Strategy and Methodology of Ethical Education in Slovak Republic

摘要

Ethical Education is a compulsorily optional subject in primary and secondary schools. The Ethical Education (EE) objective is the education of a personality with one's own identity, with interiorized ethical standards, with mature moral judgement and therefore with the behaviour determined by one's own beliefs; with a positive attitude to himself/herself and other people and that is why he/she is able to cooperate and to initiate cooperation. EE is thus subject oriented to: personal development (self- understanding, positive self–esteem), social development (knowing other people, their positive judging, group work ability and willingness, empathy, assertivity), moral development (understanding and acceptance of general ethical standards and principles, acting in compliance with ethical standards and one's own beliefs). In the paper we describe strategy of teaching of Ethical education. The basis of this strategy is Cognitive and Emotional sensitization, Reflexion of value, Practices in class and Transfer to workaday conditions. The second aspect of this paper is analyses of methods of ethical education. We describe and analyse two unconventional methods of Ethical education: Drama structuring and The Theatre Forum. Ethical education itself is not a recipe to solve any problems in our society, but it contributes to the education of good people who are aware of the necessity to respect social norms and are able to assume responsibility for their own behaviour in any situation at present and in the future.