This paper constructs a typology of the philosophical assumptions of a humanistic, competency based, teacher education program. At the same time, the paper fills in the assumptions of the typology. It is indicated that the listing of assumptions is characterized by completeness, sequential ordering, and the fact that it is non-compromised. The…

In this position paper, the authors respond to the frequent criticisms and charges that values clarification is value free, relativistic, superficial, and without a cogent theoretical or research base. The authors first examine values clarification as theory. As originally developed by Raths, values education is a theory based on the thinking of…