Values clarification involves presenting a hypothetical situation to students that requires them to make a moral judgment. That moral judgment must be publicly affirmed by the student, but not criticized by others. Values clarification's philosophical context is existentialist. The values clarification philosophies and methods were consistent with…

Briefly reviews the history of character education. States that schools should indoctrinate two kind of values: personal-ethical standards such as truthfulness, kindness, and diligence; and the political-ethical values of our democracy such as freedom of speech, due process, and equality. Concludes by stating character education requires patience…

Discusses the role of moral education and values clarification in the curriculum, highlighting how educators' morality influences the implementation of values-centered curricula. The article advocates curricula in which students learn to critically examine their daily choices and proposes that a moral education helps students learn to think…

This study examined the role of schooling in shaping student values, examining how teachers' cultural, religious, and other personal values influenced their teaching practice and how supervisors and mentors of preservice and inservice teachers needed to help them uncover their individual values and biases. The study involved 12 inservice and…

For the last two decades, health educators have been laboring at coalescing the philosophical premise and goals of school health education. The focal point of this conflict emerges when proponents claim that health education curricula enhance decision making skills and concurrently require health educators to teach toward specific health-promoting…

Reports on a study of 24 Australian secondary teachers before and after an inservice program on the whole-school approach to discipline. Finds that higher principled teachers provided more perspective and guidance than those in the low moral judgment group. Recommends more joint decision making by teachers in developing a school's discipline…

Describes a teacher workshop that dealt with the prevalence of sex-role stereotyping and the influence of teachers on children's perceptions of sex roles. Provides detailed workshop agenda with summaries of learning activities designed to heighten awareness of sex-role stereotyping in schools and help teachers examine their own values. (JHZ)

Veteran teachers of various ages and levels of experience responded to questionnaires and interviews designed to reveal their perceptions in five thematic areas drawn from historical and contemporary research about teachers as moral agents. These areas are: (1) teachers' characterization of their personal values; (2) their understanding of their…