Discusses the difference between sentimentality and compassion and provides various literary excerpts, drawings, photographs, and a list of additional resources that can be used in the classroom to develop compassion among students. (GC)

Discusses perspectives and approaches that teachers can utilize in demonstrating for students the importance and complexity of ethical decisions in the oral and written composition process. Explores the use of religious, legal, political, dialogical, situational, and human nature perspectives. (Author/GC)

Discusses the "Democracy in the School" (DES) pilot project conducted at three schools in Germany's Northrine-Westphalia state. Explains that the project was an effort to introduce Lawrence Kohlberg's "Just Community" model by creating shared rules and stimulating moral judgment competence. Reveals that the project incorporated…

Discusses a student discipline problem involving a substitute teacher and a student who used foul language in class. The teacher responded with a firm, but venomous, threat that provoked a response from the vice principal's office, but not from the boy's parents. Advocates on-the-spot ethical instruction to maintain credibility and an effective…

A bibliography of 278 publications and articles concerning professional ethics in dentistry and dental hygiene, developed by the Professional Ethics in Dentistry Network, is presented. (MSE)

Described is a technique for introducing ethical instruction concerning scientific responsibilities in a student-centered science class activity. Students role play to decide scientific issues. Three proposed issues are included. (SL)

This character-education guide, for grades Pre-K through 12, presents field-generated, field-tested ideas for integrating character education with daily learning. The ideas are varied in design, scope, and developmental levels, and range from half-hour lessons to schoolwide events to year-long courses. Each unit (50 in all) is built on particular…

The author suggests making the valuing experience a daily part of classroom life through building children's self-concepts, permitting them to make (and live with) many choices, and encouraging active discussion of real moral situations as they arise. (Editor)

A teacher integrates character education into content lessons by lacing a "character cocktail" with community, manners, and ethical decision-making. (MLF)

This article reviews the past research and principles for facilitating moral growth through group discussion and the theories of judgment-action discrepancies. An intervention model is suggested which utilizes actual moral misbehaviors as the basis for both moral discussion and behavioral intervention. (Author/DB)

Creative dramatics is advocated as a moral education strategy. Studies examining role playing as an intervention strategy are reviewed. Kohlberg's moral education theory and criticisms of it are discussed. A dramatic example is shared, and steps for implementation are outlined. (Author)

Typical ethical dilemmas confronted by educational administrators and their normative levels of ethical reasoning are identified in this two-phase study. The first phase, which involves in-depth interviews with 23 principals, applies the Van Hoose and Paradise (1979) developmental model of ethical reasoning to self-reports of decision making…

A series of reports reflecting the activities of the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) are presented in these proceedings. The first article, "Teaching Professional Ethics: Proceed, But with Caution," by Richard A. Wright, argues that extreme care must be taken in developing and teaching professional ethics, discussing what…

The development of stimulus materials and scoring procedures to measure an individual's ability to recognize the ethical issues often hidden within the dentist's professional problems is discussed, and the resulting test and its application to the teaching of ethics and professional socialization are examined. (MSE)

This book is intended for teachers and parents who want to give their students and children inspiring models to imitate in developing positive character traits and attitudes. In the book are individuals from today (like Bill Cosby) or people in the past (like Abraham Lincoln) who will inspire children. In all, the book portrays 75 people of…