Global Perspectives on Value Education in Primary School

Book excerpt: "Teaching values is an important issue at the level of basic education, pre-school education and primary school all over the world. The values to be transferred to children and young people may vary according to countries, cultures and time. However, every culture and society wish to teach its own values to its citizens. Primary schools are the most important places where this aim is realized. For this reason, the main objective of this book is to examine and introduce values education studies at primary school level"--