Religion, mänskliga rättigheter, demokrati och historia är exempel på ämnen som kan väcka starka känslor i klassrummet. För lärare innebär det både en utmaning och en möjlighet. Med rätt förutsättningar kan kontroversiella frågor bli kraftfulla ingångar till lärande – men utan tydliga ramar riskerar samtalen att bli polariserade.

Graphic novels are increasingly used in ethics education for their ability to convey complex issues through visual storytelling. This scoping review explores how graphic novels, manga, and comics are applied in ethics education, identifying key themes, teaching strategies, pedagogical impact, and research gaps. (pdf)

While awareness of the need to teach with social justice has increased, research suggests that significant disparities in educational opportunities continue to negatively affect marginalised students. Scholars have suggested teachers with certain caring dispositions are more likely to teach with social justice and there is some evidence that empathic and compassionate teachers are more likely…

Skönlitteratur får inte reduceras till färdighetsträning för läsning. Det betonar forskaren Louise Almqvist, som har skrivit en avhandling om hur lärare kan använda skönlitteratur i demokratiska samtal om sexualitet och värdegrund.

This article discusses the method of values clarification (värderingsövningar), a technique comprising various exercises employed in schools and higher education to process diverse themes. While this method is widely used in Sweden, it has recently received critique due to concerns about pupils’ private lives being inadvertently revealed.