A study was conducted to ascertain if there were a difference in the work values of students who participated in cooperative education classes as compared to students who were enrolled in regular vocational and academic classes. Two questions, each with three subparts, were formulated to determine the effects of the three different programs on…

Because of its exploration of human conflicts, its examination of the capability of society and the individual relationships within it, and its focus on universal moral issues, Sophocles'"Antigone" is a relevant addition to secondary school core curricula. "Antigone" is effective in responding to each of Philip Anderson's four…

One dramatic technique to aid students in their discovery of values and value systems is "theatre-in-education" (TIE), a theatre event that takes place in schools, with actors working through roles for and with children. TIE aims to fuse education and theatre by having team members function as both teachers and actors, and the audiences of young…

Values and value awareness are central dimensions of the philosophy program at LaGuardia Community College. The broad and fundamental values of the program include the development of self-awareness, the recognition and overcoming of confusion and alienation, and the emergence of clarity and integration. Philosophy (seen as the process of critical…

Student perceptions of teacher qualities show significant differences between those teachers trained by values clarification techniques and those trained by traditional techniques. Courses taught by these teachers were also perceived differently by students who took them. A combination of lecture-discussion methods and values clarification…

Values clarification is defined, explained, and described in the school setting, and the areas of expansion are listed. (DW)

In spite of an increased emphasis on technical training within the college curriculum, there is a growing realization that the humanities in general and ethics in particular are vital to the student's personal development and moral enlightenment. Accordingly, LaGuardia Community College, with the financial backing of the National Endowment for the…

This study was designed to determine what effect knowledge of value clarification would have on the reading comprehension of eighth graders. The use of value clarification involves students in decision making, identification with characters or situations, evaluative judgments, appreciations, and so forth. In this study reading comprehension was…

This paper briefly reports on a two-hour workshop aimed at helping college students clarify values in selecting an employment setting. The module was presented to four subgroups of fifty-eight community college students. Each individual, with the assistance of his group, decided what was important for him or her in selecting an employment setting.…

The process of value clarification may be defined in terms of specific patterns of language which students use and from which the teacher may reasonably infer that valuing is occurring. Provides an introduction on how one may incorporate a wide variety of media into valuing activities consistent with this approach to value clarification.…

The view that judgments of value have an objective relation to judgments of fact is supported. (JD)

According to the author, a teacher can create an atmosphere in any classroom situation conducive to values clarification skill development. She presents some classroom activities to help this skill development and gives examples she has used in teaching child care. (MF)

Describes a simulation game strategy that is used in an interdisciplinary course that focuses on the relationships between values and technology. Outlines the game's objectives, content focus, and procedural elements. Discusses the merits of this type of approach in assisting in the development of a personal philosophy toward technology. (ML)

This article describes the nature of educational imagery (classroom teaching methodology that allows students to isolate themselves mentally and to use their natural abilities to daydream in ways that accomplish educational objectives) and its sources, describes how to implement the strategy in the classroom, and gives examples of educational…