Study On Value Orientations Of School Curriculum And Family Education

Value orientation is the pursuit direction of school curriculum, visible or hidden. It is very important for the curriculum designers and implementers to understand the value orientation of school curriculum. International and local research defines value orientation of school curriculum as the choices made about curriculum based on certain value system. Former research are mainly looking at value orientation from a theoretical perspective , or based on certain subject matter. Few has talked about the value orientation in family education. School curriculum is not isolated, and it needs understanding and support from parents, so shall value orientation of school curriculum be embedded in family education also? It is necessary for us to iquire into the various value orientaion in school curriculum and family education.This study of school curriculum value orientation takes ideological education curriculum in high school as an example, using content analysis to look into 1-4 volume of textbooks. Drawing on the analysis, we come up with different dimensions and based on wich, the author interview and send questionnares for parents to find out what is their value orientation in family education. Comapring similarities and differences in value orientation, the paper puts forward proposals to improve school curriculum and family education.The research finds that value orientation of ideological education textbooks in high school is shown as following: (1) emphasis on citizenship education among the three kinds;(2) emphasis on philosophy, economics in citizenship education;(3) emphasis on promoting socialism and Communist Party in China in ideological education;(4) emphasis on respect for diversity and tradtion in moral education;(5) promotes elitism;(6) male superiority;(7) leader worship; (8)respect for traditional cultureand knowledge.Meanwhile, value orientation of family education is shown as following: (1) emphasis on moral education among the three kinds; (2) emphasis on responsibilityand law awareness in citizenship education;(3) emphasis on promoting patriotism and ethnical spirit in ideological education;(4) emphasis on moral judgement and modeling in moral education; (5) against elitism;(6)against male superiority.The research concerns about the hidden value orientation in school curriculum and how it is shown in family education, and discusses about the simlilarities and differences and the reason behind. Based on research findings we suggests that : (1) The curriculum designers have to listen to what the parents have to say; (2)Adjusting value orientaion in family education; (3) parents paticipate in school curriculum; (4)Schools guide family education with certain ways. In total, we need school curriculum and family education work together to educate our children.