Moral and human values in medical education

Moral Values In Education

Schools have long been seen as institutions for preparing children for life, both academically and as moral agents in society. In order to become capable, moral citizens, children need to be provided with opportunities to learn moral values. However, little is known about how teachers enact social and moral values programs in the classroom. The aim of this article is to investigate the the mora...

Moral Education Basedon the Convergence of Beliefs and Values

In the present article, by reviewing the Islamic worldview, the convergence of beliefs and values and its role in moral education becomes clear and justified. In the common sense, values are a function of beliefs, and thus the convergence of beliefs and values seems natural. For example, monotheism clarifies the value of the monotheistic moral education and the avoidance of polytheistic moralit...

Moral education in medical schools.

The present report summarizes challenges in teaching medical ethics, defines its goals, describes theoretical frameworks for moral education, and reviews strategies for teaching medical ethics to serve as guidelines in developing medical ethics instruction. Medical teachers should clarify the instructional goals in cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral domains. The cognitive developmental and ...

Medical education: eternal values.

Third University Department of Cardiology Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece e-mail: [email protected]

Implications of moral psychology for medical education