There is a widespread belief that new and more extensive efforts should be made in the public schools to teach values. Public schools are a major institution aiding the integration of diverse groups in U.S. society. Furthermore, there are serious problems in U.S. society that values education should address as shown by the incidences of drug…

This document is written to describe a model which will enable teachers to incorporate values clarification and moral development within content-centered learning episodes. It also attempts to explain to teachers what the processes of values clarification and moral development are and to train teachers to recognize student verbal behaviors…

The results of this investigation combined with the feedback of students lead to the conclusion that the use of selected value-clarifying strategies in a health education course for future teachers is feasible. Strategies include value sheets and thought cards. (Author/LA)

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…

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.…

Designed for use by upper elementary, middle school, and junior high school students, this collection of career education units contains learning activlties to help students (1) see the tie between careers and such factors as skills, abilities, and school subjects and (2) begin a sequential curriculum that will allow them to have a better…

This workbook on highlighting self and career awareness through value-related activities, the second in a series of three vocational career orientation self-developmental units, was designed for use at the junior high school level. The introductory section outlines the goals of the workbook, its structure, and the nature of the activities included…

The document contains 47 activities for Grade 7. The contents include the following areas: vocabulary; a large variety of inventory and other forms focusing especially on self awareness, self evaluation, and value clarification; a 44-page unit guide for a course called Know Yourself, which includes objectives, activities, evaluation, and…

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,…

Designed as a resource for implementing the Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12, this handbook is intended to aid industrial educators in developing and incorporating values and attitudes in their programs. The first section presents a values rationale to provide a set of ideas to use in developing a…

This guide was written to help young women find their place in the world and move toward that place. Organized in two parts, the manual includes directions for the instructor and handouts for students (in eighth and ninth grade). Part 1 contains descriptions of activities and suggestions for using the activities with small groups of young women,…

This resource guide for teachers offers material for teaching money management in classes ranging from elementary through adult level. The guide covers seven key concepts in separate units: values and goals, income and employment, money management, financial products and services, credit, insurance, and savings and investments. Each unit includes…

This sourcebook is designed to help home economics teachers clarify their values regarding changing roles of women and men and sex stereotyping and to be able to present values clarification to their students. The sourcebook is designed first as a self-study for home economics teachers, and second, as a source for teaching ideas/techniques. The…

The Student Development Plan consists of a set of learning activity packages for teacher use in secondary school classrooms. It covers the following general areas as they relate to vocational development: (1) self awareness (four activities), (2) value clarification (10 activities), (3) career data and information seeking (four activities), and…