The Rokeach Value Survey was administered to 53 students upon their entry into teacher preparation and to 42 experienced teacher educators selected from California institutions of higher education. The values of self-respect, competence, independence, and imagination were consequential to the teacher educators but of little import to the students. The instrumental value, competence, is of special concern since nearly one-fourth of the students did not perceive it to be crucial for personal success, whereas teacher educators ranked competence high as an important ingredient to success. A clash of values is to be expected unless strategies for intervention are applied. (Author)