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Wolinsky, Howard; Brune, Tom – Update on Law-Related Education, 1990
Discusses a euthanasia incident in which a doctor claimed, in a letter to the "Journal of the American Medical Association," to have given a fatal dose of morphine to a dying cancer patient. Debates the ethical issues involved in the journal's decision to print the letter, withholding the author's name. (DB)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Editors, Ethical Instruction

Kopecky, Frank – Update on Law-Related Education, 1996
Outlines instructions for conducting a student forum addressing the relevance and appropriateness of character education. Five students agree to portray fictional members of the panel (teacher, minister, single parent). The rest of the class researches the issue and asks questions. (MJP)
Descriptors: American Dream, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
Lethbridge Univ. (Alberta). – 1984
Designed as a text for high school students and adults, this illustrated book presents ethical concepts and teachings of Native societies throughout North America concerning the nature and possibilities of human existence. The final component of a course in self-discovery and development, the book begins with the legend of the "Sacred Tree"…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Affective Behavior, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education