Life Values inventory of Grade 9 Students: An Effective tool toward School Guidance Initiatives

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Students in public schools have manifest varied behaviors. Their values are developed at home, in the school, and their communities. Several studies have identified the impact of student's values on academic achievement and this study focused on recommending guidance initiatives that develop students' life values. This study is designed in describing the life values of Grade 9 students in Looc Integrated School and how it affects the areas of life that are valued by them.

METHODS

Descriptive design is utilized to determine the life values of 170 randomly selected Grade 9 students and later subjected to correlational research as to how it affects the areas of life valued by them. The Live Values Inventory instrument of Duane and Crace (1996) was used and modified to suit the school condition. From the gathered data, school-initiated activities will be proposed.

RESULTS

It is evident that achievement and loyalty to the family always guide the student's behavior. In addition, belonging, concern for the environment, concern for others, creativity, health and activity, humility, independence, privacy, responsibility, scientific understandings, and spirituality often guides their behavior but sometimes in financial prosperity. The most valued areas of life are their family and next is education. Meanwhile, least valued by them is an intimate relationship. The result showed that there is a significant moderate relationship between the life values variables and the areas presented in the study which imply that valuing the importance of family in the life of the student is contributory as an inspiration to achieve more.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the result of the study, since the family is the most valued area of life, schools should initiate programs that would highlight family importance in developing student values. An initiated activity like parenting seminar could be done to educate them with a parenting style that is needed in understanding the current trends of student or child behavior. In this activity, schools can incorporate the discussion of strategies or approaches that will help parents guide their children with life values. A Family Day activity should also be done in public schools to build strong family ties and promote social activity which will make students realize that family is the area of life to be valued most. Lastly, the researchers hereby proposed parent-child recollection activity since students valued their family most which may lead them to achieve more.