Summarizes the major criticisms that have appeared in the literature and argues that values clarification should not be used in the public schools or by such quasi-public agencies as Scouts, Planned Parenthood, and 4-H. (JOW)

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)

Notes that both liberals and conservatives have criticized values clarification courses on the grounds that they assume only one correct position regarding values: ethical relativism. Maintains that values clarification fails to live up to its own claims of openness and neutrality. (Author/JM)

The use of values clarification methodology in public schools and by quasi-public agencies is questioned. Among the objections raised are that the approach is theoretically weak, conflicts with many traditional beliefs, and constitutes an invasion of privacy. A re-orientation among environmental educators is advocated. (WB)