Discusses the "Democracy in the School" (DES) pilot project conducted at three schools in Germany's Northrine-Westphalia state. Explains that the project was an effort to introduce Lawrence Kohlberg's "Just Community" model by creating shared rules and stimulating moral judgment competence. Reveals that the project incorporated…

Both cognitive and affective goals may be achieved through choice of instructional strategies in any particular subject area. Appropriate instructional strategies include socratic peer discussion of dilemmas, values clarification techniques, role playing, simulation and games, creative dramatics, and various classroom investigation techniques (the…

The theories of moral development of Lawrence Kohlberg and Carol Gilligan are compared and applied to a model which uses children's literature in the moral education of gifted children. (DB)

Suggests that morality is both an individual and institutional concern. Asserts that criteria for judging the morality of schooling arise out of its mission. Examines the moral condition of teacher education. Presents a model of moral teacher education that incorporates the mission of teacher education, the domains of schooling, and a time…

Proposes educational guidelines and a teacher training model for Environmental Values Education (EVE). Suggests proficiency areas to consider for EVE program development and implementation. Parameters involving student and teacher background and type of program strategy are discussed. (ML)

These proceedings contain 31 presentations from a conference on the role and practice of education in prisons. The three papers in part 1, Setting the Stage, examine the roles of education and prisons in society from historical and philosophical viewpoints. Panel presentations in part 2, Developing an Educational Model, offer three perspectives on…