Values are the principles of ideal, beliefs, and behaviors and work as guidance for the sustainable development of nations, societies and individuals. Based on the values educational policies are formed and evaluated. The values prioritized will present their realization in every aspect of an education system. Thus, it is important for the governments to find and build up consensus about what are their core values. The purpose of the study is to theoretically frame out the education value priority in Taiwan for the future, focusing both on how education plays as a part of the government system, and on the capabilities or the nature that the educators would like to build up in students, . First, through international and domestic literature review, including the education policy papers in the past two decades, 12 values are induced out as the hypothesized values of importance. Educators and administrators, sampled purposively, are surveyed about their priority of the 12 values and could also fill out other values. 1450 questionnaires are sent out and 916 are returned. The effective response rate is 63.17%. The results of the survey are that the top three values are healthy, self-realization and humanities and the character education is also prioritized. Secondly, in a multi-values and democratic society, values conflict is unavoidable. Conflict solving and consensus building are urgent missions. With literature review and focus groups conferencing, the data collected and qualitatively analyzed. The findings point out that, first, governments should play well roles of values clarification and aggregation and promote consensus building with better skills of communication and negotiation. Then, in order to realize the former, governments also need to provide a stage for open and rational discourses. After multi-voices are listened and tolerated, a more comprehensive policy will be formed and the needs will be met. Finally, in order to promote a stage of values consensus, three steps are suggested for the very beginning stage. 1. Before educational policy being formed, the core values better be established and consensus be built up. 2. Value choice is one of the abilities of leadership, which includes self-reflection, analysis, and being critical. 3. A value research data is very needed for scientifically and long-term studies. Governments could form an 'Educational Policy Core Values Forums', composed of people from academy, politician, businessmen, and culture community, for a systematically rational arguments and consensus building.
