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Walker, David Ian – Journal of Moral Education, 2022
There is a tendency for research on morality to focus on the individual, sometimes at the expense of context, using overly individual notions of the person. To some extent, this is an understandable consequence of disciplinary focus, and a scientific need to break phenomena down into manageable parts. I will advocate incorporating sociological…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Interdisciplinary Approach, Ethics, Moral Development
Lederhouse, Jillian N. – AILACTE Journal, 2014
To satisfy the ongoing demands of external communities, education faculty at liberal arts colleges often make curricular and instructional compromises within their programs which can adversely affect the developmental goals of liberal education. This article highlights several of the complex tensions faculty members face in offering their…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Liberal Arts, Models, Role of Education
Fink, Kristin; Geller, Karen – Journal of Character Education, 2016
As the United States has struggled to answer the question of what education for the 21st century must look like, most states have now responded by signing onto the Common Core Standards. Drawn from lessons learned from a generation of standards-based education and research on what high-performing countries do to enable young people to prosper, it…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Guidelines, Educational History, Values Education
Chang, Pei-Fen; Wang, Dau-Chung – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2011
In May 2008, the worst earthquake in more than three decades struck southwest China, killing more than 80,000 people. The complexity of this earthquake makes it an ideal case study to clarify the intertwined issues of ethics in engineering and to help cultivate critical thinking skills. This paper first explores the need to encourage engineering…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Cultural Education, Problem Based Learning, Engineering
Bers, Marina Umaschi – New Directions for Youth Development, 2010
In a digital era in which technology plays a role in most aspects of a child's life, having the competence and confidence to use computers might be a necessary step, but not a goal in itself. Developing character traits that will serve children to use technology in a safe way to communicate and connect with others, and providing opportunities for…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Educational Technology, Metacognition, Developmental Tasks
Roffman, Deborah M. – Independent School, 2010
Even at the dawn of the 21st century, the sexual education of children in America is controlled by attitudes and myths about sexual learning that, in reality, date back hundreds of years. And despite the strong, vibrant, and progressive traditions, many independent schools also remain well behind the curve on this vital aspect of children's lives.…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Sexuality, Attitudes, Private Schools
Heft, James L. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2009
There are good reasons to be very careful about generalizations about Catholic higher education in the United States. Recall that the 220 or so Catholic colleges and universities are of very different kinds, very different sizes, with different student bodies, and are located in different parts of a country that sometimes have quite different…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Catholic Schools, Church Related Colleges, Differences
Weiss, Maureen R.; Gill, Diane L. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
Sport and exercise psychology research appearing in Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES) over the past 75 years can be characterized by re-emerging themes--hot topics in the 1930s remain hot topics now. Re-emerging themes include sportsmanship/moral development, social development/significant others, self-perceptions,…
Descriptors: Psychology, Social Development, Moral Development, Research Methodology
English, John C. – 1979
Attempts by the faculty at Baker University to introduce American undergraduates to the history of the Western tradition as part of their general education are described. The strengths and weaknesses of the Western civilization course and of the core curriculum formerly offered by the college are analyzed. The rationale for the interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions, General Education

Ransom, Laurie – Multicultural Education, 2001
Proposes an interdisciplinary, fourth-grade conflict resolution curriculum that integrates content area activities that take into consideration the cognitive and moral development of fourth graders. The curriculum focuses on conflict resolution skills, diversity and conflict, and mediation. Each theme is supported by four approaches to learning:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conflict Resolution, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness
English, John C. – 1977
The goals and content of an interdisciplinary course on the history of ideas, which is required at Baker University as part of its general education program, are described in this position paper. The course aims to help students appreciate the complex character of historical reality and to help them clarify their values and make responsible moral…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives
English, John C. – 1977
The foundations upon which Baker University's interdisciplinary course on the history of ideas is built are described in this position paper. The particular situation of the Baker students and faculty members is analyzed by way of identifying the needs, resources, and problems to be resolved. The presuppositions and definitions from which the…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides

Bouchard, Nancy – Journal of Moral Education, 2002
Proposes a narrative approach to moral experience through dramatic play and writing. Argues this approach works with multiple dimensions in student lives and gives them chances to benefit from their moral experiences. Bases this approach to moral education on action research conducted in Quebec (Canada) and Belgium secondary moral education…
Descriptors: Dramatic Play, Educational Change, Ethical Instruction, Foreign Countries

Clare, Lindsay; And Others – Journal of Moral Education, 1996
Outlines a working model of the 10 elements that make up the teaching method, "instructional conversation." Profiles the use of this method to teach moral education and reading comprehension to an elementary class making the transition from Spanish-reading instruction to English. (MJP)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Educational Research, Educational Theories
Thomas, Paul F. – Horizon, 1985
Moral education, a primary component of Japanese education, has no precise equivalent in Canadian education. The focus of moral education is development of personal attitudes and social values. The content of this discipline is a kind of secular humanism which has engendered in the postwar Japanese the values, attitudes, behaviors, and virtues…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Civics, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development
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