Adolescent pregnancy and AIDS warrant a reexamination of child welfare workers' professional values toward adolescent sexuality. Presents an exercise designed to assist practitioners in understanding the hidden values that influence intervention. (SAK)

This handbook for teachers presents strategies for helping students think about and make value judgments in a broad range of value realms. The 80 activity models presented have been used for grade levels ranging from upper elementary to high school. Chapter I, the introduction, discusses a unified approach to values. A definition of values is…

Demonstrates how Likert scales, semantic differentials, and projective pictures, stories, and sentences can be used to assess secondary school students' attitudes toward social issues. The Likert scale lists positive and negative statements about an issue; the semantic differential indicates degrees of feelings, for example, good, neutral, bad.…

Presents four exercises to help secondary school social studies students understand the complex issues of the draft. Students participate in a mock draft lottery, analyze Phil Och's Draft Dodger Rag, examine how individual experiences affect attitudes, and compare writings by Bill Mauldin and Ron Kovic. (KC)

Aspects of creativity and the relationship between creativity and values clarification are discussed. Creativity-oriented student behaviors (such as identifying problems that need to be solved or resolved) are identified and three ways in which values clarification enhances creativity are explored. (PHR)

Outlines content for a mini-unit on job-getting skills. In addition to resume writing, interview preparation, and other aspects of the job search, a central portion of the unit involves values clarification and techniques of self-appraisal. (SK)

Describes eight ways of using "The Book of Lists" to stimulate the thinking and imaginations of high school social studies students. The author also presents examples of ways lists can be used to teach concepts and to clarify values. (AM)

Suggests that role playing can offset problems in teaching values clarification and moral reasoning at the elementary school level. Because role playing relies heavily on activity, it circumvents the problem of having a dilemma dealt with by discussion only. Role playing also allows students to take the perspective of others. (Author/KC)

Presents four short exercises for teaching about loneliness, one each for use in the upper elementary grades, high school classes, teacher education classes, and general adult education. (SJL)

Suggests seven value clarification exercises based on situations in basal reading series in which characters could have acted, thought, or felt differently. (MKM)

Discusses the use of the opinion poll technique which requires students to take a stand on an issue and to defend or give reasons for taking the stand they chose. Students become aware of their values and how they affect decisions. Issues for elementary students are suggested. (RM)

Designed to be used with the Illinois teacher's manual, "Vocational Ethics: Toward the Developing of an Enabling Work Ethic," this supplementary instructional information contains the following: (1) student worksheets; (2) activities; (3) assessment information; and (4) a Teacher's Trouble Shooter's Guide to enable teachers to check their own…

Presents a rationale and framework for teaching values using quality works of literature. (HTH)

Over the years there have been different terms for the idea of educating for character. Some of these are moral education, moral reasoning, values clarification, and ethics. But the basic idea of using schools to produce people of good character has been around for many generations. This volume explores the importance of including character…

Suggests using debate in a composition class to teach decision-making skills, values clarification, and careful articulation of personal thoughts and opinions. (MKM)