近十年,品德教育議題開始受到多方重視,如2003年的天下雜誌品格教育調查結果台灣社會普遍的品格比十年前差、2006年初的一項調查中發現,七成民眾認為台灣人品格正在沉淪(許芳菊、陳慧嬌,2006)。此外,2006年金車教育基金會所發表的調查亦指出,近九成小學教師覺得當前最嚴重的校園問題是不尊重師道,所以更應該強化品德教育(張錦弘,2006)。再者,由於研究者的教學實務經驗,身處於校園中,經驗到尊師重道氣氛、感恩情懷更是不再,據此,應該提升學生之品德教育。西賽羅(Cicero, 106-43BC)曾說感恩不單是最偉大的德行,更是眾德行的父母。感恩是品德之母,學會感恩,才能進一步展現良好之品德,本研究將探討培養感恩心之各種策略,藉此提升品德表現。
Nearly ten years, received much attention to moral education issues, such as the 2003 World magazine survey character education universal character of Taiwan's society worse than a decade ago, in early 2006, a survey found that Taiwanese people moral character is sinking (Xufang Ju Chen Hui Jiao, 2006). In addition, the 2006 Education Fund annuity vehicles ever published survey also shows that nearly nine primary school teachers think the most serious problem is not respected on campus teaching profession, so should strengthen moral education (Zhang Jinhong, 2006). As researchers teaching practical experience, the body in the campus, experience the atmosphere to respect for teachers, Thanksgiving is no longer feelings of others, which should enhance students' moral education. Cicero (Cicero, 106-43BC)said that gratitude isis not only the greatest virtue, but also the parents of public virtue. Gratitude is the mother character, learn to be grateful, in order to further demonstrate good moral character, the study will examine the various strategies cultivate gratitude, to enhance the performance of morality.