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Cesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 1995
Summarizes recent ERIC documents in early childhood education and related areas. Topics include the integrated character education model, conflicts and prospects of character education in multicultural education, and the role of the schools in character education. (ET)
Descriptors: Children, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
Seiter, David M. – Moral Education Forum, 1988
Identifies five references helpful to educators wishing to incorporate moral and ethical values, particularly those involved with patriotism and citizenship, into the educational setting. Titles include "Kids and Citizenship: A National Survey"; "Character/Citizenship Education: A Pilot Study"; and "Basic Citizenship…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lehr, Fran – Journal of Reading, 1987
Provides information that can help educators meet challenges to instructional materials, looks at who the challengers are, discusses the nature of censorship, and suggests ways to handle challenges. (NKA)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Conflict Resolution, Educational Responsibility
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Schlene, Vickie J. – OAH Magazine of History, 1992
Provides an annotated bibliography of 11 documents from the ERIC database concerning the teaching of religion. Includes items that explore the role of religion in public education, moral education, and secular humanism. Explains how to obtain ERIC documents. (SG)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Humanism, Legal Problems
Schlene, Vickie J. – Moral Education Forum, 1991
Presents an annotated bibliography of nine items from the ERIC database on the subject of patriotism. Includes articles on such topics as Americanism, citizenship education, and environmentalism. Explains how to obtain copies of the documents. (SG)
Descriptors: Activism, Annotated Bibliographies, Citizenship, Citizenship Education
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O'Donnell, Holly – English Journal, 1984
Discusses the appeal of adolescent novels and the debate over whether to include them in the curriculum. (CRH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adolescent Literature, English Instruction, Instructional Materials
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Buzzelli, Cary A. – Young Children, 1992
First, acknowledges Piaget's, Kohlberg's, and Freud's perspectives on moral development. Then reviews more recent research indicating that moral understanding emerges during the first few years of life through children's developing understanding of the standards and rules of their social world and their growing understanding of others' feelings.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Family Relationship, Literature Reviews, Moral Development
Schlene, Vickie J. – Moral Education Forum, 1992
Presents a sampling of the citations in the ERIC database dealing with democratic participation. Includes works on citizenship, teaching about democracy, citizens' roles, civic education in the schools, sources for materials, and the proper role of schools in preparing students for active citizenship. (DK)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Civics
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Holbrook, Hilary Taylor – Reading Teacher, 1987
Provides a rationale for content area writing, and suggests ways it can be used for social studies instruction. (JC)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Schlene, Vickie L. – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1991
Presents nine documents from the ERIC database dealing with teaching about World War II. Includes articles addressing the lessons of Pearl Harbor, the Holocaust, the wartime internment of Japanese Americans, industry's response to the war, and the moral lessons of Nazism. (SG)
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries