Models and strategies for value clarification in population education
Villanueva, C.L.
Options for Policy and Practice 2(4): 18-33
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0115-2033 PMID: 12336126 Document Number: 446149
Teachers, principals, supervisiors, superintendents, policymakers, and researchers all agree that value clarification is the most effective method for teaching value-laden population issues. It has been recognized that cultural attitudes and beliefs that are negative to family planning block acceptance of the population program. Education can become an effective vehicle in raising the level of awareness and acceptance of population practices. Teachers and students must 1st critically examine a set of alternative population values, for then they can weigh the pros and cons in order to arrive at value decisions regarding fertility behavior. Discussion and recommendations for practice and policy are presented for 9 problem areas: defining value clarification, affective versus cognitive process, teacher participation, open-ended versus closed-ended approach, use of resources and devices, target group, teacher personality, selecting appropriate issues, and dealing with controversial subjects.