Gifted adolescents from grades 9-12 were asked to generate stories involving a moral problem and to provide a solution. Half of the moral problems written involved friendship or a love relationship; 92 percent of the students were able to give guidelines for solutions to their moral problems. (RM)

Argues that secondary moral education programs must be taught in the context of human relationships (interactions between and among people) and discusses techniques and issues related to the implementation of such a program, including self-disclosure, dialog, value encounter relationship, teacher qualifications, classroom environment, and grading.…

Compares the teachings of the Old and New Testament on moral development. Jews and Christians both believe that God is the ultimate moral authority and that religion and morality are inseparable. (AM)

High school sex education courses appear to facilitate attitudinal change in student tolerance of the sexual practices of others, but the personal value system of the student remains intact. Such programs appear to have little effect on the amount of sexual behavior while increasing the use of contraceptive methods among sexually active students.…

Offers a day-by-day capsule summary calendar for a 30-day unit on law and ethics in a journalism class. Lists 24 journal-entry discussion topics. (SR)

The Israel Arts and Science Academy for gifted secondary students is described. The goal of the academy is to graduate learners who will apply their gifts to the betterment of the human condition. The Greek ideal of the unity of truth, beauty, and goodness serves as the central curricular force. (Contains three references.) (Author/CR)

This document is a reference for teachers to use in incorporating values education into all subject areas through the activities listed in the book. The book contains 16 chapters, of which about half provide guidelines, discussion and activities related to values in general, and half suggest activities specific to individual areas of study. In the…

This book identifies a method of moral thinking and moral decision making that is compatible with the methods of rigorous disciplinary scholarship. It demonstrates how a comprehensive program of values education may integrate effectively major components of learning in a manner that serves the purposes of human development. The book contributes to…

Sophomore and senior female students from traditional and progressive high schools were interviewed to determine stage of moral development (Kohlberg scale) and epistemological development (Perry scale). On both scales, progressive school seniors scored higher than traditional school seniors. Seniors' mean scores were significantly higher than…

Discusses the value of simulation games in moral education in four categories: fun and games; games as simulations of real life; games as motivators; and morality and game theory. Also examines the gaming aspects of morality, as well as the physical, psychological, precedent-setting, and internal consequences of an action. (Author/JK)

Discusses the contributions to educational theory and practice and particularly moral education of Edward Thring. Nineteen eighty-seven is the centenary of the death of Thring who, as headmaster of Uppingham School, built it from a small country grammar school to a thriving public school of national reputation. Includes several quotes from Thring.…

Suggests ways to dealing with the ethical questions that trouble students about the Holocaust. (JL)

Presents activities in which students are asked to (1) identify sources of duties affecting individual behavior; (2) define and give examples of legal, as well as social, religious and moral duties; (3) and compare social, religious, moral, and legal duties and discuss their relationships. (DB)

Contends that middle- and upper-income youth may indirectly be the beneficiaries of social systems that are based on policies of injustice for the sake of profit or power. Suggests using an approach that helps such young people see that the establishment of social justice is beneficial to them as well as to the victims of injustice. (CFR)

Outlines six activities for upper primary and/or lower secondary classes in an Australian school which focus on social responsibility as it relates to social justice. (NH)