This study aims to examine the 'values education' given in middle-school physical education and sports courses in terms of several variables. The research group consists of a total of 1600 students (795 female, and 805 male), studying in 16 central middle-schools (100 students from each school) affiliated to Tokat Provincial Directorate of…

Explores the relationship between literary criticism and ethics by analyzing two shifts regarding ethics in literary criticism: (1) a taboo against engaging in ethical criticism, encouraged during the 1930s to 1950s; and (2) the undermining of that taboo, caused by the eruption of social problems concerning race, sex, and class. (MM)

Explores why, as trustees of legal traditions, legal educators have an obligation to inspire and equip future lawyers to address issues such as access to justice, the regulation of lawyers' conduct, the pressures of legal workplaces, and the erosion of support for pro bono contributions. (EV)

Summarizes the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in professional ethics, describes in detail the distinctive aspects of two University of Illinois ethics courses (Engineering Ethics and Professional Ethics), and discusses the pedagogical value of the collaborative fieldwork assignment in both courses. (EV)

Urges parents, educators, community leaders, religious groups, and other concerned citizens to champion character education. People must incorporate character building into their homes, neighborhoods, places of worship, state and national education agendas, educational performance tests, curricula, and the schools themselves. The U.S. Department…

Reflects on the ways in which children develop character as well as ways to foster moral development in elementary education communities. Includes a brief discussion of Robert Coles' documentation of moral intelligence in children, and lists several ways to aid the moral life of children in Montessori classrooms. (EV)

Suggests that morality is both an individual and institutional concern. Asserts that criteria for judging the morality of schooling arise out of its mission. Examines the moral condition of teacher education. Presents a model of moral teacher education that incorporates the mission of teacher education, the domains of schooling, and a time…

Asserts that an intellectual community is called upon to educate students to become morally sophisticated and to take their moral reasoning capacity into a society with complex pressures. Explores key questions that must be addressed to create a space where such learning can happen. (EV)

The ethical challenge to academic medical centers is to find a balance between education and research, addressing such issues as serving the unsponsored patient, the cost of new technology, and balancing acute and primary care as well as educating future physicians. (MSE)

Surveyed is the recent historiography of the moral dimensions of war, revolution, slavery, and cultural decline, showing gaps that need to be filled and pointing to pioneering works of moral history written mostly by nonhistorians. The outline of a new moral history is sketched and implications for higher education suggested. (RM)

The author cites Dewey to indicate that moral instruction is of central concern to public educators, but that attempts by Christian fundamentalists to restrict this teaching to doctrinaire formulas should be resisted. Originally presented as a speech at the 1980 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Philosophy of Education Society. (SJL)

Reflects on the actions of individuals who have sought to bring about justice and goodness in the face of overwhelming odds and at great personal risk. Notes evidence of the alienation of American students today, and suggests that schools expand the curriculum to involve students in real-life activities that foster moral understanding and action.…

An address to the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy focuses on the pharmacy school and faculty's role in providing an ethical foundation for practicing pharmacists. The issues of professional socialization, burnout, the influence of pharmaceutical advertising, and regulation of health care are noted. (MSE)

The place of ethics in the professions is often unquestioned. What is not so clear is the awareness of students of early childhood education about ethical issues and their contribution to ethical practice. This study investigated student experiences and perceptions of ethical dilemmas in their practicums. A survey of 171 early childhood students…

Contends that the application of virtue to the social studies community has become a necessary condition for survival. Argues that educational institutions should not become glorified vocational schools, that they have a higher purpose. Maintains that citizens must understand the inherent power of learning and service. (CFR)