Handbook for Teachers in Human Values Education: Scientifically ground

At a time when unparalleled advances in science are coinciding with increasing unhappiness, world unrest and the pollution of our planet, a rising tide of voices is calling for moral development to be given a higher priority in our schools. Two psychologists with over 30 years of experience in mental health and education have brought together the latest research findings in neuroscience, psychology and values-awakening in schools to describe a journey of self-transformation for both students and teachers, with the teachers becoming inspiring role models for the children in their care. Teachers are recognized as members of the most noble profession because in their hands lies the future of our society. Human Values Education has as its goal the development of human excellence in the children. Through the use of high-quality teaching strategies, the universal Human Values of Love, Truth, Peace, Right Conduct and Non-violence are implicitly and explicitly integrated into all aspects of the school curriculum. Love is the great change-agent for our present-day children who will be the future leaders and members of a society in evolution, one that can steer the course of a new era of cooperation, responsible custodianship, mutual care, respect for all cultures and Faiths, and sheer joy in being alive.