Values and Education for Values of Today's Youth

Authors

  • Andrea Lesková Department of Ethics and Aesthetics, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Hodžova 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovak Republic
  • Miri Yochanna English Department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and Arts, 149 Namir Rd, Tel Aviv, 69117, Israel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2024.2.19.33

Keywords:

values, education, youth, media, family

Abstract

Thesis. The aim of the study is to critically reflect on the challenges and current issues of value-oriented education in relation to youth. It focuses on youth as a specific generational group, internally extremely variable, in the context of massive changes in society, especially with the increase in the importance of digital technologies and social networks in the educational process.

Concept. In the published study, several perspectives on the issue overlap on the theoretical and research levels. Healthy, functioning families are at the epicentre of concern for any society that cares about its own future. One of the major problems of contemporary public life, especially after the emergence of the so-called new media, is undoubtedly the issue of raising children in a media-saturated environment. The line of thought of the study is concentrated on the responsibility for the future of the society also through the formation of the value system of the young generation, considering the potential of the family in the given context.

Results and conclusion. The study captures the essence, specifics, and selected aspects of insight into value-oriented youth education in the context of contemporary society. The present analysis is based on the knowledge of several scientific disciplines and its interdisciplinary character allows to look at the mentioned issue through the prism of one's own scientific field. The conclusion of the study highlights the irreplaceable importance of values education for youth, based on the central idea that values are the fundamental pillar of any society's development. It calls for values education, which is primarily the task and responsibility of the family or parents, pointing to authenticity and the need to preserve unity of thought, word and deed in a given context. Considering the dynamically changing times with an emphasis on value pluralism, as well as the tremendous growth of digital technologies, the study is a beneficial contribution to the social science discourse on values education in relation to children and youth, especially family education, which is of fundamental, formative importance for the individual.

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Author Biographies

  • Andrea Lesková, Department of Ethics and Aesthetics, Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Hodžova 1, 949 74 Nitra, Slovak Republic

    The author works as an assistant professor at the Department of Ethics and Aesthetics of the Faculty of Philosophy of the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra (Slovakia). She deals with issues of family, education and media in socio-ethical contexts. Social inequalities, stratification and social pathology are also the subject of her interest. She is the author of 2 scientific monographs, as well as several chapters in monographs, studies and scientific works, published at home and abroad. The projects in which she is involved as an investigator are focused on the Central European geopolitical space, especially in the field of axiology, ethical consequences of contemporary nanotechnologies and media practice.

  • Miri Yochanna, English Department, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kibbutzim College of Education, Technology and Arts, 149 Namir Rd, Tel Aviv, 69117, Israel

    The author is head of the English Department at Kibbutzim College of Education. She is a linguist, and has been a TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) teacher trainer for over thirty years. Her fields of expertise are applied linguistics, teacher education, ESL methodology, material development and language assessment and evaluation. Her research focuses on identify, bilingualism and bilingual identity, preservice ESL teachers, self-efficacy and the enhancement of preservice teacher ability, self-perception and self-confidence. In addition, Dr. Yochanna develops, edits and evaluates teaching materials for English language education for schools in the Israeli education system.

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Published

2024-09-25

How to Cite

Lesková, A. ., & Yochanna, M. (2024). Values and Education for Values of Today’s Youth. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 15(2), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2024.2.19.33