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Download full textJose, Paul E.; And Others – 1987
This study was designed to discover why young children fail to respond to fables in the same way as older children and adults. The paper describes a model of fable comprehension and appreciation which posits that the moral lesson of a fable is specified by the nature of the outcome that results from the actions of the main character. Although…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Ethical Instruction, Fables
Bennett, William J. – 1987
Schools, teachers, and principals must help develop good character by putting children in the presence of adults of good character who live the difference between right and wrong. Sex education is about character; in a sex education course issues of right and wrong should occupy center stage. In too may cases, however, sex education in American…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Early Parenthood, Elementary Secondary Education
Hall, Jeanne L. – 1977
Before considering the portrayal of values in children's dramaturgy, this paper discusses definitions of values, examines the way in which children learn values and the confusion about values that contemporary children may feel, and reviews books that deal with the role of children's literature in values education. It then identifies five…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Literature, Cultural Awareness
Hoffman, Martin L. – 1979
Empathic distress refers to the empathic response to another's pain, anxiety, or sadness. Empathic distress must be viewed as only one component of a person's response when observing someone in distress. Studies of empathy should be designed to rule out or control the non-empathic components insofar as possible. The importance of perception and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Ability, Empathy
Mulcahy, Mary – 1979
Children need to share their personal lives with other persons in a relationship of mutual respect and responsiveness; i.e., in a relationship of love. Children are an end, not a means, people to be valued for their own sakes. Adults must help children to know who they are and who they can become. Values contribute to the fulfillment of a person's…
Descriptors: Authoritarianism, Childhood Needs, Children, Ethical Instruction
Jordan, Valerie Barnes; Waite, Donna – 1979
The effects of self-oriented and other-oriented questions on moral reasoning scores for two moral dilemmas involving stealing and school cheating were investigated. The reasoning scores of elementary school-aged children increased on other-oriented questions by the fifth grade. Females' scores showed consistent reasoning on self-oriented and…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Children, Cognitive Ability, Elementary School Students
Lickona, Thomas – 1976
This paper discusses moral development and illustrates ways that it can be fostered in children both in the home and in the classroom. Moral education is discussed in terms of four basic questions: (1) Is there a need for it? (2) If so, is it the job of the schools to teach morality? (3) What is moral development? and (4) If fostering moral…
Descriptors: Altruism, Children, Developmental Stages, Discipline
