VIETNAM

Name: Mascardo, Jaymeryn Jerulem V.

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Ylagan, Jonabell B.
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Content:
DepEd counterpart in Vietnam:
- Ministry of Education and Training (MOET)
Term of Values Education in their Country:
- Moral Education
Goals of Values Education
- Patriotism
- Socialism
- National pride and confidence
- National independence
- to teach students to respect, love and show good behavior towards grandparents, parents,
teachers, older people; to love brothers, sisters, and friends; to be sincere, confident, eager to
learn, and appreciative of natures beauty
Objectives of Values Education
- Devotion to study of Vietnam societys core values
- Must acquire morals, knowledge, good health, aesthetic sense, occupation, and loyalty towards
national independence and socialism
- Promotion of learning and respect for teachers are one of the traditional values of the Vietnamese
people. (page 2)
- Values system emphasized patriotism, national pride and confidence in the national
independence, and socialism. (page 6)
Framework
A. Philosophy
- Tien hoc le, hau hoc van. Means that proper manners in human relations are the very first thing to
be learnt at school

B. Theoretical
- There are two types of teaching Moral Education: Traditional and Socialist Morality
Traditional Morality
- Through informal channels of education such as family education and religious institutions
Socialist Morality
- Formal channels of national curriculum in various social activities and movements
C. Framework Approaches
- Inculcation- lessons are taught through pictures, games, storytelling, rhythm and rhyme verse
Values prioritized
- The lesson content falls into five main aspects: (1) matters relating to self, character and
personality; (2) relationship of self to other people; (3) matters relating to nature; (4) matters
relating to national identity and love for nation; and (5) matters related to community and society.
- to teach students to respect, love and show good behaviour towards grandparents, parents,
teachers, older people; to love brothers, sisters, and friends; to be sincere, confident, eager to
learn, and appreciative of natures beauty
Offered in Elementary or High school
- Moral Education is single subject study in Vietnam in all levels
Primary School
- Ethics education
- Character and Personality Building
Grade 1= being neat and clean, nourishing family love, being respectful and obedient to teachers,
being cooperative with friends, saying thanks and apologies, protecting plants and trees in public
places
Grade 2= being punctual, recognizing mistakes and correcting mistakes, increasing interest in
doing housework, caring for friends, being polite while talking, making suggestions and requests,
helping the disabled, protecting animals
Grade 3= showing respect to uncle Ho Chi Minh, keeping promise, working independently, helping
neighbors, appreciating veterans and soldiers, respecting international visitors, respecting other
peoples confidential matters, saving water resources
Grade 4= helping bullied children, helping teachers, keeping promises, saving money and time,
taking care of grandparents, helping neighbors, never telling lies, being punctual, active
participation in team work, being studious

Grade 5= respecting former teachers, sharing emotions with friends, making grandparents and
parents happy, respecting the elderly, cooperative attitude in study and work, sincerity in study
and work, helping the young, giving consolation to unlucky people, helping the police,
appreciating veterans and soldiers, respecting international visitor, respecting well-known
people, being appreciative of uncle Ho Chi Minh
Secondary School
Citizenship education
Citizenship education and developing a socialist citizen
Higher Education
Inculcating Socialist thoughts and socialist principles
Marxist sciences and Ho Chi Minh thoughts
12% of total study hours

References:
Dung. H. (2005). Moral education or political education in the Vietnamese educational system?
Retrieved July 28, 2016 from http://academic.regis.edu/bplumley/PDF_files/Moral%20or%20Political
%20Education.pdf
Education in Vietnam (n.a) (n.d.) Retrieved July 28, 2016 from
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EDUCATION/Resources/278200-1121703274255/14392641153425508901/Education_Vietnam_Development.pdf