Research on moral behavior in children is sorely lacking in the behavioral literature. Yet, behavioral research documenting effective treatment of children with behavioral and emotional problems has often failed to generalize or to focus on moral behavior. Developmental psychologists have researched moral behavior and have provided models of moral…

Community building has been a key concern for a wide array of educational projects. Recently, educational theories concerned about social justice have begun to challenge assumptions about community in U.S. education by criticizing its tendencies toward assimilation and homogeneity. Such theories point out that a communitarian agenda excludes the…

Attachments are as important to adults as they have been shown to be to infants. Generational family links are an example of attachments that provide consistencies and support change. There is an important interactive network among people of different generations and it is indicated that middle-aged mothers are providing an unpredicted source of…