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Peer reviewedPaulston, Rolland G. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1980
The emergence of subjective and critical approaches to the evaluation of educational reform is examined. The need to identify and clarify values and to develop comparative and dialectical evaluation models and approaches are discussed. (RL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Change, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedDreyfus, Hubert L. – Teachers College Record, 1981
Nihilism is the fundamental movement in the history of the West. Materialism is a symptom of nihilism. Materialism is the view that all meaning has gone from the cosmos, nature, and culture. Values are objective, explicit options which imply the existence of choice. (JN)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Models, Philosophy, Psychological Patterns
Parsons, James B.; Dillon, David – 1981
The purpose of this paper is to refocus and expand the notion of the integration of reading, particularly literature, and social studies. The premise is that reading as a tool of inquiry can be used in the social studies classroom to develop students' abilities to inquire about social issues in the social studies. Inquiry is interpreted to include…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature
Dillon, David; Parsons, James B. – 1982
A rationale and model are presented for using literature to teach values clarification in elementary social studies classes. The premise is that a major goal of social studies is to develop good citizens, which requires a comparative knowledge of self and society, and decision-making ability. An explanation is given of how literature (including…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Models
Peer reviewedSmith, David Charles – Academe, 1985
A national project of the Society for Values in Higher Education examined comprehensive values studies at eight colleges and universities. The possibility that dialog about values might improve campus decision making was explored. The place of academic freedom in the discussion of values is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Administration, Conflict, Cultural Influences
Peer reviewedMartin, Roberta P., Ed. – Counseling and Values, 1982
In eight articles, discusses values clarification: its history, controversial issues, and future. Addresses the application of values clarification in career counseling, school counseling, counselor training, civil liberties, and counseling the culturally different. An annotated bibliography is included. (JAC)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Counseling, Civil Liberties, Counseling Techniques
Deforge, Ives – 1981
Technological advances have created changes in working life. Automation displaces more workers than the service industry can absorb. The jobs that are left are often downgraded from the complexity they have formerly enjoyed. As society becomes more and more automated, unemployment becomes structural. How do we prepare young people for the jobs of…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Potential, Futures (of Society), Human Resources
