The Comparative Study on the Effectiveness of Moral Education Programs focusing on Community Service among the U.S., China, and Japan

世界道德教育的新潮流正朝着让儿童参与区域社区活动的方向发展，同时在学校教育中培养儿童的社会意识和道德意识。在对日本和中国的儿童道德行为进行比较分析时，笔者发现，教师、父母、朋友等与儿童的人际关系对两国儿童“遵守规范”的态度有重要影响，并有助于形成“礼貌参与”行为。此外，美国的大量国家预算通过为促进儿童参与社区服务的教育事业而建立的机构得到补贴。儿童在社区中的实际服务和参与被视为培训和培养公民责任的重要工具。

The new current of the moral education in the world is progressing in the direction of making children take part in activities of regional communities, while training them to cultivate social and moral consciousness in the place of school education. When making the comparative analysis of the children's moral behavior of Japan and China where Confucian social norm is fading in the radical social change, I found that the human relationships of a teacher, parents, a friend, etc. with children have an important effect on a child's "norm observance" attitude and contribute to the formation of a "courtesy participation" behavior in these two countries. Moreover, a large amount of national budget in the U.S. has been subsidized through the agencies built up for an educational business that promotes participation of children in the community services. The practical services and participation of children in the community is valued as important vehicles for training and cultivating civic responsibilities.