Values in Action. A Framework for Inclusive Practices in Education.

Dr. Annalisa Ianniello and Prof. Felice Corona
University of Salerno (Italy)

Abstract

Values constitute the foundation of human life, the alpha and omega of existence, the Archimedean point of every Being-in-the-world (In-der Welt-sein). Defined as desirable trans-situational objectives - which orient the way in which social actors select actions, evaluate people, objects, and events - values reflect the ethos and motivate action: they are configured as determinants and predictors of perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours. Values affect individuals’ level of cooperation, selective perception, and the ability to interpret information; play an important role when choosing between alternatives, making judgments, and resolving conflicts (Russel, 2001 p.1). In this sense, values are also implicated in the teaching and learning process because they condition every choice made by the teacher. In this sense, it is important to train preservice teachers in awareness of their personal value priorities. The Flipped Inclusion model, tested at the University of Salerno since 2014, whose research data from 1822 students with a simple random sampling of 911 people corroborate the transformative impact of the Flipped Inclusion model on cognitive and attribution styles, could be configured as functional for this purpose (Corona, De Giuseppe & Ianniello, 2021).

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