Personal Values
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Personal Values
There appears to many varying definitions of the term ‘personal values.’ Thomas (1994:p164) defines values as "beliefs and preferences that guide the process of human decisions" and Rohan (2000) believes that values are ideals that individuals and groups uphold. Individuals thus think, feel, make choices and act from within well-known values, which are a person’s own moral judgement about his or her morality. As a nurse I am bound by the Nursing and Midwifery Council understanding of values. They state that a nurse’s values should be accountable, fair, professional and progressive.
I believe that personal values are difficult to describe and are probably a combination of all of the above. My own definition of a personal value is an ideal that reflects your beliefs and influences your choices, behaviour, actions and often serves as a guide to what is right or wrong.
Personal values develop and form over a lifetime and are learned by observation and are based on experience, religion education and culture. We receive our values from the important people in our lives: parents; family members, friends, and other influential people, such as religious leaders and teachers.
PSHE provides children with the knowledge and understanding to make healthy, informed and safe choices. I believe it should reflect the 5 outcomes of the Every Child Matters (2003) framework so children can expect to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being. PSHE allows children to reflect on their own values and cope with difficult values they encounter may encounter in life.
My father was quite a tyrannical, bullying parent. He never allowed me or my siblings to express an opinion and if we showed any emotions we were considered to be weak. Rather than adopting these traits as an adult I have made a conscious effort to resist this behaviour, and I feel that during teaching sessions I encourage a open and...
There appears to many varying definitions of the term ‘personal values.’ Thomas (1994:p164) defines values as "beliefs and preferences that guide the process of human decisions" and Rohan (2000) believes that values are ideals that individuals and groups uphold. Individuals thus think, feel, make choices and act from within well-known values, which are a person’s own moral judgement about his or her morality. As a nurse I am bound by the Nursing and Midwifery Council understanding of values. They state that a nurse’s values should be accountable, fair, professional and progressive.
I believe that personal values are difficult to describe and are probably a combination of all of the above. My own definition of a personal value is an ideal that reflects your beliefs and influences your choices, behaviour, actions and often serves as a guide to what is right or wrong.
Personal values develop and form over a lifetime and are learned by observation and are based on experience, religion education and culture. We receive our values from the important people in our lives: parents; family members, friends, and other influential people, such as religious leaders and teachers.
PSHE provides children with the knowledge and understanding to make healthy, informed and safe choices. I believe it should reflect the 5 outcomes of the Every Child Matters (2003) framework so children can expect to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic well-being. PSHE allows children to reflect on their own values and cope with difficult values they encounter may encounter in life.
My father was quite a tyrannical, bullying parent. He never allowed me or my siblings to express an opinion and if we showed any emotions we were considered to be weak. Rather than adopting these traits as an adult I have made a conscious effort to resist this behaviour, and I feel that during teaching sessions I encourage a open and...