Values Education

1. VALUES

2. Values come from the Latin word “valere” which means to have a vigor,
a power to do a specific thing in order to realize a certain urgent
demand for something important
Values are the elements of life prevailing any society.

3. Qualities, characteristics or ideas about which we feel very strongly.
Value define what is of worth.
Our values affect our decisions, goals and behavior.
A belief that someone or something is worthwhile.
Value help guide your actions and judgments.

4. "Acts reveal the person's value
preferences. Like a prism that
reflects the invisible
spectrums of colors, a
person's acts manifest his
invisible orders of value.
(Philosophy Today, 1989)

5. WHERE DO YOU GET
VALUES?

6. Four Characteristics/Properties of Values
(Max Scheler , Theory of Values)
1. They are not pure valuable essences or qualities.
2. They are objective and transcend the sentimental
perceptions to which they appeal.
3. They are hierarchically given, dependent and relative
among themselves and with the perceiver.
4. They are always given in pairs
( positive values  counter value )