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Davis, Darin H.; Wadell, Paul J. – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2016
This article explores how educating lives for Christian wisdom might serve as an antidote to the vice of "acedia," a prominent feature of the culture of contemporary higher education. After suggesting that the capital vice of "acedia" seems to capture well various facets of our present age and how the pursuit of wisdom serves…
Descriptors: Christianity, Higher Education, Values Clarification, Values
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Sadeghiyan, Mehri – International Education Studies, 2016
The religious Education is one of the key components of the present age detachment from which poses numerous problems for the society Islamic. One of the factors effective in the destruction of the religious Education is the roots of sin avoiding which can lead to the improvement of the religious Education of the members of the society. Thus, the…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Beliefs, Islam, Moral Values
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Demirhan Iscan, Canay – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2011
This paper focuses on the process, approaches and teacher roles in values education and offers recommendations for teachers. It uses print materials and Internet sources on values education. These sources were analyzed and synthesized to reveal certain cases and/or opinions. In addition to contemporary sources, older reference materials were also…
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Values Education, Values Clarification, Educational Practices
Guldin, Matthew – Principal Leadership, 2009
Respect! Campaign is a learning program adopted by the leaders and staff members of East Side Community High School. It involves students and staffs in a process to discuss and define what respect means in their community. In this article, the author discusses how the school leaders at the school successfully implement the Respect! Campaign and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Moral Development, Ethical Instruction, Values Education
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Puka, Bill – Journal of Moral Education, 2002
Argues that effective moral education must address roadblocks in moral thinking, not merely urging moral development forward. Examines Lawrence Kohlberg's moral stages as immoral judgement marked by bias and manipulation. Views the Defining Issues Test (DIT) as a useful glimpse into the nefarious, focused on ideological content and commitment.…
Descriptors: Bias, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ideology
Stokes, Kenneth – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1979
Describes a workshop which addresses itself to the intersection of mid-life changes and faith development, designed for adults engaged in rethinking religious values and for religious leaders responsible for helping adults grow spiritually. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Beliefs, Developmental Tasks, Middle Aged Adults
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Caduto, Michael – Journal of Environmental Education, 1983
Describes and evaluates eight valuing strategies for both general values education and environmental values education. Strategies include laissez faire; moral development, inculcation; values analysis; action learning (service learning); confluent education; and behavior modification. (JN)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Higher Education
Dillon, J. T. – California Journal of Teacher Education, 1982
Benefits can be gained through the introduction of principles of analysis from a moral perspective. Students should be encouraged to develop modes of moral reasoning and conduct through group discussion, values clarification, and individual expression. (CJ)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Evaluative Thinking, Group Instruction
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Sommers, Christina Hoff – American Scholar, 1984
Recent trends and strategies in reforming moral education in higher education are traced and critiqued, including such approaches as values clarification, Kohlberg's moral development theory, and applied ethics. Traditional moral education is supported as the means to serving students best. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Educational Trends, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education
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Halstead, J. Mark – Journal of Moral Education, 1999
Explores the different forms of diversity found in families and family life in western societies. Distinguishes five types of moral values that families teach, examining the potential of each for diversity. States that a balance among the rights of families, schools, and children, who can develop into autonomous moral agents, is required. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Family (Sociological Unit)
Feldmesser, Robert A.; Cline, High F. – New York University Education Quarterly, 1982
Discusses developmental, values clarification, actionist, and rationalist strategies in moral education and the problems associated with each strategy. Explores the question of whether schools should offer moral instruction. Outlines criteria for selecting a moral education program and emphasizes that moral issues raised in the classroom are…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Definitions, Ethical Instruction, Experiential Learning
Shannon, Gary J.; Selinger, Alphonse D. – Interchange on Educational Policy, 1980
The teaching of moral values should involve the building of considerable structure that can easily be integrated into the existing curriculum. This program would contain seven components: personalizing the environment, building community feeling, cooperative learning, developing awareness, encouraging self-respect and respect for others, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Tillman, Martin J. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1981
The Lisle Fellowship program in 14 countries focuses on human relations in an intercultural group and integrates interaction within the group to interaction within the host community, attempting to broaden personal perspectives about values and attitudes. A time is provided to risk new behaviors or test new responses. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Experiential Learning, Fellowships, Group Experience
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Jones, Connie A.; Gower, Diane – 1994
Character or values instruction has been relegated to the hidden curriculum since the decline of 1960s values programs. However, teachers are beginning to use character instruction in an organized way. The purpose of this study was to determine whether instruction using children's literature would effect student perceptions of value laden…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Morrill, Richard L. – 1980
During American colleges' current process of reexamining their commitment to fostering moral development in students, questions have arisen: What is the place of values education in higher education? Does the study of ethics improve moral character? Is it possible to teach values without indoctrinating students? What are the best methods for…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Instruction, College Role
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