Abstract
This article explains how the Archdiocese of New York responded to the need for making its values-based approach to education more conspicuous and formal. Through ECOS, a curricular change process, the Office of the Superintendent of Schools spearheaded a dialog and a program focusing on Catholic identity and values infusion as one source for the resurgence of that identity.
Highlights
A process must be designed in which the diocesan catechist formation programs and the values infusion project support each other through sharing resources and increased collaboration within the diocesan office
ECOS provided an initial step in opening a dialogue on Catholic education
It was a useful instrument for concretizing the permeation of Catholic values throughout the curriculum
Summary
This article explains how the Archdiocese of New York responded to the need for making its values-based approach to education more conspicuous andfonnal. One of the purposes of education is to prepare students to become responsible citizens. Any discussion about education is a discussion about the kind of society we envision. Education is crucial to the functioning of society and the formation of character. As one character education advocate says, "...educating for character is a moral imperative if we care about the future of our society and our children" Society is replete with examples of youth violence, domestic violence, vandalism, greed, bigotry, and lack of respect for authority. It has been said that students lack a moral compass (Fowler, 1994) and that they are victims of ethical illiteracy (Lickona, 1993). If we have become desensitized to this fact, the recent actions of two young men in Littleton, Colorado, significantly raised our consciousness
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