<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper reports on a fragment of a broader research on values education in Polish and Latvian schools. This paper seeks to evaluate data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and elaborate on the frames of references for identification of the aims for future research. The paper highlights the findings of an action research carried out in two Polish schools. The values of European countries are analysed in the context of educational research in Europe and other regions of the world. The frames of references constructed during the study and data from European Social Survey were the grounds for creating a questionnaire for an action research to find out the tendencies that derive from the experience of students. The survey was preceded by a special training session for the teaching staff about evaluation and its significance for increasing the quality of school performance.</p></abstract>

This paper reports on a fragment of a broader research on values education in Polish and Latvian schools. This paper seeks to evaluate data from the European Social Survey (ESS) and elaborate on the frames of references for identification of the aims for future research. The paper highlights the findings of an action research carried out in two Polish schools. The values of European countries are analysed in the context of educational research in Europe and other regions of the world. The frames of references constructed during the study and data from European Social Survey were the grounds for creating a questionnaire for an action research to find out the tendencies that derive from the experience of students. The survey was preceded by a special training session for the teaching staff about evaluation and its significance for increasing the quality of school performance.

Values Across Countries in a Modern Society – the Example of Polish Schools

Institute of Sustainable Education, Faculty of Education and Management, Daugavpils University, Parādes Street 1–432, Daugavpils, LV-5400, Latvia

Discourse and Communication for Sustainable Education

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This paper reports on a fragment of a broader research on values education in Polish and Latvian schools. This paper seeks to evaluate data from the European...

Values Across Countries in a Modern Society – the Example of Polish Schools

Data publikacji: 15 cze 2013

Zakres stron: 55 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2013-0014

Słowa kluczowe
values, values education, system of values, quality of school work, sustainability

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Values Across Countries in a Modern Society – the Example of Polish Schools

Data publikacji: 15 cze 2013

Zakres stron: 55 - 63

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/dcse-2013-0014

Słowa kluczowevalues, values education, system of values, quality of school work, sustainability

This content is open access.

Słowa kluczowe
values, values education, system of values, quality of school work, sustainability