Several Suggestions for the Pedagogical Discourse on Value Orientation in Education

The author of the paper points to some problems in contemporary society which are the result of social changes after 1989. She denotes these problems as a crisis of values, which impacts on people's subjective happiness as well as the total stability of society She highlights the growing materialism, individualism and the phenomenon of cultural diversity and in this context points to the need for pedagogical discourse on value orientation in education. In the conclusion of the paper the author delimits a system of central values and educational spheres on which the contemporary school should be focused in the interest of value homogenization.