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Development of moral education in the UAE: lessons to be learned.
- Source :
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Oxford Review of Education . Jun2019, Vol. 45 Issue 3, p297-314. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is making it a requirement of all schools within the Emirates (both public and private) to follow a programme of moral education (MEP), at all ages from grades 1 to 13, which is designed centrally. Explicitly secular and humanist in its approach, this is a remarkable development in a country where Islam is the official religion and where traditional practices and values are deeply rooted. However, it provides an example of an education initiative designed to contribute to a national strategic ambition—that of developing the UAE as a progressive, enlightened country, and one where its residents share a common culture despite the diversity of their origins. This paper describes the programme and sets it in the context of 'virtue education', following a philosophical and ethical tradition to which both Arab and Western philosophers have contributed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MORAL education
*MORAL development
*EDUCATION policy
*RELIGIOUS education
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03054985
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Oxford Review of Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136380084
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2018.1502169