Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to, first, establish the interdependency between the successful achievement of organisational change and the attainment of values alignment within an organisation's culture and then, second, to describe an effective means for attaining such values alignment. Design/methodology/approach: Literature from the…

In this article, the author discusses his researched framework that has been used in government organizations, the military (including international militaries), large corporations around the globe, and educational institutions such as the Sonora Institute for Technology in Sonora, Mexico. This framework is termed an "Ideal Vision" that expresses…

This study set out to better understand the changing links between geography and citizenship. Content analysis was conducted on eighteen high school world geography textbooks and state/national standards. Interviews were conducted with teachers and textbook authors. Five significant changes were noted: decline of national orientation and a greater…

The core challenge is this--a difficult ethical decision, where values are in play and both sides have powerful moral arguments in their favor. One case presented in this article outlines a dilemma faced by one teacher who became a superintendent herself. The case exploded dramatically in a midsize metropolitan school district, where a principal…

Although study and research focus on the needs of children with mental and physical disabilities, this pilot study focuses on the siblings of children with a special need (SCSN), those brothers and sisters who face unique stresses in their own lives. The study explores the world of the nondisabled siblings, identifies some of the problems they…

As we all know, different people hold different views about politeness. To be polite, Leech thinks you should follow "Politeness Principle" while Levinson suggests paying attention to others' "Face Wants". Sometimes what the Chinese people considered to be polite may not be true according to western culture. In order to…

Due to the social environment of China's reform and opening up, as well as China's education system with knowledge impartation as its focus, some college students lack the humanistic care and education of value and significance of life. Universities should plan effective activities to make students realize the importance of life. They should…

Given the ever-increasing number of students who are taking distance education courses, it seems appropriate to look beyond the explicit, academic curriculum and consider how institutional charisms and core values might be implemented in distance education courses. This article explores the incorporation of charisms and core values in distance…

This booklet contains the oaths that U.S. Army military personnel are required to affirm. The oaths include the Oath of Office for Officers and Army Civilians and the Oath of Enlistment. To explain certain values inherent in the oaths, descriptive passages from actual experiences are used to illustrate the personnels' affirmation to courage,…

This article reviews values clarification theory and goes beyond its explicit doctrines to discuss shortcomings. (MT)

Analyzed Rokeach Value Surveys completed by 57 alcoholics and addicts who had obtained at least 3 years' abstinence using a 12-step program of recovery. Data suggested a shift in values is involved in recovery from alcoholism through participation in Alcoholics Anonymous and that values clarification and value therapy may be useful in chemical…

As school personnel deal with many aspects of sexuality -- its informational, affective, and attitudenal dimensions, strategies of values clarification, moral education, consultation activities, and alternative pupil activities are presented to facilitate understanding of the sexual domain in youth. (Author/JH)

The contribution of philosophy to education in terms of clarifying concepts and values involved in education is discussed. Philosophers must attempt to enter the decision-making processes of education wherever appropriate. Focus is on philosophy in principle and practice. (TJH)

Addresses the dilemma that value clarification theorists have exposed themselves to a charge of relativism because they wished to avoid the indictment that they were moralizers in the classroom. Concludes that it is possible to teach values in a way that respect for universally valid values is fostered. (JOW)

Today's teachers are tossing aside the old argument that lessons in morals and values should be taught only in the home or at church. They are also tackling a new curriculum area that focuses on helping youngsters shape their own value systems, with no sermonizing involved. It's called values clarification. (Author)