Die proses van waardeverheldering in die Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysopset beoordeel vanuit reformatoriese perspektief

Abstract

The process of values clarification in South African education from a reformational perspective

Values clarification has been playing a key role in education in South African schools since 1996. In this article a discussion of this approach in education leads to a search for answers to questions such as “Whose values are clarified?” and “When/Where does the process of clarification end?” Answers to questions such as these and an outline of guidelines sprouting from a reformational foundational framework lead the author to conclude that values-clarification education has only limited value: it merely clarifies the public moral code endorsed by the (education) authorities. Other value systems, including a reformational one, should also be involved in the process for it to become more educationally relevant.