Types of Values

5. Historical value

- pertains to treating events of history, like a historical account of momentous

occurrence in a given country or people. The usefulness of history to values education is

not a new discovery.

Even before public education and official national histories developed, history was seen

as one means of ennobling character. In the 19th century, history was taught at western

universities as part of moral philosophy.There are certain issues in historical

presentation. One is the contrast between the old and new methods of presenting

history that of battle-oriented history versus problem-oriented history.

Battle-oriented history emphasizes political and military events, while problem-oriented

history expands coverage to include social and economic factors of a historical milieu as

well as history from other disciplines such as anthropology, sociology, ethnology,

economics and linguistics.

6. Behavioral value

- the importance or worth given to the manner by which an individual should bear,

control, and conduct himself properly. One definition refers to it as the process that

gives young people an initiation into values, giving knowledge of the rules needed to

function in this mode of relating to other people, and to seek the development in the

student a grasp of certain underlying principles, together with the ability to apply these

rules intelligently, and to have the settled disposition to some researchers use the

concept values education as an umbrella of concepts that includes moral

education and citizenship education. Themes that values education can address to

varying degrees are character, moral development, Religious Education, Spiritual

development, citizenship education, personal development, social

development and cultural development.

7. Educational value

- imparts education or information on mental development like excursion, reading good

books, etc. Education has the greatest value. All those activities that are good, useful and

valuable from educational point of view are considered as educational values. Education

has its aims to modify the nature of the educand and not merely to supply a certain

amount of knowledge.

According to J. Ruskin, “Education does not mean teaching people to know that they do

not know, it means teaching them to behave as they do not behave”. Thus, the ultimate

aim of education is to achieve good life.

8. Political value

- has significance in politics. Politics is understood to be the science, organization, or

activities of government. The concept of values education has gained popularity and is

amongst one of the fastest growing approaches in the world, supported by policy

makers, educationists and governments. It plays a fundamental role in the development

of an active citizenry of a country; and encourages adults to model values and to give

time for reflective practices that empower individuals to be effective students and good

citizens.

9. Sensational value
- an event, a person, or a piece of information causing great public interest and

excitement.

Example: Trailer of a movie

10. Sentimental value

- someone, something or place that is sentimental feels or shows love. The values and

attitudes we live by affect how we relate to other people and to all our activities in the

environment, and so are a major influence on our prospects for achieving a sustainable

future.

Although they cannot be separated from cognitive understanding, values and attitudes

relate to the affective (or emotional) dimension of human behaviour. While values and

attitudes are similar in this regard, they differ in several important ways.