Given the strong public endorsement of moral education, one might expect it to dominate the educational agenda. Why doesn’t it? Given the strong public endorsement of moral education, one might expect ...

To impose the rules, or to elicit the behavior? I find something jarring about the following scenario: A child or children commit an indiscretion—squabbling in the lunch room, ignoring a substitute ...

As schools across the country experience book bans and attempts to limit the curriculum, in Texas one group led by the spiritual adviser to former President Donald Trump fought in the past year to ...

“Dotoku,” or moral education, is a tough subject to teach at school. The purpose is to “nurture morality that will form the basis of living a better life,” according to the education ministry’s ...

The Central Council for Education, an advisory body for the education minister, has submitted a report calling for upgrading moral education to an official school subject. The education ministry will ...

Moral education involves imparting children with ethical and moral principles, which are crucial for their overall development. It allows children to understand how to make reliable decisions and lead ...

The Education Ministry has released guidelines to make moral education a special subject in schools by fiscal 2018. Education Minister Hakubun Shimomura says the goal of the guidelines is to encourage ...

On the basis of the Central Council of Education's October report, the education ministry has revised the course of study at elementary and junior high schools to introduce moral education as an ...