In order to plan effective programs for high school students, teachers need to be aware of what the students value and how those values may be similar to or different from their own values. Although both groups shared some similar values categories, the student trend in these categories indicated more concern with "heavy" issues.…

The purpose of this study was to measure the relative effectiveness of two methods of teaching drug education to preservice elementary school teachers. The methods compared were the traditional teacher confined approach, and the value clarification group-centered process. The latter approach was found to be superior in all ways measured. (Author)

This study was an attempt to determine whether, and to what extent: 1) there is disagreement about the nature and function of values and valuing among educators, and between social science educators and certain axiologists; 2) social science educators endorse valuation theories which are internally inconsistent or antithetical to the purposes of…