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November 2005
In
this issue, our focus is China. IEF has done extensive work
supporting this great country's move toward the future.
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IEF Sponsors Seminars for Educators in China |
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Seminars
for Teachers on Character and Pure Love education
The Chinese government has given new emphasis on moral education
in schools, and many schools are struggling to find their way in
the area of sexual health education, pulled between conservative
traditions and the influence of liberal ideas from the West.
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A Leader in Moral Issues in
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Founded in 1976, the Association for Moral Education (AME)
provides an interdisciplinary forum for professionals
interested in the moral dimensions of educational theory and practice.
The Association fosters cooperation,
training, curriculum development, and research that links moral
theory with educational practice and supports self-reflective
educational practices that value the worth and dignity of each
individual as a moral agent in a pluralistic society.
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A New Era in Character Education |
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Bringing
in a New Era in Character Education
William Damon, editor. 194 pages, Hoover Institution Press (April,
2002); English; ISBN: 0817929622
Though published 3 years
ago, the core points of this book are fully contemporary and
worth reviewing. Bringining
in a New Era in Character Education promotes making
fundamental moral standards a cornerstone of the educational process
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Conferences for Leaders in China |
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In the past year, IEF has co-sponsored academic
seminars on issues related to China’s development, environmental
conservation and the revival of Chinese culture. Here are
a few reports of IEF's involvement with these events.
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Call for Papers |
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Call for Paper and Workshop Proposals
The United Nations, Human Rights and Moral Education
The Institute for Human Rights together with the
IPFW School of Education is issuing a call for papers on the roles
played by the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights and by
the U.N. Declaration and Convention on the Rights of the Child
in moral education. We also invite educators to propose demonstrations
and critical discussion of human rights pedagogy in secondary and
primary schools.
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