Discusses the meteoric rise and precipitous decline of Values Clarification, and explores conservative religious and political criticisms. Proposes a reconceptualization of Values Clarification that addresses these concerns in an attempt to revitalize the topic of values conflict and clarification and to establish an empirically-based guidance for…

Article provides an account of the personal evolution from a national leader in the values clarification movement to an active proponent of character education and comprehensive values education. It explores several theoretical and strategic issues in recent history of values and character education, including their relationship to humanistic…

The "Adelaide Declaration on National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century" provides a mandate for discussion of the spiritual within secular state schooling, but this discussion has never occurred. This is a serious omission given what could be called an "undercurrent of concern" for the ways in which young people…

This paper presents a guide for persons interested in conducting a workshop designed to introduce a process or strategy to help adolescents self-generate strokes to foster positive self-esteem. The steps in the process include: (1) introduction to the notion that each person has the power to take control of and direct his or her own life; (2) an…

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…

The process of money management should be taught as soon as the child becomes aware of money, usually as early as ages 3 or 4. At this level, teaching may be in the form of explaining the difference between the value of a nickel and a dime. Money management training often begins with the allocation of an allowance. Parents are advised not to link…

This essay discusses three problem areas in values clarification: (1) the definition of value, (2) the characterization of effective treatment, and (3) the moral point of view. (CD)

Examines camping as a recreational, educational, and therapeutic institution to see what elements make it particularly adaptable to value and opinion types of objectives and to value and opinion development in camp programming. (Author/RK)

Suggests that values clarifying procedures implemented within the language arts program can improve children's self-image and their attitude toward reading and other language arts skills. Gives examples of values strategies. (JM)

Examines three contemporary approaches to moral education, (values clarification, situation ethics, and critical issues), to see how far they satisfy the ideal of open-mindedness. Finds that while all three seek to avoid indoctrination and present different alternatives to traditional moral education with its emphasis on absolute moral values, all…

Describes the development of a Values Conflict Resolution Assessment (VCRA) and reports on validation and reliability. Items were constructed from theoretical criteria in values clarification and decision making with "ethical-emotional" and "rational-behavioral" components. VCRA scores correlated negatively with…

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

Examined the effectiveness of a 2 week values clarification program (career decision making, occupational information, leisure activities, and affective discussion) for 103 junior high school students. Results indicated a greater degree of confusion, no sex differences, and differential effects for 7th and 8th graders. (JAC)

Developed a new method for measuring goal hierarchies, called the Adult Intentional and Motivational Systems Chart, by interviewing 53 men and constructing a system summarizing their goals. Results suggested the continued use of the chart for research on self-direction and adult development as well as intervention. (LLL)

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…