Author discusses Kohlberg's developments and feels they can help in the development of a mature moral consciousness. (GB)

Criticizes R. M. Hare's theory of moral thinking. Hare identifies two levels of moral thinking: critical and intuitive thinking. The author argues that Hare's theory suggests a double standard and makes moral conflicts appear trivial. (AM)

Discusses an experiment in moral education at the Cluster School, Cambridge (Massachusetts). Concludes that for those aiming for the application of moral reasoning to the life of the school, the just community approach may prove most promising. (Author/WD)

Expanding learner populations, more sensitive assessment instruments, and home-based technologies assures confrontation with moral value conflicts in the practice of educational technology. Critical questions which a developer must ask are (1) Where is the conflict in the development process? (2) What outcomes are desired? (3) Is the conflict…

States that a number of college literature and composition teachers have shown that they care intensely about ethical issues, although they express themselves in the language of postmodernism rather than that of traditional ethics. Claims the traditional ethical goal of building "character" can be harmonized with the postmodern effort to build…

People can use a variety of different strategies to perform tasks and these strategies all have two characteristics in common. First, they can be evaluated in comparison with either an absolute or a relative standard. Second, they can be used at varying levels of consistency. In the present article, the authors develop a general theory of task…

A nonindoctrinating, sound theoretical and practical base upon which to develop the teaching of moral education relies on several principles: discussion of moral conflict situations; knowledge of the student's stage of moral development; guidance of developmental matches; encouragement of role taking; and focus on rational thinking. (JMF)

Ethical instruction in U.S. schools has had a circuitous history, but it may be having a resurgence. Various trends and surveys are reported for both America and the U.S.S.R. If moral education and ethics courses have healing power, then they should be supported and nurtured. (MLW)

Discusses ways to develop a program of valuing and moral development for elementary students. (GB)

Reviews "The Moral of the Story: Literature, Values, and American Education," by Susan Resneck Parr. Discusses the problem that teachers face when dealing with moral themes in literature taught in the classroom. (GC)

Criticizes the tendency in moral education to teach students that one moral opinion is just as valid as any other. The approach is a misleading way of expressing a correct philosophical conclusion about the heterogeneity of morals. The paradox is that the person who thinks all moral views to be morally equal would have no moral views. (Author/KC)

Moral education is the process whereby teachers and other adults support children's growing understanding of right and wrong, their ability to think critically about how their actions affect the well-being of others, and their expression of values such as caring, respect for others, and responsibility. Children's literature is a useful tool for…

Presents general themes for 12 of the 16 weeks in a senior-level ethics course for journalism students at East Carolina University. Indicates that the course has had extra rewards. (JK)

This article examines the view that art either is or should be moral. Significant parallels in the dynamics of moral and aesthetic judgement indicate that morality and art are separate but not divergent domains. The role of moral and aesthetic education in the liberal arts curriculum is explored. (DF)

This book addresses key issues in moral education with a detailed analysis of recent academic literature on the topic with careful rebuttals and counter-arguments presented. The purpose of the book is to deepen discussion on the topic of moral education and its place in the society. The contributing authors present a focus for discussion and…