A survey of students in secondary schools in Russia shows that among young people both traditional and modern sets of attitudes and beliefs may be found, but that these differences do not necessarily translate into actions. (Contains 1 table and 1 note.)

Suggests that adolescents are much more influenced by peer group values than by parental values. (DS)

Mid-point feasibility report of a study derived from compositions written over a seven year period by students in the James A. Garfield School District, Garrettsville, Ohio. (Author/MB)

Presents early evidence from a longitudinal study suggesting that many agricultural college students lack opinions on soil and water conservation issues. Data also suggest encounters with conservation issues in the classroom and elsewhere encourage students, to learn about and form opinions on conservation. (27 references) (Author/MCO)

Presents American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Leaders and New Achievers' viewpoints regarding characterizations of family and consumer sciences, core values of the field, factors that motivate them to sustain their commitment to the profession, and recommendations for transmitting the essence of the profession. (Contains 23…

Working women appear to have a personal-value structure different from that of nonworking women. Economic and political values are more prominent among women who work, whereas social and religious values play a greater role for women who stay at home. (JOW)

These studies measured the possible relations between perceived purpose in life, in general, and more specific purposes or values and, in addition, explored further the relation between the PIL and religious values. (Author/RK)

The first study in this article attempted to provide an empirical assessment of the validity of the other-self and self-ideal indices as measures of value strength, while the second study evaluated the assumptions that item-specific values underlie the choice shift, with an across-people (group-composition) design. (Author/RK)

The booklet discusses results of a values education survey of teachers and administrators and examines issues, curriculum, and teaching techniques in values education. The report is intended for use by pre- and inservice teachers and teacher educators as they develop awareness of values and devise strategies to transmit this awareness to students.…

THIS STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO FIND OUT IF RELATIONSHIPS EXIST BETWEEN COLLEGE SUBCULTURES AND STUDENT VALUES. ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE STUDENTS IN THE TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE WERE ADMINISTERED THE STUDY OF VALUES, WHICH MEASURES SIX VALUE ORIENTATIONS, AND THE CLARK-TROW TYPOLOGY WHICH DESCRIBES FOUR STUDENT…

Relevant literature on student activism was reviewed so as to discover leads for predictions about differences between activists and non-activists in the way they might be expected to rank the terminal and instrumental values from Rokeach's Value Survey. (Editor)

Six value education methodologies for use on the secondary level are described and recommendations for implementing values/moral/civic education are presented. The first and second sections describe Lawrence Kohlberg's six-stage moral development approach to value education. The use of moral dilemma discussions to develop moral reasoning is…

The present study is an effort to define the structure of normative values or belief systems regarding the desirable. As well it explored the relations of normative values to the liberal-conservative attitude dimension. (Author/RK)

This report reviews and compares in a table 27 vocational interest and values instruments that are used in career assessment and counseling. Includes information about publishers, intended population, time, scoring, computerization, cost, and reviews. (JOW)

A study of 754 retail management students developed a value-based model of career attitude and expected choice behavior. Findings indicate that personal values had an influence on all aspects of retail career attitudes, which then had a direct effect on expected choice behavior. (Contains 55 references.) (Author/JOW)