Abstract:
This is a descriptive study of elementary school teachers'
perceptions of values transmitted in classrooms. Through
circulation of a survey to teachers in Public and Separate Schools
in the "Golden I-Iorseshoe" distt-ict of SOLtthern Ontario (e}{clLtding
Toronto), it was found that teachers do see themselves as promoting
values which tend to be conceptual or knowledge-based and receptive
and pertain to self-perception and personal growth. They also show
a tendency t.o Lise nlore conceptL\al teachi ng strategies SLieri as
discussiona The respondents had no clear opinion regarding student
disposition toward values but did feel very influential in
developing that disposition. Demographic factors of gender, age,
teaching division and teaching experience affected the responses to
the surveYa The study was undertaken to describe a very sensitive
area in education in the hope of moving closer toward a more
effective school system II.
