This paper examines Aristotle's view of the family as providing indispensible motivations for the moral education of the young, the inadequacy of the family in providing moral education, and the need for laws to protect the community and to educate the community regarding public affairs. (MT)

Explicates Johann Friedrich Herbart's theory of socialization, with its emphasis on the individual, and his observations on the influence of social factors on education. (Author/SJL)

An examination of the ways moral education was taught in elementary public schools during the first three decades of the century suggests that moral education should be (1) indirect--not taught as a isolated subject; (2) comprehensive--include all aspects of school life; and (3) broadly conceived--moral education is multifaceted. (RM)

Examines the teaching of ethics in the "Engineering Publicity" program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1920s. Suggests that students may be empowered to enter and transform their professions by examining ethical critiques of science, technology, and business within and among the professions they will enter rather than by…

The French philosopher Alain believed passionately in the importance of moral education as a fundamentally secular enterprise. Reasons for his influence and a critical assessment of his views on the teaching of citizenship, social ethics, sociology, literature, and good manners are presented. Concludes with implications for moral education today.…

To make public schools as inclusive as possible, educators continually attempted to broaden the cultural basis of school morality, first to a pan-Protestant, nonsectarian religion in the mid-nineteenth century, then to increasingly secular versions in the early twentieth century, and recently to a more pluralistic and morally relativistic stance.…

Reviews the life and works of Jean Paul Richter, a German educator of the early 1800s, who is best known for his book, "Levana," a once widely read book on teaching young children. (JDH)

Comparing the conception of human development found in the educational theories of Plato and Rousseau, it is found that the nature of childhood in Rousseau's "Emile" so resembles the account of child development in Plato's "Laws" that any difference claimed between them must be one of degree. (Author/SJL)

Theoretical differences between Kohlberg and Dewey are discussed, with emphasis on fundamental differences in their interpretations of the nature of morality. (IAH)

Describes the history of moral and values education in the United States, highlighting concerns about indoctrination and relativism. The current strength of several approaches is assessed: directive moral education supportive of common core civic values; values clarification; and the approach based on Kohlberg's theory. (Author/CS)

This article traces the historical development of the Japanese nation with respect to the education, character, and spirit of its people. Changes in educational thought in the post-World War II period are discussed and indication made of the active interest in and current provisions for moral education in Japanese schools. (Author/SJL)

Discusses the contributions to educational theory and practice and particularly moral education of Edward Thring. Nineteen eighty-seven is the centenary of the death of Thring who, as headmaster of Uppingham School, built it from a small country grammar school to a thriving public school of national reputation. Includes several quotes from Thring.…

Viewed from a historical perspective, prayer and bible reading have never been unanimously accepted practices in the public schools of the United States. Advocates of secular humanism are defending both a cultural tradition and the law of the land, as interpreted by the Supreme Court. (PP)

Examines the claim of 16th-century English humanist educators that they prepared their students for civic life by providing not only technical training in language use but ethical and moral training for negotiating basic life situations. Attempts to determine what might have been the role of imitation exercises informing students' ethical…

Surveys children's books from colonial times to the present to show how they reflect changing attitudes toward children. (GT)