In this paper we posit a radical retheorization of anorexia as a form of deviance. We examine how the disciplinary practices and moral technologies typical of contemporary secondary schooling signify and enter into the articulation of three "virtue discourses" (discipline, achievement and healthism), and tease out how these "virtue…

Investigated the usefulness and the methods for combining vocational interests and work aspect preferences. Results indicated the Vocational Preference Inventory has greater discriminatory ability than the Work Aspect Preference Scale. Implications for counselors are given. (Author/BL)

Two frameworks--cognitive dispositions (derived from critical theory) and cognitive structures (derived from cognitive science)--for analysis of values are outlined and used to critique taxonomies of values developed for general, adult, and vocational education. A combined approach is then proposed and exemplified for vocational education. (MSE)

Outlines six activities for upper primary and/or lower secondary classes in an Australian school which focus on social responsibility as it relates to social justice. (NH)

Teaching styles in New Zealand and Queensland, Australia, are considered within the framework of basic value orientations--industrial, social, academic, and humanistic. (Editor/RK)

This article reveals the nature of the images of society in traditional approaches to geographical education and explores the implications of these in terms of the ideology involved. The data include student interviews, geography textbooks, and geography curriculum writings. (Author/JDH)

One of a series of publications to assist Australian secondary school teachers in the area of social studies skill development, this booklet provides an introduction to basic social studies skills and their implications for classroom teaching. Following an introduction, part 1 examines current curriculum trends in Australia. Included in the…

Reports on 2 studies to assess attitudes to and moral reasoning about class rules among 117 Australian secondary students and 87 student teachers. Finds students' moral reasoning to be more advanced than predicted by Lawrence Kohlberg and based on the general welfare of students and teachers. (CFR)