A multimillionaire responsible for several felonies stated recently that humanism is one of the leading causes of crime in the United States. A college English instructor tested the validity of the connection between humanism and deteriorating values, on a limited and informal basis, while conducting in a men's prison a series of weekly programs…

An experience in values clarification about euthanasia is described. (PBS)

Explains why the American views of optimism and progress are impediments to the teaching of literature. Tells how the teaching of tragic fiction can help students deal with important philosophical and aesthetic issues. (RL)

The Task Force is an organization that examines and provides perspectives on values in education and the teaching of values in Arizona schools. This document provides the discussions, recommendations, and review of Task Force meetings held in 1990 and 1992 and consists of two reports. The first report, "Teaching Values in Arizona…

This study was designed to determine what effect knowledge of value clarification would have on the reading comprehension of eighth graders. The use of value clarification involves students in decision making, identification with characters or situations, evaluative judgments, appreciations, and so forth. In this study reading comprehension was…

Offers eight lessons to be learned from school sports activities that the author considers more important than winning, including how to win and lose, compete, cooperate, participate, work toward a goal, develop self-discipline, sacrifice, and develop new skills. (JBM)

Within a carefully structured situation, students can be allowed greater choice than they now have, and this can be accomplished without making them feel lost and confused. The balance between direction and freely offered alternatives is a delicate one, but the teacher need not be afraid of it. (Author)

This publication is designed to summarize relevant information on the schools' role in the teaching of values. A brief background on the current status of values teaching is provided and two values education approaches that frequently have appeared in recent educational literature--values clarification and cognitive development--are described.…

Several questions are raised in this article about the effectiveness of the values clarification approach. The article concludes that values clarification is a consistent and carefully sequenced approach to helping students live their lives in a more consistent and satisfying manner. (Author)

While preparing students for jobs is an important goal of vocational education, helping students to develop a process of values clarification is also necessary. An analysis of education for self-realization, the values clarification approach, is presented for vocational educators. (MF)

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…

This paper highlights trends in values education in public secondary schools, crucial issues in both religious and secular values education, and effective strategies for teaching values in formal and invisible curricula. A review of the history of values education in the public schools is accompanied by relevant research pertaining to the…

The Benton High School values clarification program is an orderly sequence of structured group activities directed toward clarifying students' values and decisions as part of a one-semester elective sociology class open to all juniors and seniors. Evaluation indicates program participants moved toward a stronger belief in internal control in…

Examines technology as a social process by exploring social and ethical questions raised by the exploration of technological inventions. Discusses how society channels the work of scientists and engineers through institutions characteristic of society. Includes daily assignments and exam questions. (MVL)

This paper briefly outlines the theory and development of Values Clarification and explores its possible applications to English as a foreign language (EFL). The five basic types of Values Clarification exercises are discussed: (1) interviewing, (2) rank-ordering, (3) forced choice, (4) values continuum, and (5) sentence completion. The theory and…