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Peer reviewedKnapp, Clifford E. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1981
Arguments are presented in support of values clarification as a viable teaching strategy to counter nine objections to this technique written in a 1980 article by Richard A. Baer, Jr. Arguments focus on values neutrality, religion, definitions, psychotherapy, freedom, subjectivity, privacy, research, and biases. (DC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Moral Values, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedBaer, Richard A., Jr. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1981
Maintaining and clarifying objections to values clarification originally reported in 1980, responses are given to comments about these objections discussed by Clifford E. Knapp in another article in this journal. (DC)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Moral Values, Teaching Methods
Knapp, Clifford E. – Instructor, 1972
Because many of today's issues are complex and confusing, children need opportunities and help in value development other than the traditional kinds. Describes value clarification techniques available to the teacher. (Author/DR)
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Pollution, Role Playing, Social Values
Rawling, Eleanor – Bulletin of Environmental Education, 1981
Presented is an activity used to introduce students to the characteristics and aims of the curriculum project "Geography 16-19." Students investigate the ecological value of land proposed for residential development and formulate plans for building dwellings with minimal ecological damage. (DC)
Descriptors: Ecology, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
Download full textTomera, Audrey N. – 1977
Four studies completed from 1973 to 1976 are described which focus on the relationship of knowledge to values clarification and/or value shifts with respect to environmental problems or issues. One-hundred twelve eighth graders were interviewed before and after a 12-week period of instruction in skills of conducting environmental education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools, Charlotte, NC. – 1974
This guide was developed for use in grades K-6 as an enrichment program based on clarifying values. The program, designed by teachers, aims to develop in the student a greater awareness and understanding of the community, themselves, and the earth. The program includes environmental encounters and a chart of topical themes and conceptual themes.…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Elementary Education, Environmental Education, Instructional Materials
Shallcross, Tony; Wilkinson, Graham – International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, 1998
Examines student values and process-based, constructivist courses in environmental education. Results suggest that most education majors hold pro-environmental values but frequently do not act upon them. Argues that, to remove this inconsistency between values and practice, courses in environmental education and education for sustainability should…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Constructivism (Learning), Environmental Education, Foreign Countries
