本研究之目的主要在調查現今國中學生的價值觀念,探討國中學生背景變項對價值觀的影響。研究樣本選定彰化市三所 國中,以彰化市區的陽明國中、彰安國中及彰化國中的三年級學生。為了達成研究目的,採用問卷調查方法實施。研究工具參考簡茂發、何榮桂及張景媛(1997)發展的「國中學生價值觀量表」,再依據本研究目的加以修訂而成。正式施測511份問卷,有效問卷454份。經由次數分配、百分比、平均數、標準差、獨立樣本t考驗、單因子變異數等統計分析後,根據研究發現提出研究結論如下: 一、整體而言,國中學生對「生理價值」、「心理價值」、「人際價值」、「情感價值」、「道德價值」、「人生價值」及「政治價值」等七種價值皆重視。其中以「情感價值」重視程度最高。 二、國中女生對「心理價值」、「情感價值」、「人際價值」重視的程度高於國中男生。對「生理價值」、「人生價值」、「政治價值」等重視程度,男女是相同的。 三、就讀不同學校會影響國中學生的價值觀。 四、學業成就的高低會影響國中學生的價值觀。 五、不同宗教信仰的國中學生除了「情感價值」外,其整體價值觀沒有顯著差異。 六、家庭結構不同的國中生的價值觀沒有顯著影響。 七、父(母)教育程度對學生整體價值觀無明顯的影響。 八、父(母)職業類別對學生整體價值觀無明顯的影響。 九、父(母)職業層級會影響學生整體價值觀。 最後,依據研究發現與結論提供建議給教師、學校、家庭、社會、教育行政單位及未來後續研究者之參考。
The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship among the values of junior high school students. The subjects were 454 third graders from the three junior high schools in Changhua city, Changhua county. To accomplish the purposes of this study, questionnaire survey would be used. The instruments used in it are 「Value Concept Inventory for Junior High School」. The data were analyzed with statistical methods of frequency distribution, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent sample t-test, and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). According to the above analysis, the findings of the study were as follows: 1. As a whole, students have high-level importance to 「physiological -value」、「psychological -value」、「relationship -value」、「feelings -value」、「moral -value」、「life-value」and「political -value」. The 「feelings -value」is maximum in 7 value. 2. As a whole, investigated students' "gender" are conspicuously correlative with value. 3. As a whole, investigated students' "school" are conspicuously correlative with value. 4. As a whole, investigated students' "school work" are conspicuously correlative with value. 5. As a whole, investigated students’ "religious belief " aren't conspicuously correlative with value. 6. As a whole, investigated students' "family" aren't conspicuously correlative with value. 7. As a whole, investigated students' " parents’ level of education" aren't conspicuously correlative with value. 8. As a whole, investigated students' " parents' occupation" aren't conspicuously correlative with value. 9. As a whole, investigated students' " parents' vocational level" aren't conspicuously correlative with value. Finally, some suggestions are provided for the teachers, the school, the family, the society, the government and the further studies.