Values
Shared values underpinned the consortium and sat at the heart of the year. These were:
* Impact – both personal and social * Celebration – positive, enjoyable experiences * Diversity – of reading experiences and communities * Participation – co-production of the year with communities and partners * Creativity in development and delivery * Legacy – to create a lasting change in lives and systemsRead more about this topic: 2008 National Year Of Reading
Famous quotes containing the word values:
“Nothing is so threatening to conventional values as a man who does not want to work or does not want to work at a challenging job, and most people are disturbed if a man in a well- paying job indicates ambivalence or dislike toward it.”
—Alice S. Rossi (b. 1922)
“We cannot spare our children the influence of harmful values by turning off the television any more than we can keep them home forever or revamp the world before they get there. Merely keeping them in the dark is no protection and, in fact, can make them vulnerable and immature.”
—Polly Berrien Berends (20th century)
“The vulgar crowd values friends according to their usefulness.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)