Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.15516/cje.v17i0.1339
Values and Value Orientations of Students, Future Primary School Teachers and Preschool Teachers
Žana Bojović
; Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Užice
Danijela Vasilijević
; Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Užice
Danijela Sudzilovski
; Faculty of Teacher Education, University of Užice
Abstract
Through a theoretical scientific synthesis, the phenomenon of values and value orientations of young people is considered from several aspects. Within the framework of such an approach, various classifications of values and value orientations of young people are presented and explained and the most favorable basis is sought for testing the values and value orientations of the students from teacher training faculties, future primary school teachers and preschool teachers. Empirical research of transversal type was performed on a random sample of 252 students from teacher training faculties in Serbia, at the end of the academic year 2012/2013. Based on Rokeach’s list of values, empirical research of transversal type was performed, with the main task of determining the terminal values (desirable states, pursued objectives) and instrumental values (idealized behaviors in order to achieve terminal values) of students. The ranking list, as the result of a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the collected data, shows that the students of the teacher training faculties are oriented toward: a) family safety, happiness, freedom, true friendship, inner harmony... (terminal values) and b) fairness, responsibility, capability...(instrumental values). The research shows a high degree of balance values of the students in the preference of terminal values, while in the instrumental values significant differences can be noticed, except for the first three items on the ranking list.
Keywords
instrumental values; Rokeach’s list; terminal values
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153252
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Publication date:
30.11.2015.
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