Values and Knowledge Education (VaKE): The talk and its walk in research and education

Beschreibung

Health is one of the many challenges humans are confronted with. Such challenges are characterized by being complex, having multiple action options, and involving both factual (knowledge) and moral issues (values). Educating prospective professionals requires to consider all of these. VaKE (Values and Knowledge Education) is a teaching-learning method that can satisfy these conditions. VaKE is (1) a constructivist approach that combines (2) values education in the sense of fostering moral judgment competence (arguing in favor of or against applying certain values in conflict situations) with (3) knowledge acquisition through inquiry-based learning (searching for answers to self-determined questions) on (4) a collaborative, co-constructive base. Extended research has shown that VaKE is successful in many different contexts with many different target groups: The participants are highly motivated; they acquire at least as much knowledge as the respective control groups; they improve in moral judgment competence and are sensitized for values issues; they become more critical thinkers; they are eager to practice such discussions beyond the specific VaKE learning context; etc. VaKE is a clearly structured, well-founded method, which however is flexible and can be adapted to the specific requirements of the respective teaching-learning contexts, provided that the principles of the theory are warranted. Such flexibility is an indispensable condition for application in diverse fields, which however is rarely discussed in the literature. The presentation ends with a practical example to be discussed with the audience.

Zeitraum	11 Sept. 2024 → 13 Sept. 2024
Ereignistitel	Values and Knowledge Education (VaKE) : Symposium at the EARLI SIGs 10, 21 and 25 Conference Walking the Talk: Co-Constructing the Politics of Meaning, Diversity and Learning
Veranstaltungstyp	Kolloquium/Vortragsreihe
Ort	Bari, ItalienAuf Karte anzeigen
Bekanntheitsgrad	International