which commonly require collaboration between teachers and parents. Separate chapters outline how teachers can respond to the needs of parents whose sons or daughters have disabilities or chronic illness, are gifted learners, are displaying disruptive or aggressive behaviour (including bullying) at school, or whose families are enduring adversity or child neglect or abuse. This book describes how teachers can collaborate with parents to resolve these challenges to improve the children's functioning and achievement throughout their education years.
About the Author
Dr Louise Porter PhD, MA (Hons), M.Gifted.Ed, Dip.Ed is a child psychologist and trained teacher with almost 30 years' experience working with young children, their parents and educators. She has published widely and is currently an adjunct senior lecturer in Education at Flinders University, South Australia.
RRP $49.95
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