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Lewis, Barbara A.; Espeland, Pamela, Ed. – 1998
This book focuses on encouraging children to see the value in developing values, not because of any current fashion or political trend, but because honesty, empathy, integrity, and other core values are necessary to form the confident and capable good neighbors, teachers, businesspeople, politicians, and clergy of tomorrow. The book assumes that…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Citizenship Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation
Lemin, Marion, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This document is a reference for teachers to use in incorporating values education into all subject areas through the activities listed in the book. The book contains 16 chapters, of which about half provide guidelines, discussion and activities related to values in general, and half suggest activities specific to individual areas of study. In the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach
Hersh, Richard H.; And Others – 1980
This book examines six models of moral education: rationale building, consideration, values clarification, value analysis, cognitive moral development, and social action. The public is demanding that schools become increasingly involved in moral education. More than two thirds of the respondents to 1975 and 1976 Gallup polls on education stated…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education
Heath, Harriet – 2000
This book was written to help parents integrate their values into family life and pass them on to their children. The book helps parents: (1) know their own values; (2) understand what their values mean to them; (3) live by their values; (4) model values in ways children can see and understand; (5) realize what a child must know and be able to do…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Moral Development, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
Shaver, James P.; Strong, William – 1982
Written for prospective and practicing K-12 teachers, this book examines values education. The authors' central concerns are twofold. The first is to help and encourage teachers develop their own rationale for values education. The second concern is to help teachers help students develop a rational foundation for their own values and learn the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Definitions, Democracy, Educational Objectives
Kirschenbaum, Howard; And Others – 1975
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…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Development, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories
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Goldbecker, Sheralyn S. – 1976
It is stated in the introduction that growing numbers of educators and researchers are concerned with how students develop values and they are examining strategies for values clarification. This monograph presents historical background and recent trends in value education. It discusses the values clarification approach and the cognitive…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cognitive Development, Educational Environment, Educational History
Halstead, J. Mark, Ed.; Taylor, Monica J., Ed. – 1996
The major purpose of this book is to set out some of the key issues and debates relating to the importance of values in education and of education in values. After an introductory chapter about the concept of values and values education, part 1 provides a variety of perspectives on the values that underpin contemporary education. The introduction…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Read, Donald A. – 1977
This workbook deals with values clarification strategies in the area of health education. It is designed to serve as a tool for expanding self awareness. The underlying assumption is that cognitive knowledge is only half of what is necessary for understanding one's own feelings and making decisions about such potential life problems as drugs, sex,…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Age, Attitude Change, Attitudes
Casteel, J. Doyle; And Others – 1974
One of the major goals of the social studies is to help students gain and refine skills in the area of value clarification. Value sheets, carefully planned activities designed to elicit value clarifying patterns of language from students, are one way of securing value clarification. Sheets, planned in conjunction with ongoing units of instruction,…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Formation, Decision Making, Democratic Values
Walsh, David – 1994
Many believe that America's children are exposed to negative messages by the media--violence, irresponsible sex, and materialism--making it difficult for parents to teach traditional values. Noting that what motivates parents is the desire to teach their children right from wrong while what motivates society is financial profit, this book explores…
Descriptors: Advertising, Child Rearing, Competition, Mass Media Effects
Kraehmer, Steffen T. – 1995
Despite competition from celebrities, athletes, and musicians, children still regard parents as their primary heroes. This book suggests how parents can realize their potential as role models and deal with the influence of other role models. Chapter 1, "Understand Who Your Child's #1 Hero and Role Model Is," considers the concept of hero…
Descriptors: Identification (Psychology), Mentors, Modeling (Psychology), Mythology
Halliday, John, Ed. – 1998
This book explores educational values in the British further education system. Following an introductory discussion of educational values by the editor, John Halliday, the book contains 21 short essays organized in the areas of cultural values, curriculum, and management and staff development. The following are included: "Democratic…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Communication Skills, Construction (Process), Continuing Education
Young, Robert B. – 1997
This book is a call to those within higher education to remain clear and consistent about the core values--service, truth, freedom, equality, individuation, justice, and community--that play a critical role in American society. It provides suggestions to help administrators and faculty to incorporate these values into their own practice and…
Descriptors: Altruism, Beliefs, Codes of Ethics, Culture Conflict
Collin, Audrey, Ed.; Young, Richard A., Ed. – 2000
This book presents many views of the concept of "career," reviewing its past and considering its future in an international context including viewpoints from sociology, psychology, and human resources management. Following an introduction, "Framing the Future of Career" (Richard Young and Audrey Collin), the book contains the following 17…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Career Development, Careers
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