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A Descriptive Study of Value Systems within a School District in Texas

The purpose of this study was to determine the various values that can be found in teachers of an open school system and how those values differed among various teacher groups within the school. The value systems (Tribalistic, Egocentric, Conformist, Manipulative, Sociocentric, and Existential) were based on the "Levels of Psychological Existence" developed by Clare W. Graves. A values test was utilized in order to collect data. The "Values for Teaching Test" was administered to 492 teachers and staff members of the school district. Specific hypotheses regarding value differences in selective teachers and staff groups were tested. The results were significant on the following levels-- existential, sociocentric, and conformist with relation to grade level taught, educational job profile, and sex of the respondent.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504402
Date08 1900
CreatorsLong, Penelope N.
ContributorsBeck, Don (Don Edward), Rollins, Forrest L.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 61 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Long, Penelope N., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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