This report examines the topic of moral education and describes the current trend toward increased adoption of moral education programs for public schools. The author identifies four different approaches to moral education, focusing mainly on the cognitive-developmental approach or Kohlberg model and the affective-relativist or values…

The values clarification process is a potentially useful means of helping couples improve their relationships and constructively manage their conflicts. In this paper practical values clarification strategies are presented for use within a positively-oriented couples' enrichment program. These approaches may also be incorporated into traditional…

Defines the value-clarification approach as one that teaches the individual to think through issues, and, eventually, to develop his or her own value system through a cognitive process involving verbalization, role-playing, and composing value-laden situations. Its overriding aim is, through examination, consideration, and exploration, to make…

Traces the origin of the Values Clarification movement in education in Carl Roger's clien-centered therapy and exposes its unwarranted extreme ethical stance. Examines a model episode of values clarification and shows how the theoretical confusions of the Values Clarification proponents are reflected in their actual teaching strategies. (Editor/RK)

Practical and theoretical problems associated with incorporating values clarification as an element of health education are explored. Guidelines for teaching values clarification are offered. (DF)

Examines the incidence of frightening figures and unhappy endings in traditional and modern Inuit stories and identifies purpose for these elements. Monsters and unhappy endings apparently are tools to help children come to terms with Eskimo environment and values. Studies the conclusions and implications for Indian education. (TES)

Compared responses of Type A people who received either cognitive-behavioral or values-clarification treatment in combination with anxiety management training (AMT) with those of a control group that received AMT alone, all blocked on the variable of self-monitoring. Type A behavior was reduced in all participants wih anxiety significantly…

Discusses human sexuality education in light of goals of exemplary programs in biology. Defines and reviews support for sexuality education programs, examining one program goal (behavior change), opposition to sexuality education, and values clarification. Also identifies questions of interest to many adolescents, encouraging teachers to have…

Outlines Bleich's theory of subjective criticism and traces its roots in the work of the psychoanalytic critic Norman N. Holland. Suggests that the subjective criticism approach to literature can help elicit student response in the classroom and initiate discussions of value questions which literature inevitably raises. (RBW)

Argues that teachers of writing and literature need to make connections between the classroom experience and personal and community values. (MM)

Effects of self-esteem and values-clarification strategies on value awareness were assessed in an hour values-clarification workshop. Subjects participating in the workshop showed significantly greater gains in value awareness than nonparticipants, confirming that values-clarification strategies are valid means for clarifying personal values of…

Values clarification is viewed as a potentially important approach to treatment of drug abuse because it correlates with belief in personal control, decision-making abilities, and self-reliant behavior. (GW)

This document describes the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), its new mission and vision statements, and a recommended set of strategic action areas deemed essential to creating the future described in the mission and vision statements. The proposed AACC mission statement reads: "building a nation of learners by advancing…

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…

This book focuses on encouraging children to see the value in developing values, not because of any current fashion or political trend, but because honesty, empathy, integrity, and other core values are necessary to form the confident and capable good neighbors, teachers, businesspeople, politicians, and clergy of tomorrow. The book assumes that…