ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the perceptions of values and cultural values within education. The challenges of raising awareness of differing, and constantly changing, cultural values are many. Each culture, society, community and individual has its own values, and raising awareness and understanding of them is a complex issue. Heritage education programmes should include an awareness of the cultural values of different cultures. The idea of underlying principles can be related to the intended learning outcomes (ILO) of an education programme. The museum studies course at Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand, has made progress in this area and it has been highlighted as an example of a programme that includes cultural values. Language is vital for learning about a culture and understanding differences. Interestingly, the heritage professionals demonstrated a greater knowledge of the Mori language than did the general population. The heritage professionals demonstrated a greater knowledge of the Mori language than did the general population.
