The impact of values education on school ambience and academic diligence

The article will focus on demonstrating the effects of values education on enhancing students’ academic diligence through the more positive ambience it creates in the school. Evidence will be drawn from international studies but principally from the Australian Government's Values Education Program and, especially from the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project Reports (2006, 2008) and the Project to Test and Measure the Impact of Values Education on Student Effects and School Ambience (2009).

► Updated educational research emphasizes the need for holism in learning. ► Values education research shows its capacity to instil holism in learning environments. ► Australian research focussed on the impact on the learning ambience. ► Australian research provided evidence of impact on academic diligence.