This teacher training monograph deals with value orientations of cultures in general with specific reference to Vietnamese culture. The first two sections discuss the conceptual issues of value orientation and give axiological definitions of the six clusters used to describe cultural orientation. The third section introduces the section on Vietnamese culture by giving a brief history of Vietnam. Section IV takes each of the six value orientations defined in the first sections (nature, self, society, the supernatural, human nature, and the family) as well as some axiological sub-sections and defines them in the context of Vietnamese culture. Included are some folk tales and poems to illustrate certain Vietnamese cultural beliefs. The appendix consists of a very brief outline of U.S. value orientations in the same six categories. This is followed by an annotated bibliography, largely on Vietnamese cultural issues. (CG)