This article offers early childhood professionals six cases regarding ethical problems faced in the field and guidelines for group discussion of the cases. This material is to be used in conjunction with the article by Kenneth Kipnis in this issue about ways to discuss professional ethics. (RH)

Makes a case for teaching integrity in the classroom through writing assignments and case studies of ethical situations that teenagers would face in their daily lives. (TB)

Discusses research on ethics and technical communication and examines specific methods that writers may use to manipulate language and to present information unethically. Suggests questions designed to teach students how to analyze situations that may involve such manipulation and misrepresentation. Concludes with two case studies illustrating…

The cases of three individuals charged with corrupting the young are considered in a discussion of the teacher's role in the moral education of youth. Focus is on Socrates, a Los Angeles teacher fired because of membership in a sexually-oriented club, and a Nazi war criminal. (MSE)

Although all practicing psychologists share common ethical concerns, the industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist has additional concerns which are unique to his discipline. The institutional setting of his practice both isolates him from role models and professional colleagues and threatens his identity as a psychologist. In the organization,…

Discusses community reaction and conflict that arose in response to a "values clarification" program initiated in the public schools of Spencer and Van Etten, New York. (GC)

Describes a case-study simulation program designed to assist instructors in teaching ethics in psychology. Concludes that the program is useful for teaching ethics as it reveals the difficulty of ethical decision-making and generates, through student work, discussions on the moral bases for different ethical decisions. (Author/GEA)

Discusses the reluctance of many teachers to embrace innovative teaching strategies because of ethical concerns. Identifies ethical principles and other factors of ethical decision making, demonstrates their application using case studies and fictional vignettes involving attempts at innovation, and outlines a faculty development process in…

Draws an analogy between Kohlberg and Socrates in the substance and procedure of moral education from a societal perspective. (Author/BB)

Ethical issues in one approach to professional education concerning legal advocacy are discussed. The approach is that advocates do not simply present facts as they discover them but shape them into meaningful case theories. It is argued that explicit ethics coverage in case theory instruction is a lost opportunity. (MSE)

An overview of six major issues in computer ethics is provided in this paper: (1) unauthorized and illegal database entry, surveillance and monitoring, and privacy issues; (2) piracy and intellectual property theft; (3) equity and equal access; (4) philosophical implications of artificial intelligence and computer rights; (5) social consequences…

Moral educators understand the moral and ethical complexities of their role, possess expertise in interpreting their behavior and discerning its influence on students, and act ethically within the context of professional responsibility. Teacher education programs must concentrate on addressing ethics. The case study method can be effective in…

Case studies of ethical issues based on real events are followed by comments illustrating how people from various ethical traditions and frameworks and from different academic and professional disciplines analyze the issues and work toward a resolution of the conflict posed. The cases are intended to help the public and professional persons pursue…