LTSocialinių permainų metais aiškiau pastebima požiūrių į egzistuojančias vertybes kaita. Todėl, atkūrus Lietuvos nepriklausomybę, vertybinių orientacijų, vertybių klausimais mokslininkų domėjimasis padidėjo. Straipsnyje, analizuojant tyrimo duomenis, siekiama atskleisti paauglių požiūrį į sveikatą kaip vertybę. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Paaugliai; Sveikata; Vertybinės orientacijos; Vertybės; Vertybės, vertybinės orientacijos; Adolescent; Adolescents; Health; Value; Value orientations; Values.
ENThe main purpose of health education is influence on schoolchildren attitude to their health, promoting of their interest in healthy mode of life and own health. The aim of this investigation - to reveal the attitude of adolescents (girls) to health as a value. The following methods were applied during the investigation: 1) the theoretical method: the study and the analysis of the literature, 2) surveys of girls, 3) surveys of teachers of technology, 4) statistical analysis of facts was performed using SPSS software. The investigation included 373 girls of 5th — 8th classes of Vilnius schools and 145 teachers of technology. The analysis of the research results enabled to formulate the following conclusions: health is the most important value for the youngest adolescents (p < 0,0001); the majority of tested 5th - 8th classes girls understand the importance of self care, although a slightly more than half of respondents consider a good health a priority. [From the publication]