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| International Association for Moral Education | |
|---|---|
| Name | International Association for Moral Education |
| Formation | 1960s |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Headquarters | Rotating |
| Region served | International |
| Language | English, multilingual |
| Leader title | President |
International Association for Moral Education is a scholarly association dedicated to the study and promotion of moral development, character formation, and ethical instruction across diverse cultural settings. The association convenes researchers, practitioners, and policy actors to exchange findings on pedagogy, curriculum design, and assessment, linking work in comparative ethics, applied philosophy, and social psychology. Its activities intersect with global networks engaged in child welfare, human rights, and civic formation.
The association traces roots to postwar initiatives that connected figures involved with UNESCO, UNICEF, Council of Europe, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and scholars associated with Harvard University and Oxford University. Early conferences featured contributors from Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Tokyo, University of Nairobi, University of São Paulo, and University of Melbourne, drawing on comparative projects funded by foundations such as the Ford Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, and the Soros Foundation. Founding participants included academics who had collaborated on programs linked to the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the World Health Organization initiatives on child development, and curriculum reforms modeled after work at the Teachers College, Columbia University. Over subsequent decades the association convened regional symposia in cities like Geneva, New Delhi, Tokyo, Johannesburg, São Paulo, London, Beijing, Toronto, Seoul, and Istanbul, aligning with networks such as the International Baccalaureate community and the Council for Exceptional Children. Influential interlocutors included researchers from Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University, McGill University, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, and University of Cape Town.
The association's stated mission draws on philosophical traditions associated with Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, John Dewey, Jean Piaget, and Lawrence Kohlberg while engaging contemporary theorists connected to Martha Nussbaum, Alasdair MacIntyre, Carol Gilligan, Jonathan Haidt, and James Rest. Objectives emphasize rigorous empirical research practiced alongside normative inquiry engaging institutions such as European Commission, African Union, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and ministries modeled after Ministry of Education (Japan), Ministry of Education (Brazil), and Department of Education (United States). The association promotes interdisciplinary dialog among communities linked to American Educational Research Association, British Educational Research Association, Asia-Pacific Journal of Education, and philosophical societies including the American Philosophical Association.
Governance typically features an elected executive comprising scholars affiliated with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, Peking University, Seoul National University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Committees coordinate ethics, research grants, regional chapters, and pedagogy strands, liaising with editorial boards of journals such as Journal of Moral Education, Educational Researcher, Teaching and Teacher Education, and Ethics and Education. The association has collaborated with networks like Comparative and International Education Society, Society for Research in Child Development, International Society for Philosophy of Education, and World Values Survey teams.
Annual and biennial conferences have been hosted alongside events such as the World Congress of Philosophy, International Congress of Psychology, UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development, and symposia linked to International Literacy Association gatherings. Proceedings and monographs have been published in partnership with academic presses associated with Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Oxford University Press, Springer Nature, and SAGE Publications. Key periodicals featuring association work include Journal of Moral Education, Child Development, Educational Psychologist, Philosophy of Education Yearbook, and Moral Education Today-type outlets edited by scholars from University of Toronto, Australian National University, University of Amsterdam, and University of Leiden.
Programs encompass teacher professional development modeled on curricula piloted in districts collaborating with OECD Programme for International Student Assessment networks, moral reasoning training drawing on tools developed in studies linked to Harvard Graduate School of Education and Teachers College, Columbia University, and community engagement projects undertaken with partners such as Save the Children, Amnesty International, Red Cross, and World Vision. The association runs working groups on topics overlapping with initiatives from UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, Sustainable Development Goals coalitions, and civic education projects connected to European Youth Parliament and Club de Madrid programs. Training modules have informed syllabi in institutions like King's College London, University of British Columbia, Rutgers University, and Aalborg University.
Membership draws individuals from institutions including Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology, City University of New York, ETH Zurich, Technical University of Munich, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, University of the Philippines, Makerere University, and Universidad de Buenos Aires. Regional chapters have formed in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with local hubs operating in metropolitan centers such as New York City, London, Paris, Beijing, Mumbai, Cape Town, Mexico City, and São Paulo. Affiliate partnerships exist with organizations like International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, European Educational Research Association, and Latin American Studies Association.
The association's scholarship influenced curricular reforms in jurisdictions referencing models from Finland, Singapore, Japan, and Canada and contributed to debates shaped by reports from UNICEF and World Bank education teams. Critics associated with schools of thought at Princeton University and Columbia University have questioned universalist assumptions in some frameworks, while commentators from University of Chicago and University of Notre Dame have debated the balance between normative theory and empirical methods. Tensions have been noted between work aligned with neoliberal policy advocates present in International Monetary Fund consultations and scholars advocating communitarian approaches linked to Amartya Sen and Charles Taylor. Ongoing critiques address cultural relativism raised by researchers at University of Auckland and University of Otago and methodological concerns voiced by teams in Institute of Education, University College London and London School of Economics.
Category:Educational organizations