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Morrison, Harriet B. – 1986
With a renewed national emphasis on education, its teachers, and their influence, the moral aspect of teacher leadership has surfaced. It is logical to infer that teacher education, its programs, aims, and strategies would powerfully impact the kind or lack of moral leadership demonstrated by its graduates. To gain perspective, morality is defined…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Higher Education, Human Dignity, Individual Development
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Bandman, Bertman – Educational Theory, 1977
In asserting and protecting the legal, moral and intellectual rights of children, a society reinforces and maintains those same rights for all of its citizens. (JD)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Civil Rights, Due Process, Human Dignity
Edwords, Frederick – Humanist, 1984
Humanist principles stress the importance of the individual, of scientific methodology, and of human needs. The basic principles of humanist beliefs concerning the world and the position of human beings in natural and social worlds are reviewed. (IS)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Epistemology, Ethics, Evaluation Criteria
Frostig, Marianne – Claremont Coll Reading Conf 32nd Yearbook, 1968
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Cultural Interrelationships, Emotional Development
1974
This series of symposium papers examines the phenomena of environmental attitudes, values, and ethics from a psychological, philosophical/religious, and Western religion perspective. The psychological view is examined from three standpoints: the internalist position, explaining behavior from events within the individual; the interactionist…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Conferences, Cultural Context, Culture Conflict
Shaver, James P. – 1972
The purpose of this lecture is to provide a perspective from which parents and school people can formulate reasoned opinions on what the school's role should be in regard to students' values. The author offers a definition of values and discusses three rough categories of values--esthetic, instrumental, and moral. The school is a creature of the…
Descriptors: Community Role, Democratic Values, Human Dignity, Moral Values
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Clement, Linda M. – New Directions for Student Services, 1993
Argues that through equality, human dignity, and altruism, individuals learn to define and transcend themselves in relation to others. Discusses how student affair professionals can operationalize an ethic of care which emphasizes these values. Such an operationalization is complex and involves moral convictions, legal dimensions, and pragmatic…
Descriptors: Altruism, Codes of Ethics, College Environment, Ethics
National Commission for the Proptection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, Bethesda, MD. – 1978
Recognizing the complex issues involved in the use of human subjects for research, the authors have outlined three ethical principles and guidelines, distinguished between research and practice, and discussed the application of the principles. In general, practice refers to interventions designed to enhance the well-being of clients and which can…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Codes of Ethics, Guidelines, Health Services
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Pekarsky, Daniel – Teachers College Record, 1982
Two types of dehumanization are defined, and modern instances of dehumanization--failure to regard a person as if s/he were the human being that s/he is--are analyzed. Philosophical insights of Immanuel Kant and Martin Buber concerning human dignity are given, and examples of dehumanization in education are cited. (PP)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Human Dignity
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Young, James H. – Educational Record, 1993
College administrators have the responsibility as leaders to actively promote development of character among college students and others. Emphasis should be placed on universal human dignity, generosity of self, intercultural understanding, and the value of learning. Educators should encourage others, by modeling, to work for the common good. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Role, Cross Cultural Training, Higher Education
Frankel, Charles – 1978
A discussion is presented of the meaning of human rights, implications of human rights for foreign policy, and obstacles to its realization on a global scale. Chapter I identifies human rights as a critical issue, commends President Carter's initiative in this area, and points out difficulties of implementing a human rights policy. Chapter II…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Foreign Policy, Global Approach, Human Dignity
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Young, Robert B. – New Directions for Student Services, 1993
A review of historical documents revealed the primacy of three values in student affairs: individual human dignity (with freedom, altruism, and truth); equality; and community (with justice). Individual dignity seemed to be the most essential historical value, while equality underwent a transition from the individual to the group. (RJM)
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Codes of Ethics, Community Characteristics, Ethics
Carr, John – Momentum, 1997
Encourages integrating the church's social tradition into the mainstream teachings of Catholic education. Advocates teaching human dignity to children and to society at large. (YKH)
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Catholics, Educational Objectives
Drakeman, Lisa – 1983
Views on the importance of the woman's contributions to shaping culture and the role of female leadership at Mount Holyoke College are considered. According to historian Mary Ritter Beard, the "woman's tradition" of imparting a progressive social consciousness to the culture has been an important influence. Beard addressed Mount Holyoke…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Role, Educational History, Females
Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery. Div. of Instructional Services. – 1974
This teaching guide presents nine lessons containing teaching strategies and learning activities for teaching ethical and moral values, emphasizing a self-directive approach, personal responsibility, peer interaction, and a sound counseling program. It is adaptable for use at all grade levels and is intended to be integrated with existing…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
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