Teachers Communicate Values to Preschool Children: A Systematic Review

Abstract

Values education in preschool is a formative activity that significantly impacts children's moral development. This study analyses scientific production from 2014 to 2024 on how preschool teachers communicate values and the values they prioritise in educating children. The methodological design consists of a systematic literature review, adopting the preferred data elements for PRISMA systematic reviews in the EBSCO, Web of Science, and Scopus databases. The sample considers 19 articles reviewed through thematic content analysis. The results show that preschool teachers communicate values through didactic activities included in curricular plans and in everyday teaching practices. The values they most frequently communicate are democracy, morality, and society. Preschool teachers communicate values in line with the political, social, and cultural context in which children live.