Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the problems of making
moral education a special subject and to make the role of philosophy
of education clear. Thus, the purpose is twofold. On the one hand, the
problems of making moral education a special subject are critically considered.
On the other hand, through such a consideration of moral education,
the role of philosophy of education is clarified.
There are, however, too many problems that should be discussed.
For example, what does it mean, after all, to make moral education a
special subject? Why was the course of study revised in this way? Is
there any reason why moral education is treated differently between
public and private schools? It is difficult to address these and other
problems comprehensively. So I will focus on some important issues.
The outline of this paper is as follows. First, I look at the state of
discussions on educational policy about moral education as a special
subject. Second, I examine how the purpose and teaching methods of
moral education are described in the course of study. Third, I discuss
the issues surrounding religious education in private schools as a substitute
for moral education. Fourth, with respect to the content of moral
education, I examine the meaning of teaching moral values. Finally,
from these considerations, I argue that philosophy of education is a
branch of science necessary for the examination of moral education.
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