A Narrative of How to Integrate Ethics in The Curriculum of Waldorf Schools and Its Educational Implications

The aim of this research is to investigate how to integrate ethics in the curriculum of Waldorf schools and to analyze its educational implications. For this purpose, the approach of moral education in Rudolf Steiner's philosophy was briefly discussed. Then, in order to analyze the possibility of moral education in a holistic structure in Waldorf schools based on Steiner's thoughts, the four main foundations of the realization of moral education including the spiritual foundation of Steiner's philosophy, the three-dimensional anthropology of the heart, head and hand, art-oriented approach and effective aspects of the role of statistics teachers were described and analyzed. After that, for the clarity of the research problem, the practical aspects of moral education in Waldorf schools were pointed out. Finally, the key points of the moral education approach in Waldorf schools were presented in order to rethink, create favorable changes and improve the traditional views in moral education. The findings show that the Waldorf approach, by guiding the process of holistic growth of students, is trying to establish the grounds for creating a balance between existential dimensions. Therefore, relying on the dimension of spirituality, in order to realize the internal motivations of morality, the student is helped to understand the meaning of moral life in a free context. Finally, the overall picture of this research shows that the type of moral education in Waldorf schools can provide grounds for rethinking and learning lessons in moral education.

کلیدواژه ها:

moral education ، Curriculum ، Rudolf Steiner ، Waldorf Schools ، Spirituality